9-letter words containing u, g
- dong quai — an aromatic herb, Angelica sinensis, of the parsley family, native to China and Japan, used to treat menopausal symptoms, premenstrual syndrome, and menstrual irregularity.
- doodlebug — any of various small, squat vehicles.
- douchebag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
- doughball — a small ball of bread dough, cooked in a stew, as an accompaniment to a meal, etc
- doughboys — Informal. an American infantryman, especially in World War I.
- doughface — a Northerner who sympathized with the South during the controversies over new territories and slavery before the Civil War.
- doughfoot — an infantryman in the U.S. Army, especially in World War II.
- doughlike — Resembling dough.
- doughnuts — Plural form of doughnut.
- doughtier — Comparative form of doughty.
- doughtily — In a doughty manner.
- doumergue — Gaston [gas-tawn] /gasˈtɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1863–1937, French statesman: president of France 1924–31.
- drag bunt — an in-motion bunt for a base hit usually attempted by a left-handed batter, who starts for first base while trailing the bat to meet the ball, without squaring around, in order to catch the infield by surprise. Compare sacrifice (def 6).
- drag hunt — drag (def 27c).
- draghound — a hound for use in following a hunting drag, specifically bred for speed and stamina rather than subtlety of sense of smell.
- dragqueen — Alternative form of drag queen.
- drainplug — A plug for a drain.
- dramaturg — a specialist in dramaturgy, especially one who acts as a consultant to a theater company, advising them on possible repertory.
- draughted — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- draughter — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- dredge up — Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
- drubbings — Plural form of drubbing.
- drug czar — a senior public official charged with tackling the problem of drugs
- drug lord — the head of an organization or network involved in illegal drug trafficking.
- drug test — screening for traces of a substance
- drug tsar — a senior public official charged with tackling the problem of drugs
- druggists — Plural form of druggist.
- drugmaker — a person or company that manufactures pharmaceutical products.
- drugstore — the place of business of a druggist, usually also selling cosmetics, stationery, toothpaste, mouthwash, cigarettes, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.
- dry-gulch — to ambush with the intent of killing or severely mauling: The riders were dry-gulched by bandits.
- drying up — When you do the drying up, you dry things such as plates, pans, knives, and cups after they have been washed.
- ducklings — Plural form of duckling.
- dumaguete — a city on S Negros, in the S central Philippines.
- dumb ague — an irregular form of intermittent malarial fever, lacking the usual chill.
- dumplings — Plural form of dumpling.
- dung heap — a heap of dung
- dungannon — a district of S Northern Ireland, in Co Tyrone. Pop: 48 695 (2003 est). Area: 783 sq km (302 sq miles)
- dungareed — wearing dungarees
- dungarees — dungarees. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim. blue jeans.
- dungeness — a low shingle headland on the S coast of England, in Kent: two nuclear power stations: automatic lighthouse
- dungeoner — a thing which or a jailer who confines in, or as if in, a dungeon
- dunghills — Plural form of dunghill.
- dunnaging — baggage or personal effects.
- duologues — Plural form of duologue.
- duplexing — duplex apartment.
- dustywing — any of the rare, minute neuropterous insects of the family Coniopterygidae, characterized by a white, powdery body and wing cover, large eyes, long and slender antennae, and chewing mouthparts.
- dyersburg — a city in W Tennessee.
- dysgeusia — an impairment of the sense of taste.
- dzungaria — a region in N Sinkiang, China: a Mongol kingdom during the 11th to 14th centuries.
- edinburgh — a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.