5-letter words containing a, d, u
- dumas — (in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- dumka — a Slavic folk song that alternates in character between sadness and gaiety.
- dunai — the Danube
- dunaj — Czech and Slovak name of the Dvina.
- dunam — a unit of land area measurement used in Israel equivalent to 1,000 square metres
- dunav — the Danube
- durag — a kerchief or scarf worn on the head to protect the hairdo, especially after kinky hair has been straightened.
- dural — of or relating to the dura mater.
- duran — Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- duras — dura mater.
- duraz — a port in W Albania, on the Adriatic. Pop: 113 249 (2011 est)
- durga — the sometimes malignant goddess of war: an aspect of Devi.
- durra — a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.
- dyaus — the Vedic god of the sky.
- dyula — a member of a negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in the rain forests of Côte d'Ivoire, where they farm rice, etc
- eupad — an antiseptic powder containing chlorinated lime and boric acid
- fauld — a piece below the breastplate, composed of lames and corresponding to the culet in back.
- faurd — favoured
- fraud — deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- funda — A basic or fundamental principle underlying something.
- gaudi — Antonio (Antonio Gaudí i Cornet) 1852–1926, Spanish architect in the Catalan style.
- gauds — Plural form of gaud.
- gaudy — brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage.
- gouda — a city in the W Netherlands, NE of Rotterdam.
- guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- gudea — flourished c2250 b.c, Sumerian ruler.
- gunda — a rogue or hoodlum.
- hudna — a truce or ceasefire for a fixed duration
- judah — the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:35.
- judas — the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:35.
- judea — the S region of ancient Palestine: existed under Persian, Greek, and Roman rule; divided between Israel and Jordan in 1948; since 1967 completely occupied by Israel.
- laddu — An Indian confection, typically made from flour, sugar, and shortening, that is shaped into a ball.
- lauda — Niki (ˈnɪki). born 1949, Austrian motor-racing driver: Formula One world champion 1975, 1977, 1984
- lauds — to praise; extol.
- laund — an open grassy space
- maidu — a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
- maude — Matilda (def 1).
- maund — a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
- mudar — (plant) Either of two milkweed-like shrubs, which yield a strong fibre and an acrid milky juice used medicinally:.
- mudra — Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- munda — a small family of languages spoken in east-central India.
- nafud — Nefud Desert.
- nandu — Any of three species of South American ratites of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia.
- obuda — a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest)
- ouida — Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- oujda — a city in NE Morocco.
- padua — a city in NE Italy.
- padus — ancient name of Po.
- purda — the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.
- quade — Alternative form of quede.