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14-letter words containing s, u, r, g

  • magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
  • manslaughterer — (legal) Someone who commits manslaughter.
  • marcus regulus — Marcus Atilius [uh-til-ee-uh s] /əˈtɪl i əs/ (Show IPA), died 250? b.c, Roman general.
  • margaritaceous — resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
  • mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
  • measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
  • megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
  • middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
  • misgovernaunce — misgovernment
  • mispronouncing — Present participle of mispronounce.
  • molly maguires — a secret society organized in Ireland in 1843 to terrorize landlords' agents in order to prevent evictions
  • multireligious — belonging to or following more than one religion
  • murrhine glass — glassware believed to resemble the murrhine cups of ancient Rome.
  • myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
  • nassau grouper — a colorful food and game fish, Epinephelus striatus, common off the Florida Keys.
  • natural rights — any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
  • neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
  • nervous energy — an excess of energy that you have when you are apprehensive or worried
  • neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
  • non-gratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
  • non-gregarious — fond of the company of others; sociable.
  • non-supporting — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
  • nonnitrogenous — containing no nitrogen.
  • nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
  • nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
  • nursing sister — a female nurse, sometimes of a high grade
  • old portuguese — the language of Portugal as spoken and written from the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries.
  • on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
  • osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
  • osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
  • outer garments — the garments that are worn over a person's other clothes
  • outrageousness — of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
  • over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
  • overgenerously — in an overgenerous manner
  • oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
  • panther fungus — a highly poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina, with a brownish cap covered with white cottony patches.
  • paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
  • pauper's grave — a grave paid for at public expense because the deceased person's family could not afford one
  • polygon pusher — (Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • postgraduation — designating or occurring in the period after graduation
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
  • power struggle — fight to take control
  • prairie-grouse — prairie chicken.
  • pressure gauge — an instrument for measuring the pressure of a gas or liquid.
  • pressure group — an interest group that attempts to influence legislation through the use of lobbying techniques and propaganda.
  • pressure ridge — a ridge produced on floating ice by buckling or crushing under lateral pressure of wind or ice.
  • printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
  • priority guest — A priority guest at a hotel is a regular guest who has special rights, such as early check-in and discounts on food.
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