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7-letter words containing a, n, u

  • annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
  • annular — ring-shaped; of or forming a ring
  • annulet — a moulding in the form of a ring, as at the top of a column adjoining the capital
  • annulus — the area between two concentric circles
  • anouilh — Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1910–87, French dramatist, noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths: his works include Eurydice (1942), Antigone (1944), and Becket (1959)
  • antaeus — an African giant who was invincible as long as he touched the ground, but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed to death
  • ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
  • anterusSaint, pope a.d. 235–236.
  • antibug — acting against computer bugs
  • anticum — pronaos.
  • antiflu — acting against influenza
  • antifur — opposed to the wearing of fur garments
  • antigua — an island in the Caribbean, one of the Leeward Islands: a British colony, with its dependency Barbuda, until 1967, when it became a British associated state; it became independent in 1981 as part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda. Area: 279 sq km (108 sq miles)
  • antigun — opposed to the possession and proliferation of guns
  • antique — An antique is an old object such as a piece of china or furniture which is valuable because of its beauty or rarity.
  • antisub — (informal) antisubmarine.
  • anurans — Plural form of anuran.
  • anurous — lacking a tail; tailless; acaudate
  • anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
  • apolune — the point in a lunar orbit when a spacecraft is at its greatest distance from the moon
  • aquilon — the north wind
  • aquinas — Saint Thomas. 1225–74, Italian theologian, scholastic philosopher, and Dominican friar, whose works include Summa contra Gentiles (1259–64) and Summa Theologiae (1267–73), the first attempt at a comprehensive theological system. Feast day: Jan 28
  • arcanum — a profound secret or mystery known only to initiates
  • arenous — sandy
  • arguing — to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment.
  • arnauldAntoine, 1612–94, French Jansenist theologian and philosopher.
  • arundel — a town in S England, in West Sussex: 11th-century castle. Pop: 3297 (2001)
  • ascaunt — in a slantwise manner
  • asquint — with a glance from the corner of the eye, esp a furtive one
  • astound — If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
  • asudden — in an abrupt manner
  • asunder — If something tears or is torn asunder, it is violently separated into two or more parts or pieces.
  • attuent — characterized by or having the function of attuition
  • attuned — If you are attuned to something, you can understand and appreciate it.
  • attunes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attune.
  • au fond — fundamentally; essentially
  • aubaine — (historical, legal) succession to the goods of a stranger not naturalized.
  • aubanel — Théodore [tey-aw-dawr] /teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1829–86, French poet.
  • auction — An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
  • audient — a person who hears or listens
  • audions — an early type of triode.
  • audubon — John James. 1785–1851, US naturalist and artist, noted particularly for his paintings of birds in Birds of America (1827–38)
  • augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
  • aunties — Informal. aunt.
  • aurigny — one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel: separated from the French coast by a dangerous tidal channel (the Race of Alderney). Pop: 2294 (2001). Area: 8 sq km (3 sq miles)
  • automan — someone who manufactures motor cars
  • autonym — a piece of literature published under the real name of an author
  • autopen — a mechanical device used to produce imitation signatures
  • autorun — (computing) Any feature that runs a program, etc. automatically.
  • autumns — Plural form of autumn.
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