9-letter words containing a, s, u
- ambuscado — an ambush
- ambushing — an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
- amianthus — any of the fine silky varieties of asbestos
- amorously — inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition.
- amorphous — Something that is amorphous has no clear shape or structure.
- amphioxus — cephalochordate
- amputates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate.
- amusement — Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
- amusingly — pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker.
- amygdules — Plural form of amygdule.
- anacletus — flourished 1st century a.d, pope 76–88.
- anacruses — Plural form of anacrusis.
- anacrusis — one or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a line of verse
- analagous — Misspelling of analogous, common other spelling.
- analogous — If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way.
- analogues — Plural form of analogue.
- anandrous — (of flowers) having no stamens
- ananthous — (of higher plants) having no flowers
- andalusia — a region of S Spain, on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, with the Sierra Morena in the north, the Sierra Nevada in the southeast, and the Guadalquivir River flowing over fertile lands between them; a centre of Moorish civilization; it became an autonomous region in 1981. Area: about 87 280 sq km (33 700 sq miles)
- androgeus — a son of Minos and Pasiphaë who fell victim to Athenian King Aegeus: in revenge, Minos waged war on the Athenians and forced them to send a tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to the Minotaur every nine years.
- anestrous — not showing estrus.
- aneurysms — Plural form of aneurysm.
- angostura — the bitter, aromatic bark of either of two South American citrus trees, Galipea officinalis or G. cusparia, used in medicine and in the preparation of liqueurs and bitters.
- angoumois — a region and former province of W France: famous as source of cognac.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- anguishes — Plural form of anguish.
- anhydrous — containing no water, esp no water of crystallization
- anilingus — sexual stimulation involving oral contact with the anus
- annexures — Plural form of annexure.
- announces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of announce.
- annualise — To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.
- annuities — Plural form of annuity.
- anoestrus — a period of sexual inactivity between two periods of oestrus in many mammals
- anomalous — Something that is anomalous is different from what is usual or expected.
- anonymous — If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.
- anschluss — a political or economic union, esp the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany (1938)
- ansgarius — Latin name of Ansgar.
- antiabuse — designed to prevent abuse
- antibuser — someone who opposes busing
- antigonus — (Gonatus) c319–239 b.c, king of Macedonia 283–239 (son of Demetrius I).
- antimusic — any form of music intended to overthrow traditional conventions and expectations
- antiochus — name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria
- antiquers — a person who takes a special interest in antiques; a collector of antiquities; antiquary.
- antiserum — blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
- antitrust — In the United States, antitrust laws are intended to stop large firms taking over their competitors, fixing prices with their competitors, or interfering with free competition in any way.
- antivirus — a piece of software designed to prevent viruses entering a computer system or network
- antonescu — Ion. 1882–1946, Romanian general and statesman; appointed prime minister (1940) by King Carol II. He was executed for war crimes
- antoninus — Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius.
- anxiously — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
- apatosaur — a large, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaur