7-letter words containing u, g, a
- q gauge — O gauge (def 2).
- quaggas — Plural form of quagga.
- quahaug — An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, Venus mercenaria.
- quahogs — Plural form of quahog.
- quaking — (of persons) to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like: He spoke boldly even though his legs were quaking.
- quangos — Plural form of quango.
- quayage — quays collectively.
- rag rug — a rug, often multicolored, made of rags or strips of fabric woven or stitched together.
- rageful — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- rangpur — a variety of mandarin orange, bearing a tart fruit.
- ray gun — a gun that can fire bursts of usually destructive or lethal rays: a science fiction novel whose hero has a ray gun made of gold.
- refugia — an area where special environmental circumstances have enabled a species or a community of species to survive after extinction in surrounding areas.
- regauge — to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
- regulae — (in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.
- regular — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- remuage — (in the making of sparkling wine, esp champagne) the process of turning or shaking the bottles to let the yeast lees move to the neck of the bottle for removal
- rougail — a combination of condiments and spices, as ginger, thyme, pimiento, and tomatoes, used especially in Creole cookery.
- rug rat — a child not yet walking
- rummage — to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
- runanga — a Māori assembly or council
- rya rug — a decorative hand-woven area rug or tapestry of Scandinavian origin, with a thick pile and, usually, an abstract design
- s gauge — a model railroad gauge of 7/8 inch (2.2 cm).
- saguaro — a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit: still locally common, though some populations have been reduced.
- sagunto — a city in E Spain, N of Valencia: besieged by Hannibal 219–218 b.c.
- sandbug — mole crab.
- sangui- — blood
- sausage — minced pork, beef, or other meats, often combined, together with various added ingredients and seasonings, usually stuffed into a prepared intestine or other casing and often made in links.
- scumbag — a condom.
- scutage — (in the feudal system) a payment exacted by a lord in lieu of military service due to him by the holder of a fee.
- seagull — a gull, especially any of the marine species.
- sevruga — a species of sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, of the Caspian and Black seas.
- songhua — a river in NE China, flowing NW and NE through E and central Manchuria into the Amur River on the boundary of Siberia. 800 miles (1287 km) long.
- sprague — Frank Julian, 1857–1934, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor.
- subgoal — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- sugared — covered, mixed, or sweetened with sugar.
- sugarer — someone who sugars off, a producer of maple syrup
- sullage — refuse or waste; sewage.
- sumgait — a city in SE Azerbaijan, on the Caspian Sea.
- sungari — Songhua.
- sunghua — Songhua.
- taussig — Frank William, 1859–1940, U.S. economist.
- tegular — pertaining to or resembling a tile.
- thurgau — a canton in NE Switzerland. 388 sq. mi. (1005 sq. km). Capital: Frauenfeld.
- tohunga — a Māori priest, the repository of traditional lore
- tonghua — a city in SE Jilin province, in NE China.
- tortuga — an island off the N coast of and belonging to Haiti: formerly a pirate stronghold. 23 miles (37 km) long; 70 sq. mi. (180 sq. km).
- tragule — a very small, hornless deer found in Asia and West Africa
- treague — an agreement to stop fighting
- trucage — art forgery
- tugboat — a small, powerful boat for towing or pushing ships, barges, etc.