12-letter words containing r, u, n, i, g
- moulin rouge — a dance hall in the Montmartre section of Paris, France, opened in 1889 and famous for its cancan dancers and the drawings of its performers and customers made there by Toulouse-Lautrec.
- mr. nice guy — a typically pleasant, likable person who avoids causing trouble or dissension (sometimes used with Miss, Ms., or Mrs. instead of Mr. when referring to a female).
- multi-garnet — A better constraint system for Garnet. Version 2.1 by Michael Sannella <[email protected]>.
- multiangular — having many angles; polyangular.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- naturalising — Present participle of naturalise.
- naturalizing — Present participle of naturalize.
- neighbouring — (British, Canada) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
- neurobiology — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neurogenesis — The growth and development of nervous tissue.
- neurogenetic — (medicine) Of or pertaining to neurogenetics, the study of the genetic basis of nerve and brain function.
- 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.
- neurologists — Plural form of neurologist.
- neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
- neutralizing — (American spelling) alternative spelling of neutralisingt; present participle of neutralize.
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nigiri-zushi — cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, usually shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood (nigiri-zushi) or formed into a long seaweed-wrapped roll, often around strips of vegetable or raw fish, and sliced into bite-size pieces (maki-zushi)
- nonproducing — that does not produce
- nonrecurring — not occurring or happening again, especially often or periodically.
- nonreligious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- nulligravida — A female who has never been pregnant.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- 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
- outcroppings — Plural form of outcropping.
- 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.
- outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- outstripping — to outdo; surpass; excel.
- outthrusting — Present participle of outthrust.
- over-running — to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- paring gouge — a woodworker's gouge having the bezel on the concave face.
- pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- perpetuating — to make perpetual.
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- pig industry — the people and activities involved in making pork products
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- pipe routing — Pipe routing is the planning of pipeline layout, which includes considerations of neatness, economy, and safety.
- port running — an evasive action at a port of entry in which a person drives through a vehicle-stopping point.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand