8-letter words containing r, a, u
- argutely — in an argute manner
- ariminum — Rimini
- armarium — ambry (def 1).
- armature — a revolving structure in an electric motor or generator, wound with the coils that carry the current
- armgaunt — (of limbs) slender
- armguard — a band of leather or other material worn about the wrist or lower part of the arm for protection and support.
- arminius — ?17 bc–?21 ad, Germanic chieftain: organized a revolt against the Romans in 9 ad
- armoured — Armoured vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.
- armourer — An armourer is someone who makes or supplies weapons.
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- arquebus — a portable long-barrelled gun dating from the 15th century: fired by a wheel-lock or matchlock
- arsenous — of or containing trivalent arsenic
- arsonous — relating to arson
- artfully — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- arthouse — a cinema which specializes in showing films which are not part of the commercial mainstream
- aruspicy — haruspicy.
- asarotum — (in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- assuager — Someone who or something which assuages.
- assuerus — Ahasuerus.
- assurers — Plural form of assurer.
- assuring — to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to: She assured us that everything would turn out all right.
- 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
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- aubrieta — any of a genus (Aubrieta) of plants of the crucifer family native to the Middle East, with showy, purplish flowers: often grown in rock gardens
- auditors — Plural form of auditor.
- auditory — Auditory means related to hearing.
- auerbach — Frank (Helmuth). born 1931, British painter, born in Germany, noted esp for his use of impasto
- augsburg — a city in S Germany, in Bavaria: founded by the Romans in 14 bc; site of the diet that produced the Peace of Augsburg (1555), which ended the struggles between Lutherans and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire and established the principle that each ruler should determine the form of worship in his lands. Pop: 259 217 (2003 est)
- augurate — The position or office of an augur.
- augurers — Plural form of augurer.
- auguries — Plural form of augury.
- auguring — an excessively talkative person.
- aularian — a student at an English university who belongs to a hall as opposed to a college
- aumildar — a manager or agent.
- aurality — the quality, condition, or degree of being aural
- auramine — a yellow, crystalline solid, C 17 H 22 ClN 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, used chiefly as a dye for paper and leather.
- 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
- aurelius — Marcus(Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) a.d. 121-180; Rom. emperor (161-180) & Stoic philosopher
- aureolae — Plural form of aureola.
- aureoles — Plural form of aureole.
- aureolin — a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- auricled — (botany) auriculate.
- auricles — Plural form of auricle.
- auricula — a widely cultivated alpine primrose, Primula auricula, with leaves shaped like a bear's ear
- aurifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aurify.
- auriform — shaped like an ear; auricular
- aurignac — a village in S France: many prehistoric artifacts found in area.
- aurorean — of or resembling dawn