8-letter words containing r, a, u
- aperture — An aperture is a narrow hole or gap.
- aplustre — the ornamental stern on an ancient Greek or Roman ship
- apronful — the quantity that can be held in an apron
- apsyrtus — a son of Aeëtes, killed by his sister Medea, who, while fleeing with Jason, threw pieces of her brother's body into the sea so that her father, in pursuing her, might be delayed while picking them up.
- apterium — a bare patch on the skin of a bird between the feathered pterylae
- apterous — (of insects) without wings, as silverfish and springtails
- apurimac — a river in S Peru, rising in the Andes and flowing northwest into the Urubamba River. Length: about 885 km (550 miles)
- apurpose — (dialect) on purpose; deliberately.
- aquafarm — to cultivate fish or shellfish under controlled conditions
- aquapark — A water park.
- aquarial — related to an aquarium
- aquarian — a person who keeps an aquarium
- aquarids — either of two collections of meteors comprising meteor showers having their apparent origin in the constellation Aquarius and visible either in early May (Eta Aquarids) or late July (Delta Aquarids)
- aquarist — the curator of an aquarium
- aquarium — An aquarium is a building, often in a zoo, where fish and underwater animals are kept.
- aquarius — Aquarius is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a person pouring water. People who are born approximately between 20th January and 18th February come under this sign.
- aquifers — Plural form of aquifer.
- aquiform — Resembling water; watery, liquid.
- aquitard — A semipermeable layer along an aquifer.
- araceous — belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- araguaia — a river in central Brazil, rising in S central Mato Grosso state and flowing north to the Tocantins River. Length: over 1771 km (1100 miles)
- araguari — a city in central Brazil.
- araguaya — a river in S central Brazil, flowing N to the Tocantins River. 1600 miles (2575 km) long.
- aramburu — Pedro Eugenio [pe-th raw e-oo-he-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ˌɛ uˈhɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–70, president of Argentina 1955–58.
- araneous — resembling a spider's web
- araucana — any of numerous varieties of domestic chickens derived from South American wild fowl, noted for producing pale blue, green, or pinkish eggs.
- arborous — relating to, or formed by, trees
- arboured — situated in, or as if in, an arbour
- arbuscle — a small tree, or a plant halfway between a shrub and a tree
- arbutean — relating to arbutus, or made from arbutus wood
- arcature — a small-scale arcade
- arcesius — a son of Zeus and Euryodia, father of Laertes, and grandfather of Odysseus.
- archduke — a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty
- archlute — a long, large bass lute
- arcturus — the brightest star in the constellation Boötes: a red giant. Visual magnitude: –0.4; spectral type: K2III; distance: 37 light years
- arcuated — Alternative form of arcuate.
- area rug — An area rug is a rug that covers only part of a floor.
- arequipa — a city in S Peru, at an altitude of 2250 m (7500 ft): founded in 1540 on the site of an Inca city. Pop: 791 000 (2005 est)
- arethusa — a North American orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, having one long narrow leaf and one rose-purple flower fringed with yellow
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- argonaut — one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece
- arguable — If you say that it is arguable that something is true, you believe that it can be supported by evidence and that many people would agree with it.
- arguably — You can use arguably when you are stating your opinion or belief, as a way of giving more authority to it.
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- argufied — Simple past tense and past participle of argufy.
- argufier — a person who argufies
- argufies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.