13-letter words containing y, u, g, a
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- humiliatingly — lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.
- hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
- infuriatingly — causing or tending to cause anger or outrage; maddening: His delay is infuriating.
- inquiry agent — a private detective
- insinuatingly — tending to instill doubts, distrust, etc.; suggestive: an insinuating letter.
- integumentary — of, relating to, or like an integument.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- judgementally — Alternative form of judgmentally.
- judgmatically — in the manner of a judge
- key signature — (in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.
- kim young sam — born 1927, president of South Korea 1993–98.
- languishingly — In a languishing manner.
- laser surgery — the surgical use of lasers.
- lasik surgery — laser surgery to correct short sight
- lauroyl group — the monovalent organic group C 12 H 23 O–, derived from lauric acid.
- legume family — the large plant family Leguminosae (or Fabaceae), typified by herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees, and vines having usually compound leaves, clusters of irregular, keeled flowers, and fruit in the form of a pod splitting along both sides, and including beans, peas, acacia, alfalfa, clover, indigo, lentil, mesquite, mimosa, and peanut.
- lingayen gulf — a gulf in the Philippines, on the NW coast of Luzon.
- magnanimously — In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.
- malonyl group — the bivalent group C 3 H 2 O 2 , derived from malonic acid.
- mango chutney — chutney which contains or is made from the fruit mango
- marcus garvey — Marcus (Moziah) [moh-zahy-uh] /moʊˈzaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1887–1940, Jamaican black-rights activist in the U.S. (1916–27): advocated emigration of black Americans to Africa.
- molly maguire — Irish History. a member of a secret terrorist society organized in Ireland in 1843 to prevent evictions by the government: so called because the members disguised themselves as women.
- multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
- mutagenically — in a mutagenic manner
- my giddy aunt — an exclamation of surprise
- mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
- non-ambiguity — doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention: to speak with ambiguity; an ambiguity of manner.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- numismatology — Numismatics.
- objurgatively — In an objurgative or reproving manner.
- old and young — people of all ages
- on your guard — If you are on your guard or on guard, you are being very careful because you think a situation might become difficult or dangerous.
- orange roughy — a marine food fish, Hoplosthenus atlanticus, of S Pacific waters
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- pay as you go — the act of paying or being paid; payment.
- pay-as-you-go — the principle or practice of paying for goods and services at the time of purchase, rather than relying on credit.
- phyllophagous — (of an organism) feeding on leaves.
- plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
- plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
- plug and play — (sometimes lowercase) a standard for the production of compatible computers, peripherals, and software that facilitates device installation and enables automatic configuration of the system.
- plug and pray — (humour) The Windows 95 equivalent of the Macintosh's plug and play, referring to difficulties encountered when setting up new hardware under Windows 95.
- plug-and-play — Plug-and-play is used to describe computer equipment, for example a printer, that is ready to use immediately when you connect it to a computer.
- polygalaceous — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- primary group — a group of individuals living in close, intimate, and personal relationship.
- quadringenary — a 400th anniversary
- quinquagenary — a 50th anniversary.
- railway guide — a publication containing routes and timetables for train journeys
- rhythm guitar — a guitar used to provide rhythm, particularly during a musical ensemble