6-letter words containing a, r, u
- curiae — Plural form of curia.
- curial — one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- curran — a currant
- cursal — of or belonging to a set course or rotation, esp of a canon or prebendary in certain churches
- curtal — cut short
- darfur — a region of the W Sudan; an independent kingdom until conquered by Egypt in 1874; since 2003 conflict between the Janjaweed and rebel groups has left thousands dead and homeless
- darius — (Codomannus) died 330 b.c, king of Persia 336–330.
- daruma — a large red papier-mâché Japanese doll in the form of a seated potbellied Buddhist monk: considered a bringer of luck and prosperity.
- dastur — a Parsee chief priest.
- datura — any of various chiefly Indian solanaceous plants of the genus Datura, such as the moonflower and thorn apple, having large trumpet-shaped flowers, prickly pods, and narcotic properties
- dauber — to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud: to daub a canvas with paint; to daub stone walls with mud.
- daubry — the action of smearing or painting unskilfully
- dauner — an amble or walk
- dharuk — an Australian aboriginal language, now extinct, spoken in the area of the first European settlement at Port Jackson.
- dhurna — (in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.
- dourah — a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.
- dracut — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- drupal — (botany) drupaceous.
- dualer — of, relating to, or noting two.
- duarte — a city in SW California.
- dunbar — Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.
- duparc — Henri (ɑ̃ri), full name Marie Eugène Henri Fouques Duparc. 1848–1933, French composer of songs noted for their sad brooding quality
- durain — the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- durand — Asher Brown, 1796–1886, U.S. engraver and landscape painter of the Hudson River School.
- durant — Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- durban — a seaport in SE Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa.
- durbar — the court of a native ruler.
- durgan — (dialectal) A dwarf.
- durham — a county in NE England. 940 sq. mi. (2435 sq. km).
- durian — the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- durkan — (John) Mark. born 1960, Northern Irish politician; leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2001 to 2010
- durwan — A porter or doorkeeper.
- duryea — Charles Edgar, 1861–1938, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of automobiles and automotive devices.
- earbud — a small earphone that fits in the ear: the best earbuds for your cell phone.
- earful — an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.
- Éluard — Paul (pɔl), real name Eugène-Émile-Paul Grindel. 1895–1952, French surrealist poet, noted for his political and love poems
- endura — (ecclesiastical history) A fast or series of privations undertaken by the Cathars to purify the soul, often resulting in death.
- eudora — Electronic mail software for communicating over TCP/IP from Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, and IBM OS/2 computers. Both commercial and free versions are produced by QUALCOMM, Inc.
- eureka — A cry of joy or satisfaction when one finds or discovers something.
- europa — a Phoenician princess who had three children by Zeus in Crete, where he had taken her after assuming the guise of a white bull. Their offspring were Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon
- fadeur — the quality of being bland or insipid
- faquir — fakir.
- fautor — a supporter or patron
- favour — to regard with favor: to favor an enterprise.
- ferula — Botany. any of various plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family, chiefly of the Mediterranean region and central Asia, generally tall and coarse with dissected leaves, many of the Asian species yielding strongly scented, medicinal gum resins.
- feuars — Plural form of feuar.
- figura — (in literary theory) a person or thing representing or symbolizing a fact or ideal.
- foutra — a fig, used as an expression of contempt
- frauds — Plural form of fraud.
- frugal — economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks. Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful, prudent, penny-wise, scrimping; miserly, Scotch, penny-pinching. Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate.