11-letter words containing r, a, g, o, u
- nonsingular — not singular. Compare singular (def 7).
- nonsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- objurgating — Present participle of objurgate.
- objurgation — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
- objurgative — That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
- objurgatory — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
- onagraceous — belonging to the Onagraceae, the evening primrose family of plants.
- onslaughter — An onslaught.
- orange rust — a disease of blackberries and raspberries, characterized by an orange, powdery mass of spores on the undersides of the leaves and stunted, misshapen foliage, caused by a rust fungus, Gymnoconia interstitialis.
- organistrum — a stringed instrument played by two people
- orphan drug — Pharmacology. a drug that remains undeveloped or untested or is otherwise neglected because of limited potential for commercial gain.
- out of gear — out of order; not functioning properly
- out-migrant — a person who out-migrates.
- out-migrate — 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.
- outbreaking — The act of breaking out.
- outgenerals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgeneral.
- outorganize — to overcome by organization
- outreaching — Present participle of outreach.
- outsmarting — Present participle of outsmart.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- overdraught — (chiefly, British) An overdraft.
- overfatigue — excessive tiredness from which recuperation is difficult.
- overfraught — too fraught
- passthrough — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- pedagoguery — a teacher; schoolteacher.
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- ploughshare — the horizontal pointed cutting blade of a mouldboard plough
- pneumograph — a device for recording graphically the respiratory movements of the thorax.
- point guard — Basketball. the guard who directs the team's offense from the point.
- polyangular — multangular; multiangular.
- prognathous — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- promulgated — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- promulgator — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- pseudograph — a piece of writing that is falsely ascribed
- purgatorial — removing or purging sin; expiatory: purgatorial rites.
- purgatorian — a person who believes in purgatory
- quangocracy — Rule by quangos or similar unelected bodies. (from 20th c.).
- ramgunshoch — surly; bad-tempered; rude
- readthrough — reading (def 1).
- recatalogue — to catalogue (something, such as a book or collection of books) again
- retroussage — the technique or action, in etching or engraving, of drawing up ink from within the incised lines of an inked plate by deftly passing a soft cloth across its surface in order to spread ink to the adjacent areas.
- right about — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
- rogue state — When politicians or journalists talk about a rogue state, they mean a country that they regard as a threat to their own country's security, for example because it supports terrorism.
- rotogravure — a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder.
- rough draft — writing: unfinished version
- rough paper — paper that is used for writing a rough copy
- rough trade — male homosexual prostitution, especially involving brutality or sadism.
- round angle — perigon.
- royal burgh — (in Scotland) a burgh that was established by a royal charter granted directly by the sovereign
- rugosa rose — a shrub, Rosa rugosa, having densely bristled stems, wrinkled leaves, and fragrant red or white flowers.