9-letter words containing a, s, u
- ashburton — 1st Baron, Baring, Alexander.
- ashtabula — a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- asian flu — a type of influenza recurring in worldwide epidemics, caused by a virus (A2 strain or subsequent antigenic variants), which apparently originated in China in 1957
- asmoulder — in a smouldering or slowly burning manner
- asomatous — having no material body; incorporeal.
- asparagus — Asparagus is a vegetable that is long and green and has small shoots at one end. It is cooked and served whole.
- aspectual — of or relating to grammatical aspect
- asphaltum — a substance used to protect surface areas of metal that do not require to be etched
- asplenium — any fern of the very large genus Asplenium, of worldwide distribution. Some, esp the bird's nest fern (A. nidus), are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative evergreen fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- assaulted — a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition.
- assaulter — a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition.
- assay cup — a small wine cup for tasting wine to be offered to another person.
- assidious — Misspelling of assiduous.
- assiduity — constant and close application
- assiduous — Someone who is assiduous works hard or does things very thoroughly.
- assistful — (archaic) helpful.
- assuaging — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- assuasive — soothing; allaying
- assuetude — the state of being familiar with or used to something
- assumable — capable of being assumed, as an office or an obligation: Assumable mortgages are hard to find these days.
- assumably — in a presumable manner
- assumedly — in a presumed manner
- assumpsit — (before 1875) an action to recover damages for breach of an express or implied contract or agreement that was not under seal
- assurance — If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
- assuredly — If something is assuredly true, it is definitely true.
- assurgent — (of leaves, stems, etc) curving or growing upwards; rising
- astichous — having a structure or layout that is not in rows
- astounded — If you are astounded by something, you are very shocked or surprised that it could exist or happen.
- astronaut — An astronaut is a person who is trained for travelling in a spacecraft.
- astroturf — Astroturf is a type of artificial fiber that is used instead of grass on some sports fields.
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- at a push — with difficulty; only just
- at source — at the point of origin
- athenaeus — late 2nd century a.d, Greek philosopher and rhetorician at Naucratis in Egypt.
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- attalus i — (Soter) king of Pergamum 241–197 b.c.
- attitudes — Plural form of attitude.
- audacious — Someone who is audacious takes risks in order to achieve something.
- audiences — the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert: The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion.
- auditions — Plural form of audition.
- auditress — a female auditor
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- augustine — Saint. 354–430 ad, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28
- auriculas — Plural form of auricula.
- auriscope — a medical instrument for examining the external ear
- auriscopy — (medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
- auschwitz — an industrial town in S Poland; site of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Pop: 40 686 (2007 est)
- ausgleich — the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
- auslander — (in a German-speaking country) a foreigner
- auspicate — to begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good fortune