10-letter words containing u, g, a
- cruciating — Present participle of cruciate.
- culvertage — the forfeiture of a person's property, thereby reducing him to the status of a villain
- cumulating — to heap up; amass; accumulate.
- cunningham — Merce (mɜːs). 1919–2009 US dancer and choreographer. His experimental ballets include Suite for Five (1956) and Travelogue (1977)
- curettages — Plural form of curettage.
- currawongs — Plural form of currawong.
- curtailing — Present participle of curtail.
- curtaining — Present participle of curtain.
- curtilages — Plural form of curtilage.
- daguerrean — relating to Daguerre or the daguerreotype
- damsel bug — any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae, related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- daughterly — of, like, or proper to a daughter
- dauntingly — In a daunting manner.
- davao gulf — a gulf of the Pacific Ocean on the SE coast of Mindanao, Philippines.
- debauching — Present participle of debauch.
- decoupaged — Simple past tense and past participle of decoupage.
- decoupages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decoupage.
- defaulting — guilty of a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation
- defrauding — Present participle of defraud.
- degaussing — Present participle of degauss.
- demagogued — Simple past tense and past participle of demagogue.
- demagogues — Plural form of demagogue.
- demurrages — Plural form of demurrage.
- denaturing — Present participle of denature.
- denudating — Present participle of denudate.
- depucelage — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
- depurating — Present participle of depurate.
- deregulate — To deregulate something means to remove controls and regulations from it.
- designatum — (semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
- dhaulagiri — a mountain in W central Nepal, in the Himalayas. Height: 8172 m (26 810 ft)
- dial gauge — measuring instrument
- dialoguing — conversation between two or more persons.
- dig around — If you dig around in a place or container, you search for something in every part of it.
- disabusing — Present participle of disabuse.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- dissuading — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- distraught — distracted; deeply agitated.
- disvaluing — Present participle of disvalue.
- divulgated — to make publicly known; publish.
- douche bag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
- douchebags — Plural form of douchebag.
- doug lenat — (person) One of the world's leading computer scientists specialising in Artificial Intelligence. He is currently (1999) head of the Cyc Project at MCC, and President of Cycorp. He has been a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon University and Stanford University. See also microLenat.
- doughfaced — over-persuadable
- drag queen — Slang. a male transvestite, especially a performer who dresses as a woman to entertain the public.
- draguignan — a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- drain plug — A drain plug is a plug which is taken out to allow a fluid to be drained from a tank such as an engine oil pan or sump.
- dramaturge — a specialist in dramaturgy, especially one who acts as a consultant to a theater company, advising them on possible repertory.
- dramaturgy — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- draughtier — Comparative form of draughty.