5-letter words containing a, s, u
- lanus — a city in E Argentina, S of Buenos Aires.
- lassu — the slow section of a csárdás folk dance
- latus — (medicine) Flank.
- lauds — to praise; extol.
- luaus — Plural form of luau.
- lucas — George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- lukas — Paul, 1895–1971, U.S. actor, born in Hungary.
- magus — (sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- malus — (business) The return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance.
- manus — Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- masur — Kurt, born 1927, German orchestral conductor.
- matsu — Wade-Giles. an island off the SE coast of China, in the East China Sea: controlled by Taiwan. 17 sq. mi. (44 sq. km).
- mauls — Plural form of maul.
- musaf — the religious service celebrated by Jews in addition to and immediately after the morning service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- musar — rabbinic literature concerned with ethics, right conduct, etc
- musca — a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon
- musha — (Ireland, archaic) an expression of surprise.
- musta — (colloquial) Must have.
- namus — (in Arab countries) A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to chastity of female family members.
- ousia — (theology) The essential nature or \u2018substance\u2019 of god.
- padus — ancient name of Po.
- pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- pusan — a seaport in SE South Korea.
- quads — quadriplegic: a special ward for quads.
- quags — Plural form of quag.
- quals — Plural form of qual.
- quaos — (formerly, especially in creole-speaking cultures) a name given at birth to a black child, in accordance with African customs, indicating the child's sex and the day of the week on which he or she was born, as the male and female names for Sunday (Quashee and Quasheba) Monday (Cudjo or Cudjoe and Juba) Tuesday (Cubbena and Beneba) Wednesday (Quaco and Cuba or Cubba) Thursday (Quao and Abba) Friday (Cuffee or Cuffy and Pheba or Phibbi) and Saturday (Quamin or Quame and Mimba)
- quash — to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
- quasi — resembling; seeming; virtual: a quasi member.
- quass — a Russian beer made from fermenting rye or barley and having a dark color and sour taste.
- quays — Plural form of quay.
- rakus — a thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.
- ramus — a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- rudas — a coarse, rude old woman
- ruska — Ernst (August Friedrich) [ernst ou-goo st free-drikh] /ɛrnst ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1906–88, German physicist and electrical engineer: developed electron microscope; Nobel prize 1986.
- rusma — a Turkish depilatory
- sadhu — an ascetic holy man, especially a monk.
- sadtu — South African Democratic Teachers Union
- sagum — a Roman soldier's cloak
- sajou — a South American monkey
- salud — to your health: used as a toast
- salue — a salute
- salus — the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.
- sanwu — South African National Workers Union
- sarfu — South African Rugby Football Union
- saruk — a tightly woven Oriental rug with soft colors and, usually, a center design.
- sarus — a large Indian crane, Grus antigone
- sauba — a South American ant, Ecodoma cephalotes, known for defoliating trees and carrying the leaves into underground nests
- sauce — any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- sauch — sallow2 .