7-letter words containing h, u
- uphoist — to raise or hoist upwards
- uphoord — to heap up; to hoard
- uplight — a lamp, often a light bulb set in a cylinder or other container, placed on the floor so that a beam of light is directed upward.
- upreach — to reach upwards
- upright — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
- upshift — to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a higher gear.
- upshoot — to shoot upwards
- upthrow — an upheaval, as of the earth's surface.
- uptight — tense, nervous, or jittery.
- upwhirl — to cause (something) to whirl upward.
- urachus — a cord of tissue connecting a fetus's bladder to the umbilical cord
- urethr- — urethro-
- urethra — the membranous tube that extends from the urinary bladder to the exterior and that in the male conveys semen as well as urine.
- urolith — a urinary calculus.
- urumchi — a city in and the capital of Xinjiang Uygur region, in NW China.
- ushabti — shawabti.
- ushered — a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- ushuaia — a city in S Argentina, on the S coast of Tierra del Fuego: the southernmost city in the world.
- ustashi — (formerly) a terrorist organization of right-wing Yugoslav exiles dedicated to the overthrow of Communism in their homeland
- utrecht — a province in central Netherlands. 511 sq. mi. (1325 sq. km).
- vaughan — Henry, 1622–95, English poet and mystic.
- vihuela — an obsolete plucked stringed instrument of Spain, related to the guitar
- voguish — being in vogue; fashionable; chic.
- vouchee — the person for whom someone vouches.
- voucher — a person or thing that vouches.
- vouches — to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed by for): Her record in office vouches for her integrity.
- waipahu — a city in Hawaii, on S Oahu.
- warehou — (New Zealand) Any of the three medusafishes Seriolella brama (the common warehou), Seriolella caerulea (the white warehou), and Seriolella punctata (the silver warehou).
- wash up — the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash.
- washout — a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain or by a flash flood.
- washtub — a tub for use in washing clothes, linens, etc.
- wenchou — a seaport in SE Zhejiang province, in E China.
- wenzhou — a seaport in SE Zhejiang province, in E China.
- whip up — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- whitsun — of or relating to Whitsunday or Whitsuntide.
- whummle — to overturn, or knock down or over
- whumped — Simple past tense and past participle of whump.
- whupped — Simple past tense and past participle of whup.
- wishful — having or showing a wish; desirous; longing.
- without — with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; lacking: without help; without shoes; without her helping me; without him to help.
- wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- wuchang — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.
- wuhsien — Wade-Giles. Wuxian.
- xanthus — an ancient city of Lycia, in SW Asia Minor, near the mouth of the Xanthus River: site of archaeological remains.
- yoghurt — a prepared food having the consistency of custard, made from milk curdled by the action of cultures, sometimes sweetened or flavored.
- youthen — to make youthful; to restore youth to (someone or something).
- youthly — possessing the qualities or characteristics of youth
- zaghlul — Saad (sɑːd). 1857–1927, Egyptian nationalist politician; prime minister (1924)
- zhuzhou — a city in NE Hunan province, in SE China.