6-letter words containing a, s, u
- baluns — Plural form of balun.
- basque — a short extension below the waist to the bodice of a woman's jacket, etc
- basuco — a highly addictive drug consisting of low-grade cocaine mixed with coca paste and other substances, often cannabis
- basuto — Sotho (def 3).
- baucis — a poor peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, was rewarded for hospitality to the disguised gods Zeus and Hermes
- baulks — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- bauson — a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- bayous — Plural form of bayou.
- beauts — (often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- bissau — a port on the Atlantic, the capital of Guinea-Bissau (until 1974 Portuguese Guinea). Pop: 369 000 (2005 est)
- bugsha — buqsha.
- buqsha — a former Yemeni coin worth one-fortieth of a rial
- burgas — a port in SE Bulgaria on an inlet of the Black Sea. Pop: 177 000 (2005 est)
- bursae — Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- bursal — Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- bursar — The bursar of a school or college is the person who is in charge of its finance or general administration.
- busbar — an electrical conductor, maintained at a specific voltage and capable of carrying a high current, usually used to make a common connection between several circuits in a system
- busera — a Ugandan alcoholic drink made from millet: sometimes mixed with honey
- bushwa — nonsense
- busman — someone who works on buses, particularly as a driver or conductor
- busway — a highway, or lane of a highway, set aside for the exclusive use of buses, especially during peak traffic hours.
- cactus — A cactus is a thick fleshy plant that grows in many hot, dry parts of the world. Cacti have no leaves and many of them are covered in prickles.
- cadmus — a Phoenician prince who killed a dragon and planted its teeth, from which sprang a multitude of warriors who fought among themselves until only five remained, who joined Cadmus to found Thebes
- caguas — city in EC Puerto Rico: pop. 141,000
- callus — A callus is an unwanted area of thick skin, usually on the palms of your hands or the soles of your feet, which has been caused by something rubbing against it.
- calvus — (of a cumulonimbus cloud) having its upper portion changing from a rounded, cumuliform shape to a diffuse, whitish, cirriform mass with vertical striations.
- campus — A campus is an area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college.
- cantus — a medieval form of church singing; chant
- cardus — Sir Neville. 1889–1975, British music critic and cricket writer
- carpus — the eight small bones of the human wrist that form the joint between the arm and the hand
- caruso — Enrico (enˈriːko). 1873–1921, an outstanding Italian operatic tenor; one of the first to make gramophone records
- casque — a helmet or a helmet-like process or structure, as on the bill of most hornbills
- casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- catsup — ketchup
- caucus — A caucus is a group of people within an organization who share similar aims and interests or who have a lot of influence.
- caulis — the main stem of a plant
- caulks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caulk.
- causal — If there is a causal relationship between two things, one thing is responsible for causing the other thing.
- caused — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- causee — (linguistics) The agent of the caused event in a causative construction.
- causer — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- causes — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- causey — a cobbled street
- cayuse — a small Native American pony used by cowboys
- cesura — caesura
- chiaus — a Turkish messenger, emissary, sergeant, etc.
- clause — A clause is a section of a legal document.
- clavus — a corn on the toe
- clusia — a tropical tree of the genus Clusia
- cosatu — Congress of South Africa Trade Unions