7-letter words containing a, n, u
- funbags — (slang) breasts.
- funchal — a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- funckia — any plant of the genus Hosta, resembling lilies
- funeral — the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
- funfair — an amusement park.
- fungate — To become like a fungus.
- furnace — a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam.
- fursona — (fandom) An animal character used to represent oneself online or in furry role-playing.
- fusains — Plural form of fusain.
- fustian — a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- gainful — profitable; lucrative: gainful employment.
- gallnut — a nutlike gall on plants.
- gang up — an act of ganging up or uniting in opposition to someone or something.
- gang-up — an act of ganging up or uniting in opposition to someone or something.
- garneau — François Xavier [French frahn-swa gza-vyey] /French frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1809–66, Canadian historian.
- gauging — to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
- gauguin — (Eugène Henri) Paul [œ-zhen ahn-ree pawl] /œˈʒɛn ɑ̃ˈri pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1848–1903, French painter.
- gaunter — Comparative form of gaunt.
- gauntly — extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
- gauntry — gantry.
- gauping — to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape: Crowds stood gawping at the disabled ship.
- gauteng — a province of N South Africa; formed in 1994 from part of the former province of Transvaal: service industries, mining, and manufacturing. Capital: Johannesburg. Pop: 12 272 263 (2011 est). Area: 18 810 sq km (7262 sq miles)
- gauzing — Present participle of gauze.
- glucans — Plural form of glucan.
- glucina — (obsolete, chemistry) beryllium oxide.
- gnu awk — gawk
- gnumacs — /gnoo'maks/ [contraction of "GNU Emacs"] Often-heard abbreviated name for the GNU project's flagship tool, Emacs. Used especially in contrast with GOSMACS.
- gournia — a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.
- granule — a little grain.
- graunch — Make a crunching or grinding noise.
- guanaco — a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
- guanase — an enzyme that converts guanine to xanthine by removal of an amino group
- guangxi — autonomous region in S China: 85,097 sq mi (220,400 sq km); pop. 42,530,000; cap. Nanning
- guanine — a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 O, that is a fundamental constituent of DNA and RNA, in which it forms base pairs with cytosine. Symbol: G.
- guanyin — Kwan-yin.
- guarana — a woody, climbing shrub Paullinia cupana, of the soapberry family, growing in parts of South America, having seeds that contain caffeine and are used in soft drinks.
- guarani — a member of an Indian people now living principally in Paraguay.
- guarini — Guarino [gwah-ree-naw] /gwɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1624–83, Italian architect.
- guinean — a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- guineas — a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- guiyang — Also, Kweichow. a province in S China. 67,181 sq. mi. (173,999 sq. km). Capital: Guiyang.
- gun lap — the final lap of a race, signaled by the firing of a starter's pistol as the runner in the lead begins the lap
- gunboat — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- gunnage — the number of guns carried by a warship
- gunnera — any tropical plant of the genus Gennera, native to South America, having enormous leaves resembling rhubarb.
- gunplay — the exchange of gunshots, usually with intent to wound or kill.
- gunwale — the upper edge of the side or bulwark of a vessel.
- gunyahs — Plural form of gunyah.
- gurnard — any marine fish of the family Triglidae, having an armored, spiny head and the front part of the pectoral fins modified for crawling on the sea bottom.
- hafnium — a gray, toxic metallic element with a high melting point (over 2000°C), found in most zirconium minerals. Symbol: Hf; atomic weight: 178.49; atomic number: 72; specific gravity: 12.1.