13-letter words containing o, u, a, g
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- double-glazed — of, having, or provided with double glazing: double-glazed windows and doors.
- douglas scale — an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell
- downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
- draughtboards — Plural form of draughtboard.
- draughtsboard — The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
- draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
- dun laoghaire — a seaport in E Republic of Ireland, near Dublin.
- durable goods — Durable goods or durables are goods such as televisions or cars which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently.
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- encourageable — Able to be encouraged; suggestible.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
- entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
- fatigue ratio — the ratio between the fatigue limit and the tensile strength of a material.
- flag of truce — a white flag displayed as an invitation to the enemy to confer, or carried as a sign of peaceful intention by one sent to deal with the enemy.
- fluorographic — of or pertaining to fluorography
- fooling about — the act of speaking or acting in a playful, teasing, or jesting manner
- formula algol — An ALGOL extension for symbolic mathematics, strings and lists, developed by A.J. Perlis and R. Iturriaga at Carnegie for the CDC G-20 in 1962.
- formularising — Present participle of formularise.
- formularizing — Present participle of formularize.
- fourth-grader — a child in the fourth grade
- frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
- fugaciousness — (obsolete) fugacity.
- futurological — Pertaining to futurology.
- galactagogues — Plural form of galactagogue.
- galerie house — (in French Louisiana) a house with its main story above the ground floor and with verandas (galeries) for both stories in tiers on at least one side.
- gallows humor — humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- garnetiferous — containing or yielding garnets.
- garrulousness — Garrulity.
- gartner group — (company) One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- geitonogamous — of or relating to geitonogamy
- general court — the state legislature of Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
- genitourinary — of or relating to the genital and urinary organs; urogenital.
- gentianaceous — belonging to the plant family Gentianaceae.
- gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- get around to — When you get around to doing something that you have delayed doing or have been too busy to do, you finally do it.
- get-up-and-go — energy, drive, and enthusiasm.
- giant sequoia — big tree.
- giulio romano — (Giulio Pippi de' Giannuzzi) 1492?–1546, Italian painter and architect.
- give pause to — to cause to hesitate
- glamour model — a woman who models topless or nude for photographs
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- glaucous gull — a large white and pale-gray gull, Latus hyperboreus, of Arctic regions.