8-letter words containing a, s, u
- k'ai shu — a variety of Chinese script developed in the 4th century a.d. and considered standard since that time.
- karakuls — Plural form of karakul.
- karrusel — a revolving escapement for minimizing positional error.
- kasavubu — Joseph, 1917?–69, African political leader: first president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (now Zaire) 1960–65.
- kashruth — the body of dietary laws prescribed for Jews: an observer of kashruth.
- katsuras — Plural form of katsura.
- katyusha — Alternative case form of Katyusha.
- kauravas — (in the Mahabharata) the cousins and enemies of the Pandavas.
- kedushah — a liturgical prayer of varying form that is incorporated into the third blessing of the Amidah during the repetition of this prayer by the cantor.
- kiamusze — Jiamusi.
- kiasuism — self-serving, competitive, or greedy: parents who are kiasu about their children’s education.
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- kumquats — Plural form of kumquat.
- kurosawa — Akira [ah-kee-rah] /ɑˈki rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–1998, Japanese film director.
- kursaals — Plural form of kursaal.
- kustanai — a city in N Kazakhstan, on the Tobol river.
- labarums — Plural form of labarum.
- laborous — Obsolete form of laborious.
- labrusca — of or derived from the North American fox grape, Vitis labrusca.
- lace-ups — Lace-ups are shoes which are fastened with laces.
- lacquers — Plural form of lacquer.
- lacteous — milky; of the color of milk.
- lacunars — Plural form of lacunar.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- ladybugs — Plural form of ladybug.
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- landshut — a city in SE Germany, in Bavaria: Trausnitz castle (13th century); manufacturing centre for machinery and chemicals. Pop: 60 282 (2003 est)
- languish — to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
- lansbury — George. 1859–1940, British Labour politician, who led the Labour Party in opposition (1931–35). A committed pacifist, he resigned over the party's reaction to Mussolini's seizure of Ethiopia
- lapillus — a small stony particle ejected from a volcano.
- larkspur — a town in W California.
- larousse — Pierre Athanase [pyer a-ta-nahz] /pyɛr a taˈnɑz/ (Show IPA), 1817–75, French grammarian, lexicographer, and encyclopedist.
- lash out — the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- last out — to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
- lathyrus — a genus of leguminous climbing plants that includes the sweet pea
- laughers — Plural form of laugher.
- launches — Plural form of launch.
- launders — Plural form of launder.
- laurasia — a hypothetical landmass in the Northern Hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic Era: split apart to form North America and Eurasia.
- lausanne — a canton in W Switzerland. 1239 sq. mi. (3210 sq. km). Capital: Lausanne.
- lawsuits — Plural form of lawsuit.
- leaguers — Plural form of leaguer.
- leukomas — Plural form of leukoma.
- linnaeus — Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
- locustal — of or relating to locusts
- louganis — Gregory ("Greg") born 1960, U.S. diver.
- luanshya — a town in central Zambia.
- luggages — suitcases, trunks, etc.; baggage.
- lugsails — Plural form of lugsail.
- lunacies — Plural form of lunacy.