12-letter words containing y, o, u, n, g
- moneygrubber — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- monogamously — In a monogamous manner.
- mooring buoy — a buoy to which ships or boats can be moored.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- neurobiology — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neurosurgery — surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.
- offputtingly — In an offputting manner.
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- pentyl group — any of the univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 1 1 –.
- phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- pneumonology — the study of the respiratory system
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pussyfooting — behaving in an excessively cautious way
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- rogue's yarn — a yarn of distinctive color, material, or twist, laid in a strand or strands of a rope to identify the owner or the maker.
- supportingly — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- touch-typing — the act of typing without having to look at the keys of the typewriter or computer keyboard
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- undoubtingly — in an undoubting manner
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- ungenerosity — the state of being ungenerous
- ungenerously — in an ungenerous manner
- ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
- ungroundedly — without basis
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- unoxygenated — not enriched with oxygen
- unvoyageable — not able to be sailed or otherwise journeyed over; untraversable; innavigable
- youghiogheny — a river flowing from NW Maryland through SW Pennsylvania into the Monongahela River. 135 miles (217 km) long.
- young fustic — fustet (def 2).
- youngberries — Plural form of youngberry.
- younger edda — either of two old Icelandic literary works, one a collection of poems on mythical and religious subjects (or) erroneously attributed to Saemund Sigfusson (c1055–1133), the other a collection of ancient Scandinavian myths and legends, rules and theories of versification, poems, etc. (or) compiled and written in part by Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241).
- younger hand — (in piquet and similar card games) the dealer
- younghusband — Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain