7-letter words containing a, s, u
- aeneous — brass-coloured or greenish-gold
- aerobus — a type of monorail that is suspended by an overhead cable
- aetolus — son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- agamous — agamic
- agelaus — the herdsman of Priam who raised Paris.
- ageusia — lack of the sense of taste
- agoutis — Plural form of agouti.
- agulhas — Capesouthernmost point of Africa, in Western Cape province, South Africa
- agynous — (botany) Without female organs; male.
- airguns — Plural form of airgun.
- alarums — Plural form of alarum.
- albinus — Alcuin.
- alcaeus — 7th century bc, Greek lyric poet who wrote hymns, love songs, and political odes
- alesund — a port and market town in W Norway, on an island between Bergen and Trondheim: fishing and sealing fleets. Pop: 40 001 (2004 est)
- alliums — Plural form of allium.
- alludes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allude.
- allures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allure.
- almuces — Plural form of almuce.
- alpheus — a river god, lover of the nymph Arethusa. She changed into a spring to evade him, but he changed into a river and mingled with her
- alumish — resembling alum
- alumnus — The alumni of a school, college, or university are the people who used to be students there.
- alyssum — any widely cultivated herbaceous garden plant of the genus Alyssum, having clusters of small yellow or white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- amadous — a spongy substance prepared from fungi, Polyporus (Fomes) fomentarius and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.
- ambitus — (music) the range of a melody, especially those of ecclesiastical chants.
- amorous — If you describe someone's feelings or actions as amorous, you mean that they involve sexual desire.
- amounts — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- ampules — Plural form of ampule.
- ampycus — a son of Pelias, husband of Chloris, and father of Mopsus.
- amulets — Plural form of amulet.
- amulius — a son of Proca who revolted against his brother Numitor and seized the throne of Alba Longa.
- amusers — Plural form of amuser.
- amusing — Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile.
- amusive — deceptive, illusive
- ancaeus — a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
- anchusa — any Eurasian plant of the boraginaceous genus Anchusa, having rough hairy stems and leaves and blue flowers
- angelus — a series of prayers recited in the morning, at midday, and in the evening, commemorating the Annunciation and Incarnation
- anguish — Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain.
- animous — Animose.
- annuals — of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary.
- annulus — the area between two concentric circles
- antaeus — an African giant who was invincible as long as he touched the ground, but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed to death
- anterus — Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- antisub — (informal) antisubmarine.
- anurans — Plural form of anuran.
- anurous — lacking a tail; tailless; acaudate
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- aoudads — Plural form of aoudad.
- apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- apodous — apodal.
- appulse — a very close approach of two celestial bodies so that they are in conjunction but no eclipse or occultation occurs