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8-letter words containing l, u, n, a

  • aqualung — breathing apparatus used by divers, etc, consisting of a mouthpiece attached to air cylinders strapped to the back
  • aquiline — If someone has an aquiline nose or profile, their nose is large, thin, and usually curved.
  • auckland — the chief port of New Zealand, in the northern part of North Island: former capital of New Zealand (1840–65). Pop: 450 300 (2010 est)
  • aularian — a student at an English university who belongs to a hall as opposed to a college
  • auntlike — similar to or like an aunt
  • aurelian — Latin name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. ?212–275 ad, Roman emperor (270–275), who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Empire
  • aureolin — a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
  • aurulent — Gold in color.
  • autumnal — Autumnal means having features that are characteristic of autumn.
  • 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
  • baculine — relating to flogging with a rod
  • balbuena — Bernardo de [ber-nahr-doh duh;; Spanish ber-nahr-th aw th e] /bərˈnɑr doʊ də;; Spanish bɛrˈnɑr ðɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1568–1627, Mexican poet and priest, born in Spain.
  • banlieue — a suburb of a city
  • basinful — As much as a basin will hold.
  • baulking — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
  • belaunde — Fernando [fer-nahn-daw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fernando Belaúnde Terry) 1913?–2002, Peruvian architect and statesman: president 1963–68, 1980–85.
  • benguela — a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)
  • biannual — A biannual event happens twice a year.
  • bimanual — using or requiring both hands
  • binaural — relating to, having, or hearing with both ears
  • blackmun — Harry Andrew1908-99; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1970-94)
  • blanquet — a variety of French pear
  • bluesman — a musician who plays the blues
  • blumenau — a city in Santa Catarina state, S Brazil.
  • bubaline — (of antelopes) relating to or resembling the bubal
  • buckland — William. 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages
  • bulganin — Nikolai Aleksandrovich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1895–1975, Soviet statesman and military leader; chairman of the council of ministers (1955–58)
  • bull ant — any large Australian ant of the genus Myrmecia, having a powerful stinging bite: subfamily Ponerinae
  • bultmann — Rudolf Karl. 1884–1976, German theologian, noted for his demythologizing approach to the New Testament
  • bundwall — a concrete or earth wall surrounding a storage tank containing crude oil or its refined product, designed to hold the contents of the tank in the event of a rupture or leak
  • bungalow — A bungalow is a house which has only one level, and no stairs.
  • bungwall — an Australian fern, Blechnum indicum, having an edible rhizome
  • burnable — able to be burned
  • bus lane — A bus lane is a part of the road which is intended to be used only by buses.
  • bushland — uncultivated land (esp in Australia) that is covered with trees, shrubs, or other natural vegetation
  • busulfan — a drug used to treat cancer
  • calutron — a device used for the separation of isotopes
  • canicula — Sirius, the Dog Star
  • cannulae — Irregular plural form of cannula.
  • cannular — shaped like a cannula
  • cannulas — Plural form of cannula.
  • canulate — Alternative form of cannulate.
  • carinula — a small carina.
  • caruncle — a fleshy outgrowth on the heads of certain birds, such as a cock's comb
  • caudling — Present participle of caudle.
  • cauldron — A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells.
  • caulking — to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
  • caulonia — a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
  • cerulean — a deep blue colour; azure
  • cingular — ring-shaped; girdle-like
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