7-letter words containing r, u
- amatuer — Misspelling of amateur.
- amature — Misspelling of amateur.
- amokura — a white pelagian bird, Paethon rubricauda, of tropical latitudes in the Indian and Pacific oceans, with a red beak and long red tail feathers
- amorous — If you describe someone's feelings or actions as amorous, you mean that they involve sexual desire.
- amusers — Plural form of amuser.
- aneuria — neurasthenia.
- aneurin — thiamine
- anguier — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- annuary — (obsolete) annual; yearly.
- annular — ring-shaped; of or forming a ring
- anterus — Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- antifur — opposed to the wearing of fur garments
- anurans — Plural form of anuran.
- anurous — lacking a tail; tailless; acaudate
- apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- aqcuire — Misspelling of acquire.
- aquafer — Alternative form of aquifer.
- aquaria — a glass-sided tank, bowl, or the like, in which fish or other living aquatic animals or plants are kept.
- aquifer — In geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds water.
- aquiver — quivering
- aracaju — a port in E Brazil, capital of Sergipe state. Pop: 701 000 (2005 est)
- arausio — a town in SE France: a small principality in the Middle Ages, the descendants of which formed the House of Orange. Pop: 27 989 (1999)
- arbours — Plural form of arbour.
- arbutus — any of several temperate ericaceous shrubs of the genus Arbutus, esp the strawberry tree of S Europe. They have clusters of white or pinkish flowers, broad evergreen leaves, and strawberry-like berries
- arcanum — a profound secret or mystery known only to initiates
- archeus — the spirit or force which Paracelsians believed dwelt in, and presided over, all living things
- arcuate — shaped or bent like an arc or bow
- ardours — Plural form of ardour.
- arduous — Something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort.
- arenous — sandy
- arguers — Plural form of arguer.
- arguido — A person kept for questioning who is not a formal suspect.
- arguing — to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment.
- argulus — any of various parasites of the genus Argulus of the family Argulidae which affect fish and are a major threat to their health.
- arillus — an aril
- armfuls — Plural form of armful.
- armours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armour.
- armoury — A country's armoury is all the weapons and military equipment that it has.
- arnauld — Antoine, 1612–94, French Jansenist theologian and philosopher.
- arousal — Arousal is the state of being sexually excited.
- aroused — in a state of sexual arousal
- arouser — Someone or something that arouses.
- arouses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arouse.
- artfull — Obsolete spelling of artful.
- arugula — Arugula is a vegetable with green leaves that are used in salads.
- arundel — a town in S England, in West Sussex: 11th-century castle. Pop: 3297 (2001)
- aruspex — haruspex.
- aruwimi — a river in NE Democratic Republic of Congo, rising near Lake Albert as the Ituri and flowing west into the River Congo. Length: about 1288 km (800 miles)
- asprout — in a springing or sprouting manner