12-letter words containing o, n, g, u, a
- metagnathous — Ornithology. having the tips of the mandibles crossed, as the crossbills.
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- misconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- monogamously — In a monogamous manner.
- mount pisgah — the mountain slopes to the northeast of the Dead Sea, from one of which, Mount Nebo, Moses viewed Canaan
- mucilaginous — of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
- muddle along — If you muddle along, you live or exist without a proper plan or purpose in your life.
- multimegaton — (of a nuclear weapon) having several megatons of explosive power
- munro-bagger — a person who climbs as many Munros as possible
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- narrow gauge — a standard of measure or measurement.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- neuroimaging — (neurology) The generation of images showing brain activity (or activity in other parts of the nervous system). (from 20th c.).
- neurological — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- non-arguable — susceptible to debate, challenge, or doubt; questionable: Whether this is the best plan of action or not is arguable.
- non-conjugal — of, relating to, or characteristic of marriage: conjugal vows.
- non-graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- non-granular — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- nonambiguous — not ambiguous, clear
- nonconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- nonglamorous — not glamorous
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- notoungulate — one of the herbivorous, hoofed mammals of the extinct order Notoungulata, best known from the Paleocene to the Pleistocene Epochs of South America.
- nueva gerona — a town on the Isle of Pines, S of Cuba.
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- oda nobunaga — 1534–82, Japanese general and feudal leader, who unified much of Japan under his control: assassinated
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- orange juice — fruit drink: nectar of orange
- oriental rug — a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.
- original gum — See o.g (def 1).
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- oto-manguean — a family of American Indian languages spoken in central and southern Mexico, including Mixtec, Zapotec, and Otomi.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outmigration — to leave a region, community, etc., to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory: People are no longer out-migrating from the South in such large numbers.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- outstandings — Outstanding amounts; unpaid debts.
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- pantophagous — characterized by pantophagy
- paragnathous — (of certain vertebrates) having the upper and lower jaws of equal length
- parent group — a large organization that owns a number of smaller separate commercial or industrial firms
- paring gouge — a woodworker's gouge having the bezel on the concave face.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.