8-letter words containing i, s, u, a
- aquiesce — Misspelling of acquiesce.
- aquifers — Plural form of aquifer.
- arcesius — a son of Zeus and Euryodia, father of Laertes, and grandfather of Odysseus.
- argufies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- arminius — ?17 bc–?21 ad, Germanic chieftain: organized a revolt against the Romans in 9 ad
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- aruspicy — haruspicy.
- ascanius — the son of Aeneas and Creusa; founder of Alba Longa, mother city of Rome
- ascidium — part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
- aspidium — a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailments
- assuming — You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- assuring — to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to: She assured us that everything would turn out all right.
- astucity — Craftiness; astuteness.
- asturian — of or relating to Asturias
- asturias — a region and former kingdom of NW Spain, consisting of a coastal plain and the Cantabrian Mountains: a Christian stronghold against the Moors (8th to 13th centuries); rich mineral resources
- asuncion — the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)
- at issue — The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed.
- auctions — Plural form of auction.
- audibles — Plural form of audible.
- audients — Plural form of audient.
- auditees — Plural form of auditee.
- auditors — Plural form of auditor.
- auguries — Plural form of augury.
- aurelius — Marcus(Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) a.d. 121-180; Rom. emperor (161-180) & Stoic philosopher
- auricles — Plural form of auricle.
- aurifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aurify.
- ausonius — Decimus Magnus (ˈdɛsɪməs ˈmæɡnəs). ?310–?395 ad, Latin poet, born in Gaul
- auspices — an augur of ancient Rome.
- austrian — Austrian means belonging or relating to Austria, or to its people or culture.
- autecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- autistic — An autistic person suffers from autism.
- autolisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp used by the Autocad CAD package from Autodesk.
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- avulsion — a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
- avulsive — Of or pertaining to an avulsion.
- azimuths — Plural form of azimuth.
- babirusa — a wild pig, Babyrousa babyrussa, inhabiting marshy forests in Indonesia. It has an almost hairless wrinkled skin and enormous curved canine teeth
- bacchius — a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones (◡ – –)
- bacillus — A bacillus is any bacterium that has a long, thin shape.
- bailouts — Plural form of bailout.
- balisaur — an Indian animal, Arctonyx collaris, resembling a badger
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- basidium — the structure, produced by basidiomycetous fungi after sexual reproduction, in which spores are formed at the tips of projecting slender stalks
- basileus — A title of the Byzantine emperor.
- basilius — Saint, Basil, Saint.
- basinful — As much as a basin will hold.
- basquine — a tight-fitting bodice worn by women in the Basque region and in Spain
- beauties — the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
- beauvais — a market town in N France, 64 km (40 miles) northwest of Paris. Pop: 55 392 (1999)