8-letter words containing u, g, a
- hangzhou — a province in E China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Capital: Hangzhou.
- hapsburg — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- harangue — a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
- hatguard — a string to keep a hat from blowing off
- haunting — remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten: haunting music; haunting memories.
- heat gun — a handheld device that produces a flameless stream of extremely hot air, as for rapid drying or for softening paint for removal.
- ho gauge — a model railroad gauge of 5/8 inches (16 mm).
- huallaga — a river in N central Peru, flowing N to the Marañón River: part of the Amazon system. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- huang he — a river flowing from W China into the Gulf of Bohai. 2800 miles (4510 km) long.
- huang ti — the legendary first emperor of China.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- huggable — evoking a desire to hug close; inviting a close embrace; cuddly: a huggable little baby.
- huizinga — Johan, 1872–1945, Dutch historian.
- huzzaing — Present participle of huzza.
- ignatius — Saint (Ignatius Theophorus) a.d. c40–107? bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
- infrugal — not frugal; wasteful
- inguinal — of, relating to, or situated in the groin.
- jaunting — a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
- jug band — a small group of performers who play chiefly blues or folk music on makeshift or very simple instruments, as washboards, harmonicas, kazoos, and empty jugs, the latter being played by blowing across the openings.
- jugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- jugulate — to check or suppress (disease) by extreme measures.
- jugurtha — died 104 b.c, king of Numidia 113–104.
- junagadh — a town in India, in Gujarat: noted for its Buddhist caves and temples. Pop: 168 686 (2001)
- jungfrau — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. 13,668 feet (4166 meters).
- kaliyuga — the fourth and present age of the world, full of conflict and sin.
- kwantung — Older Spelling. Guandong.
- la hague — Cape, a cape in NW France, in the English Channel near Cherbourg: the NW extremity of the Cotentin Peninsula.
- la hogue — La [la] /la/ (Show IPA), La Hogue.
- lace bug — any of several bugs of the family Tingidae, characterized by a lacy pattern of ridges on the head, thorax, and wings, and feeding on the leaves of oak, birch, sycamore, etc.
- ladybugs — Plural form of ladybug.
- laforgue — Jules (ʒyl). 1860–87, French symbolist poet. An originator of free verse, he had a considerable influence on modern poetry
- laghouat — a city in N Algeria.
- laguerre — Edmond-Nicolas [ed-mawn-nee-kaw-lah] /ɛd mɔ̃ ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, French mathematician.
- lake zug — a lake in N central Switzerland, in Zug and Schwyz cantons. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
- langauge — Misspelling of language.
- langlauf — the sport of cross-country skiing.
- langmuir — Irving, 1881–1957, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- language — a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
- languish — to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
- languour — Alternative spelling of languor.
- lartigue — Jacques Henri [zhahk ahn-ree] /ʒɑk ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1894–1986, French photographer and painter.
- laugh at — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- laughers — Plural form of laugher.
- laugheth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'laugh'.
- laughful — full of laughter
- laughing — that laughs or is given to laughter: a laughing child.
- laughlin — James, IV, 1914–97, U.S. editor, publisher, and poet.
- laughter — the action or sound of laughing.
- laughton — Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- lazy guy — a rope or light tackle for keeping a boom from swinging.