12-letter words containing r, a, g, o, u
- 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-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.
- nonglamorous — not glamorous
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- nueva gerona — a town on the Isle of Pines, S of Cuba.
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- oberammergau — a village in S Germany, SW of Munich: famous for the passion play performed there every ten years.
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- oral surgery — the branch of dentistry or of surgery dealing with the surgical treatment or repair of various conditions of the mouth or jaws.
- 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
- out-marriage — a marriage to someone outside one's ethnic group
- 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.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- over-fraught — Archaic. filled or laden (with): ships fraught with precious wares.
- overfatigued — excessively fatigued
- overregulate — to apply rules and regulations excessively to (something)
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- package tour — a planned tour in which one fee is charged for all expenses: offering package tours of the chateau country.
- 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.
- parlour game — A parlour game is a game that is played indoors by families or at parties, for example a guessing game.
- pass through — an act of passing.
- pass-through — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- petrol gauge — a gauge that indicates the amount of petrol left in the tank of a vehicle
- photogravure — any of various processes, based on photography, by which an intaglio engraving is formed on a metal plate, from which ink reproductions are made.
- play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- popular song — a song that is written to have an immediate and wide appeal and is usually popular for only a short time, but that sometimes is of a sufficiently high quality to become part of the permanent repertoire of popular music and jazz. Compare standard (def 12).
- pork sausage — a sausage made with pork
- postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- pro-suffrage — the right to vote, especially in a political election.
- producer gas — a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by passing air over hot coke, used mainly as a fuel
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- propugnation — defence
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage