7-letter words containing a, n, u
- autumny — characteristic of autumn
- auxinic — containing or relating to auxins
- avenues — Plural form of avenue.
- avernus — a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to hell
- azulene — (organic compound, uncountable) A bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a five- and a seven-membered fused ring; it is a blue, oily liquid first obtained from the essential oil of wormwood.
- azurine — a roach found in Europe, bluish in colour
- bakunin — Mikhail (mixaˈil). 1814–76, Russian anarchist and writer: a prominent member of the First International, expelled from it after conflicts with Marx
- balmung — (in the Nibelungenlied) Siegfried's sword
- banbury — a town in central England, in N Oxfordshire: telecommunications, financial services. Pop: 43 867 (2001)
- bandeau — a narrow band of ribbon, velvet, etc, worn round the head
- bandung — a city in Indonesia, in SW Java. Pop: 2 136 260 (2000)
- bandura — a Ukrainian stringed instrument, resembling a lute
- baneful — destructive, poisonous, or fatal
- bang up — When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
- bang-up — excellent; extraordinary.
- bangbus — A motorbus associated with licentious, often solicited sexual activity, especially in pornography.
- banquet — A banquet is a grand formal dinner.
- barnaul — a city in S Russia, on the River Ob. Pop: 605 000 (2005 est)
- bausond — (of animals) dappled with white spots on a black or bay background; esp having a white patch on the face
- bautzen — a town in E Germany, in Saxony: site of an indecisive battle in 1813 between Napoleon's army and an allied army of Russians and Prussians. Pop: 42 160 (2003 est)
- blanqui — Louis Auguste (French lwi oɡyst). 1805–81, French revolutionary, who organized secret socialist societies and preached violent insurrection; he spent over 30 years in prison
- bleaunt — a short tunic or blouse, worn in the Middle Ages.
- bonasus — a name for the wisent or European bison (Bison bonasus)
- brangus — one of an American breed of cattle developed from Brahman and Aberdeen Angus stock, bred to withstand a hot climate.
- bubinga — the tree Guibourtia demeusui, native to tropical African regions
- buccina — a curved brass horn used by the ancient Roman army
- buchman — Frank Nathan Daniel, 1878–1961, U.S. evangelist, founder of Moral Re-Armament movement.
- buganda — a region of Uganda: a powerful Bantu kingdom from the 17th century
- bugbane — any of several ranunculaceous plants of the genus Cimicifuga, esp C. foetida of Europe, whose flowers are reputed to repel insects
- bunraku — a Japanese form of puppet theatre in which the puppets are usually about four feet high, with moving features as well as limbs and each puppet is manipulated by up to three puppeteers who remain onstage
- buoyant — If you are in a buoyant mood, you feel cheerful and behave in a lively way.
- burbank — Luther1849-1926; U.S. horticulturist: bred numerous varieties of fruits, vegetables, & flowers
- burnaby — city in SW British Columbia, Canada; suburb of Vancouver: pop. 179,000
- burnham — Daniel Hudson, 1846–1912, U.S. architect and city planner.
- bushman — A Bushman is an aboriginal person from the southwestern part of Africa, especially the Kalahari desert region.
- butanol — a colourless substance existing in four isomeric forms. The three liquid isomers are used as solvents for resins, lacquers, etc, and in the manufacture of organic compounds. Formula: C4H9OH
- cacumen — an apex
- calhoun — John Caldwell1782-1850; U.S. statesman: vice president (1825-32)
- calluna — a low-growing evergreen Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Calluna vulgaris
- calumny — Calumny or a calumny is an untrue statement made about someone in order to reduce other people's respect and admiration for them.
- can but — can only
- candiru — a tiny parasitic freshwater catfish of the Amazon region
- candour — Candour is the quality of speaking honestly and openly about things.
- cannula — a narrow tube for insertion into a bodily cavity, as for draining off fluid, introducing medication, etc
- canopus — the brightest star in the constellation Carina and the second brightest star in the sky. Visual magnitude: -0.7; spectral type: F0II; distance: 313 light years
- canthus — the inner or outer corner or angle of the eye, formed by the natural junction of the eyelids
- canular — shaped like a cannula; tubular.
- cap gun — cap pistol.
- capuana — Luigi. 1839–1915, Italian realist novelist, dramatist, and critic. His works include the novel Giacinta (1879) and the play Malia (1895)
- carnous — carnose.