8-letter words containing t, u, n, g
- outreign — to reign for longer than
- outsings — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsing.
- outsting — to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
- outswing — (cricket) The swing of the ball through the air, in a direction away from the batsman.
- outswung — made to curve outwards
- outvying — to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.
- oxtongue — any of various Eurasian plants of the genus Picris, having oblong bristly leaves and clusters of dandelion-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- pinchgut — someone who does not give other people enough food
- quantong — quandong.
- questing — a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge.
- quieting — Present participle of quiet.
- quilting — a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.
- quirting — Present participle of quirt.
- quitting — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- regulant — a substance, as a chemical, used to control or regulate: herbicides and fungicides as regulants for plant growth.
- restrung — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- ring out — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
- riot gun — a gun, especially a shotgun with a short barrel, for quelling riots rather than inflicting serious injury.
- routeing — (networking) (US "routing") /roo'ting/ The process, performed by a router, of selecting the correct interface and next hop for a packet being forwarded. This is the British and international standard spelling. See also Exterior Gateway Protocol, Interior Gateway Protocol.
- runagate — a fugitive or runaway.
- rustling — to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
- sauteing — cooked or browned in a pan containing a small quantity of butter, oil, or other fat.
- scouting — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- shantung — Shandong.
- shouting — loud cries, yells
- shunting — the act or job of manoeuvring coaches
- sign out — a token; indication.
- sign-out — an act, instance, or time of signing out.
- sing out — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- southing — a cardinal point of the compass lying directly opposite north. Abbreviation: S.
- spouting — a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- sten gun — a British light submachine gun.
- studding — a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- studying — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- stuffing — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- stumping — the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- stun gun — a battery-powered, handheld weapon that fires an electric charge when held against a person and activated by a trigger or button, used, especially by police, to immobilize a person briefly and without injury.
- stunning — causing, capable of causing, or liable to cause astonishment, bewilderment, or a loss of consciousness or strength: a stunning blow.
- stunting — to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane.
- sturgeon — any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt North Temperate waters, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: A. brevirostrum, of the Atlantic coast, is endangered.
- subagent — a person whose duties as an agent are delegated to him or her by another agent.
- sunlight — the light of the sun; sunshine.
- t'unghua — Tonghua.
- taichung — a city in and the provincial capital of Taiwan, in the W part.
- tan-tung — Dandong
- taunting — to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
- tauranga — a city on the N coast of North Island, in N New Zealand.
- tegument — a covering or vestment; integument.
- thudding — a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- thumbing — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.