13-letter words containing u, g, l
- unsightliness — distasteful or unpleasant to look at: an unsightly wound; unsightly disorder.
- unstabilizing — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- unstimulating — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- untheological — not theological; not of or pertaining to the nature of theology
- untremblingly — not tremblingly; in an untrembling manner; without trembling
- unwillingness — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
- unwithholding — not withholding; giving freely
- upgradability — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- uprighteously — in an upright or moral manner
- ustilagineous — belonging to the Ustilaginales, an order of fungi that cause plant disease
- vanilla sugar — sugar which has been infused with vanilla
- villeggiatura — a (country) holiday
- virgo cluster — a cluster of about 2500 galaxies in the constellation Virgo, the nearest cluster to our galaxy.
- virtual image — an optical image formed by the apparent divergence of rays from a point, rather than their actual divergence from a point
- volsunga saga — an Icelandic saga of the late 13th century, concerning the family of the Volsungs, the theft of the cursed treasure of Andvari, the adventures of Sigurd, his wooing of Brynhild, his enchantment and marriage to Gudrun, and his eventual murder.
- volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
- vulgarization — to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.
- wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994
- water leguaan — a large amphibious monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, which can grow up to 2 or 3 m
- wedgwood blue — a blue-gray color, especially one characteristic of Wedgwood ceramic ware.
- well-grounded — based on good reasons; well-founded: His opposition to the scheme is well-grounded.
- wild geranium — geranium (def 2).
- willow grouse — a N European grouse, Lagopus lagopus, with a reddish-brown plumage and white wings: now regarded as the same species as the red grouse (L. lagopus scoticus) of Britain
- work-furlough — work-release.
- working fluid — a liquid or gaseous working substance.
- young ireland — a movement or party of Irish patriots in the 1840s who split with Daniel O'Connell because they favoured a more violent policy than that which he promoted
- young-looking — having the appearance of youth
- zaghlul pasha — Saad [sahd] /sɑd/ (Show IPA), c1860–1927, Egyptian political leader: first prime minister 1924–27.
- zuppa inglese — tiered layers of sponge cake sprinkled with rum or liqueur, then spread with custard or other cream filling.
- zygodactylous — Also, zygodactylous. (of a bird) having the toes of each foot arranged in pairs, with two toes in front and two behind.