8-letter words containing a, s, u
- hautboys — Plural form of hautboy.
- headrush — A sudden feeling of euphoria, especially as a result of taking drugs.
- heads-up — first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal: a head official.
- hiatuses — Plural form of hiatus.
- hilarius — Saint, died a.d. 468, pope 461–468.
- honduras — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- horatius — (Publius Horatius Cocles) Roman Legend. a hero celebrated for his defense of the bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans.
- housecat — a domesticated cat kept as a pet.
- houseman — a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.
- huisache — a tropical and subtropical New World shrub, Acacia farnesiana, of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant, deep-yellow flower heads.
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- humanise — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanism — any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate.
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- huntsman — the member of a hunt staff who manages the hounds during the hunt.
- husbands — Plural form of husband.
- huysmans — Joris Karl [zhoh-rees kahrl] /ʒoʊˈris kɑrl/ (Show IPA), (Charles Marie Georges Huysmans) 1848–1907, French novelist.
- ibn saud — Abdul-Aziz [ahb-doo l-ah-zeez] /ɑbˈdʊl ɑˈziz/ (Show IPA), 1880–1953, king of Saudi Arabia 1932–53 (father of Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz).
- ibn-saud — Abdul-Aziz (æbˈdʊlæˈziːz). 1880–1953, first king of Saudi Arabia (1932–53)
- ignatius — Saint (Ignatius Theophorus) a.d. c40–107? bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- incisura — (anatomy) a notch or indent.
- indusial — Of, pertaining to, or containing the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects.
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- inflatus — A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
- inradius — the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
- insulant — an insulating material, as used in building trades.
- insulate — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- insurant — a person who takes out an insurance policy.
- ipsambul — Abu Simbel.
- isaurian — of or relating to Isauria, an ancient district of S central Asia Minor, or its inhabitants
- ischuria — Ischury.
- isoquant — (economics) A line of equal or constant economic production on a graph, chart or map.
- issuable — able to be issued or to issue.
- issuance — the act of issuing.
- istanbul — a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.
- j'accuse — any strong denunciation
- jacuzzis — Plural form of jacuzzi.
- jaloused — Simple past tense and past participle of jalouse.
- jalousie — a blind or shutter made with horizontal slats that can be adjusted to admit light and air but exclude rain and the rays of the sun.
- jaunters — Plural form of jaunter.
- jealouse — to suspect
- jealousy — jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself.
- journals — Plural form of journal.
- jugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- jurassic — noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago and characterized by an abundance of dinosaurs and the advent of birds and mammals.
- jurymast — a temporary mast assembled to replace a broken one
- justicia — any of numerous plants and shrubs of the genus Justicia, which includes the shrimp plant and water willow.
- justitia — the ancient Roman personification of justice.