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14-letter words containing u, n, a, r, o, g

  • grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
  • guarantee form — a document that spells out the terms of a legally binding guarantee
  • guard of honor — a guard specially designated for welcoming or escorting distinguished guests or for accompanying a casket in a military funeral.
  • gulf of anadyr — an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of NE Russia
  • gulf of mannar — the part of the Indian Ocean between SE India and the island of Sri Lanka: pearl fishing
  • heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
  • hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • housing market — property trade
  • isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
  • juicing orange — an orange that is grown especially for its juice, for example the Valencia orange
  • kangaroo court — a self-appointed or mob-operated tribunal that disregards or parodies existing principles of law or human rights, especially one in a frontier area or among criminals in prison.
  • landing ground — airfield
  • languorousness — The quality of being languorous.
  • lanterne rouge — a notional award given to the competitor who finishes last in a cycle race
  • lemon geranium — a garden geranium, Pelargonium crispum, having lemon-scented leaves.
  • loan guarantee — an undertaking by a government to pay a debt if the borrower defaults
  • long drawn out — A long drawn out process or conflict lasts an unnecessarily long time or an unpleasantly long time.
  • long underwear — a close-fitting, usually knitted undergarment with legs reaching to the ankles, as a union suit, worn as protection against the cold.
  • long-drawn-out — lasting a very long time; protracted: a long-drawn-out story.
  • louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
  • lower tunguska — one of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, that is a tributary of the Yenisei and is 2690 km (1670 miles) long
  • luminous range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible in clear weather, disregarding interference from obstructions and from the curvature of the earth and depending on the power of the light.
  • macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
  • mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
  • manuel noriegaManuel Antonio, born 1934, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.
  • marathon group — an encounter group that meets for an extended period of time, as eight hours to a week, in the belief that the resultant intensity and intimacy will lead to a more open expression of feelings.
  • margin account — an account opened by a customer with a brokerage house in which listed securities can be purchased on margin.
  • measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
  • megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
  • miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
  • misgovernaunce — misgovernment
  • moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
  • mount wrangell — a mountain in S Alaska, in the W Wrangell Mountains. Height: 4269 m (14 005 ft)
  • mountain range — series or chain of mountains
  • mountaineering — The sport or activity of climbing mountains.
  • mourning cloak — a common butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) having purplish-brown wings with a wide yellow border, found throughout Europe and North America
  • mouth-watering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
  • naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
  • nassau grouper — a colorful food and game fish, Epinephelus striatus, common off the Florida Keys.
  • national guard — state military forces, in part equipped, trained, and quartered by the U.S. government, and paid by the U.S. government, that become an active component of the army when called into federal service by the president in civil emergencies. Compare militia (def 2).
  • neurogenically — by neural activity
  • neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
  • neuromarketing — the process of researching the brain patterns of consumers to reveal their responses to particular advertisements and products before developing new advertising campaigns and branding techniques
  • neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
  • neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.
  • nitroguanidine — (chemistry) A colourless, crystalline solid manufactured from guanine and used in explosives and pesticides.
  • non-gratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
  • non-gregarious — fond of the company of others; sociable.
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