10-letter words containing y, u, g, a
- ivy league — a group of colleges and universities in the northeastern U.S., consisting of Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania, and Brown, having a reputation for high scholastic achievement and social prestige.
- karaya gum — the dried exudate of an Asian tree, Sterculia urens, used for finishing textiles and as a thickening agent in cosmetics and foodstuffs.
- krita yuga — Satya Yuga.
- laugh away — 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.
- laughingly — With amused ridicule or ludicrous inappropriateness.
- lay figure — a jointed model of the human body, usually of wood, from which artists work in the absence of a living model.
- lin yutang — (Lin Yü-t'ang) 1895–1976, Chinese author and philologist.
- lullabying — Present participle of lullaby.
- mapinguary — A legendary red-furred ground-dwelling sloth-like creature said to live in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia.
- metallurgy — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- mystagogue — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- oogamously — by means of oogamy
- oppugnancy — opposing; antagonistic; contrary.
- outplaying — Present participle of outplay.
- paraguayan — a republic in central South America between Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina. 157,047 sq. mi. (406,750 sq. km). Capital: Asunción.
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- polygamous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy; polygamic.
- prayer rug — a small rug upon which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself during his devotions.
- quadrilogy — (nonstandard) A tetralogy.
- qualifying — Present participle of qualify.
- regularity — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- repugnancy — the state of being repugnant.
- ruby glass — glass having a red color resulting from the addition of gold, copper, or selenium to the batch.
- rugby head — a male follower of rugby culture
- sanguinary — full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle.
- sanguinely — cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
- sanguinity — cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
- satya yuga — the first and best of the four Yugas.
- singularly — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.
- slaughtery — a slaughterhouse
- sluggardly — like or befitting a sluggard; slothful; lazy.
- sugarberry — a hackberry, Celtis laevigata, of the southern U.S.
- surgically — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- suruga bay — a bay in the Pacific Ocean, on the SE coast of Honshu, Japan.
- tauntingly — to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
- thoughtway — a habitual manner of thought in a particular group of people.
- throughway — a limited-access toll highway providing a means of direct transportation between distant areas for high-speed automobile traffic.
- treta yuga — the second Yuga, not as good as the Satya Yuga but better than the Dvapara Yuga.
- tyre gauge — a device used to measure the pressure of vehicle tyres
- unannoying — causing annoyance; irritatingly bothersome: annoying delays.
- unarguably — susceptible to debate, challenge, or doubt; questionable: Whether this is the best plan of action or not is arguable.
- undelaying — presenting no delay or impasse
- unfadingly — in an unfading manner
- ungava bay — an inlet of the Hudson Strait in NE Quebec province, in E Canada, between Ungava Peninsula and N Labrador.
- unwearying — not causing weariness
- urbanology — the study of urban problems, especially as a social science.
- vaultingly — in a vaulting or arrogant manner
- vauntingly — to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements.
- yarborough — a hand in which no card is higher than a nine.