8-letter words containing a, n, o, u
- duration — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- enamours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enamour.
- enarmour — To clothe with protective coverings.
- equation — A statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =).
- eudaemon — A good or benevolent spirit.
- eulachon — A small edible fish of North America, Thaleichthys pacificus; the candlefish.
- euroland — also Eurozone
- european — geography
- exonumia — Coinlike objects.
- favonius — the ancient Roman personification of the west wind.
- fluorian — (geology) containing fluorine.
- fountain — a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream.
- funboard — (surfing) A type of surfboard which is roughly in between a shortboard and a mini-mal. A funboard is a little longer than a shortboard and with wider and somewhat rounded nose and tail, making it easier to paddle but still having most of the performance of a shortboard.
- furanose — (chemistry) any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a five-membered ring (the tetrahydrofuran skeleton).
- fusional — the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- glazunov — Alexander Konstantinovitch [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-,, kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-,, ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1865–1936, Russian composer.
- glucagon — a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation of blood glucose levels.
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- gourmand — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- groanful — sad or marked by groaning
- guanacos — Plural form of guanaco.
- guandong — a former territory in NE China at the tip of Liaodong peninsula; leased to Japan 1905–45.
- guaynabo — a city in N Puerto Rico, SE of Bayamón.
- gunboats — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- gunwoman — A female gunman.
- gustnado — A strong whirlwind at the leading edge of a storm front or squall line.
- hagueton — acton.
- hand out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hangzhou — a province in E China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Capital: Hangzhou.
- hanotaux — (Albert Auguste) Gabriel [al-ber oh-gyst ga-bree-el] /alˈbɛr oʊˈgüst ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1853–1944, French statesman and historian.
- harunobu — Suzuki [soo-zoo-kee] /sʊˈzu ki/ (Show IPA), 1720?–70, Japanese painter and printmaker.
- honduran — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- honduras — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- hortulan — (obsolete) Belonging to a garden.
- houseman — a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.
- huancayo — a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- humanoid — having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.
- in vacuo — in a vacuum.
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- isoquant — (economics) A line of equal or constant economic production on a graph, chart or map.
- journall — Obsolete form of journal.
- journals — Plural form of journal.
- juration — an act of taking or administering an oath.
- kairouan — a city in NE Tunisia: a holy city of Islam.