10-letter words containing ua
- great skua — Also called bonxie. any of several large brown gull-like predatory birds of the genus Catharacta, related to jaegers, especially C. skua (great skua) of colder waters of both northern and southern seas.
- guadeloupe — two islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre) separated by a narrow channel in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies: together with five dependencies they form an overseas department of France. 687 sq. mi. (1179 sq. km). Capital: Basse-Terre.
- guaguanche — a barracuda, Sphyraena guachanco, found chiefly off the coast of Florida.
- guanajuato — a state in central Mexico. 11,805 sq. mi. (30,575 sq. km).
- guantanamo — a city in SE Cuba: U.S. naval base.
- guaranteed — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- guaranteer — One who guarantees.
- guarantees — Plural form of guarantee.
- guarantied — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- guaranties — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- guarantors — Plural form of guarantor.
- guarapuava — a city in S Brazil.
- guard band — an unassigned range of radio frequencies either just above or just below the band of frequencies required for the signal transmitted by a broadcasting station. It helps to prevent interference in receivers between signals from different stations.
- guard cell — either of two specialized epidermal cells that flank the pore of a stoma and usually cause it to open and close.
- guard duty — a military assignment involving watching over or protecting a person or place or supervising prisoners.
- guard hair — the long, usually stiff outer hair protecting the underfur in certain animals.
- guard ring — a ring worn tightly in front of another ring to prevent the latter from slipping off the finger.
- guardhouse — a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty.
- guardiance — (obsolete) guardianship.
- guardrails — Plural form of guardrail.
- guardrooms — Plural form of guardroom.
- guarnerius — a violin made by Guarneri or by a member of his family.
- guatemalan — a republic in N Central America. 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km).
- gum guaiac — guaiac.
- habitually — of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
- habituated — to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
- habituates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of habituate.
- haua fteah — a cave site in Cyrenaica that has produced archaeological evidence of the longest sequence of human habitation in northern Africa, extending to about 80,000 years b.p.
- headsquare — a scarf worn on the head
- home guard — a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.
- homosexual — Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging. sexually attracted to members of one's own sex: homosexual students.
- iguanodons — Plural form of iguanodon.
- impunctual — Not punctual.
- inadequacy — Also, inadequateness [in-ad-i-kwit-nis] /ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪt nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency.
- inadequate — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- inarguable — not arguable: Her conclusion is so obvious as to be inarguable.
- inarguably — not arguable: Her conclusion is so obvious as to be inarguable.
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- inequality — social or economic disparity: inequality between the rich and the poor; widening income inequality in America. unequal opportunity or treatment resulting from this disparity: inequality in healthcare and education.
- inequation — (mathematics) A statement that two expressions are not the same.
- infatuated — to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- infatuates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infatuate.
- insinuated — to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
- insinuates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of insinuate.
- insinuator — to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
- intrasquad — (sports) Within a team.
- intriguant — a person who engages in intrigue or intrigues.
- invaluable — beyond calculable or appraisable value; of inestimable worth; priceless: an invaluable art collection; her invaluable assistance.
- invaluably — beyond calculable or appraisable value; of inestimable worth; priceless: an invaluable art collection; her invaluable assistance.
- iron guard — a Romanian fascist party that was extremely nationalistic and anti-Semitic, eliminated after World War II.