7-letter words containing a, o, u
- autonym — a piece of literature published under the real name of an author
- autopen — a mechanical device used to produce imitation signatures
- autopod — Autopodium.
- autopsy — An autopsy is an examination of a dead body by a doctor who cuts it open in order to try to discover the cause of death.
- autoput — a motorway in the former Yugoslavia
- autorun — (computing) Any feature that runs a program, etc. automatically.
- autovac — a vacuum pump found in the petrol tank of a car
- avarous — (obsolete) Avaricious.
- azotous — nitrous, containing nitrogen
- azulejo — a Portuguese or Spanish painted ceramic tile
- azygous — developing or occurring singly
- azymous — unleavened
- babudom — the rule of babus
- backout — an instance of withdrawing (from an agreement, etc)
- badious — chestnut coloured; brownish-red
- bailout — A bailout of an organization or individual that has financial problems is the act of helping them by giving them money.
- balfour — Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour. 1848–1930, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1902–05); foreign secretary (1916–19)
- barbour — John. c. 1320–95, Scottish poet: author of The Bruce (1376), a patriotic epic poem
- barbudo — beardfish.
- baroque — Baroque architecture and art is an elaborate style of architecture and art that was popular in Europe in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
- barthou — (Jean) Louis [zhahn lwee] /ʒɑ̃ lwi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1934, French statesman and author.
- bat out — to create or compose quickly or hastily
- battuto — a selection of chopped herbs, used in Italian cookery
- bausond — (of animals) dappled with white spots on a black or bay background; esp having a white patch on the face
- bivouac — A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.
- blaubok — a large blue-haired antelope, Hippotragus leucophaeus, of southern Africa: extinct since 1800
- boatful — an amount or number that could be carried by a boat
- boileau — Nicolas (nikɔlɑ). full name Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. 1636–1711, French poet and critic; author of satires, epistles, and L'Art poétique (1674), in which he laid down the basic principles of French classical literature
- bonasus — a name for the wisent or European bison (Bison bonasus)
- borlaug — Norman (Ernest). 1914–2009, US agronomist, who bred new strains of high-yielding cereal crops for use in developing countries. Nobel peace prize 1970
- bourkha — a loose garment covering the entire body and having a veiled opening for the eyes, worn by Muslim women.
- boutade — an outburst; sally
- boxhaul — to bring (a square-rigger) onto a new tack by backwinding the foresails and steering hard round
- broadus — something given as a bonus; lagniappe.
- brotula — any of several chiefly deep-sea fishes of the family Brotulidae.
- bucardo — a recently extinct Spanish mountain goat
- buccaro — unglazed pottery.
- buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
- bugaboo — Something or someone that is your bugaboo worries or upsets you.
- bugaloo — a fast dance of Afro-American origin, performed by couples and characterized by dancing apart and moving the body in short, quick movements to the beat of the music.
- bumboat — any small boat used for ferrying supplies or goods for sale to a ship at anchor or at a mooring
- bummalo — Bombay duck.
- buoyage — a system of buoys
- buoyant — If you are in a buoyant mood, you feel cheerful and behave in a lively way.
- bur oak — an E North American oak, Quercus macrocarpa, having fringed acorn cups and durable timber
- busload — A busload of people is a large number of passengers on a bus.
- 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
- cachous — Plural form of cachou.
- cagoule — a lightweight usually knee-length type of anorak
- calhoun — John Caldwell1782-1850; U.S. statesman: vice president (1825-32)