10-letter words containing r, e, g, u
- harbourage — (British, nautical) A place for refuge for a vessel.
- haubergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- hearth rug — A hearth rug is a rug which is put in front of a fireplace.
- hearthrugs — Plural form of hearthrug.
- hexangular — having six angles.
- hindenburg — Paul von [pawl von;; German poul fuh n] /pɔl vɒn;; German paʊl fən/ (Show IPA), (Paul von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg) 1847–1934, German field marshal; 2nd president of Germany 1925–34.
- hiphuggers — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- hog sucker — any of several suckers of the genus Hypentelium, inhabiting cool streams of eastern North America and characterized by a broad head that is concave above.
- home guard — a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.
- hooked rug — a rug made by drawing loops of yarn or cloth through a foundation of burlap or the like, to form a pattern.
- horselaugh — a loud, coarse laugh, especially of derision.
- hour angle — the angle, measured westward through 360°, between the celestial meridian of an observer and the hour circle of a celestial body.
- humblebrag — a statement intended as a boast or brag but disguised by a humble apology, complaint, etc.
- humbuggery — pretense; sham.
- humdingers — Plural form of humdinger.
- hungriness — having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
- hydragogue — causing the discharge of watery fluid, as from the bowels.
- igniferous — (rare) Producing fire.
- inarguable — not arguable: Her conclusion is so obvious as to be inarguable.
- inaugurate — to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin: The end of World War II inaugurated the era of nuclear power.
- incouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of incourage.
- ingrateful — Ungrateful; not grateful.
- insurgence — an act of rebellion; insurrection; revolt.
- insurgency — the state or condition of being insurgent.
- insurgents — Plural form of insurgent.
- integrious — (rare) Marked by integrity.
- intergroup — taking place or being between groups: intergroup relationships.
- interjudge — Between judges.
- intriguers — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- irregulars — Plural form of irregular.
- jitterbugs — Plural form of jitterbug.
- journeying — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- juggernaut — (often lowercase) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.
- june grass — Kentucky bluegrass.
- jungle rot — any cutaneous disease or condition caused or induced by a tropical climate.
- kieselguhr — diatomaceous earth.
- klagenfurt — a province in S Austria. 3681 sq. mi. (9535 sq. km). Capital: Klagenfurt.
- kragujevac — a town in E central Serbia; capital of Serbia (1818–39); automobile industry. Pop: 145 890 (2002)
- kremenchug — a city in central Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- krugerrand — (sometimes lowercase) a one-ounce gold coin of the Republic of South Africa, equal to 25 rand: first issued in 1967.
- krung thep — Bangkok
- kurunegala — a city in W central Sri Lanka.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lager lout — a rowdy or aggressive young drunk male
- lagered-up — intoxicated, esp after drinking lager
- langlaufer — a participant in cross-country skiing.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- largemouth — Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
- laundering — Present participle of launder.
- lay figure — a jointed model of the human body, usually of wood, from which artists work in the absence of a living model.