7-letter words containing s, a, u
- upspear — (of grass or plants) to grow upwards in a spear-like manner
- upstage — on or toward the back of the stage.
- upstair — up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.
- upstand — to rise to one's feet; stand up
- upstare — to stare upwards
- upstart — a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence.
- upstate — the part of a state that is farther north or farther from the chief city, especially the northerly part of New York State.
- upswarm — to rise or send upwards in a swarm
- upwards — toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.
- urachus — a cord of tissue connecting a fetus's bladder to the umbilical cord
- uranous — containing trivalent uranium.
- uricase — an enzyme found in organisms from bacteria to mammals but absent in humans
- use tax — a state tax imposed on goods purchased outside a state for which state sales tax has not been paid.
- useable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- ushabti — shawabti.
- ushuaia — a city in S Argentina, on the S coast of Tierra del Fuego: the southernmost city in the world.
- uskudar — a town in NW Turkey, on the Asian shore of the Bosporus: a suburb of Istanbul.
- ustashi — (formerly) a terrorist organization of right-wing Yugoslav exiles dedicated to the overthrow of Communism in their homeland
- usually — habitual or customary: her usual skill.
- usucapt — to take possession of (property)
- vacuist — a person who believes in the existence of vacuums between molecules and atoms of matter or between bodies of the universe
- vacuous — without contents; empty: the vacuous air.
- vagitus — a new-born baby's first cry
- vaguest — not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.
- vareuse — a type of loose coat or jacket
- various — of different kinds, as two or more things; differing one from another: Various experiments have not proved his theory.
- vascula — a kind of case or box used by botanists for carrying specimens as they are collected.
- vaudois — Waldenses.
- vistula — a river in Poland, flowing N from the Carpathian Mountains past Warsaw into the Baltic near Danzig. About 650 miles (1050 km) long.
- voluspa — an Icelandic mythological poem
- vulgars — characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
- waesuck — alas
- walkups — Plural form of walkup.
- walnuts — Plural form of walnut.
- wash up — the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash.
- washout — a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain or by a flash flood.
- washtub — a tub for use in washing clothes, linens, etc.
- windaus — Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1876–1959, German chemist: Nobel prize 1928.
- xanthus — an ancient city of Lycia, in SW Asia Minor, near the mouth of the Xanthus River: site of archaeological remains.
- yakutsk — an autonomous republic in the NE Russian Federation in Asia. 1,198,146 sq. mi. (3,103,200 sq. km). Capital: Yakutsk.
- yaupons — Plural form of yaupon.
- yautias — Plural form of yautia.
- zagreus — a young god whose cult came from Crete to Greece, where he was identified with Dionysus. The son of Zeus by either Demeter or Persephone, he was killed by the Titans at the behest of Hera
- zakuska — an hors d'oeuvre.
- zakuski — an hors d'oeuvre.
- zamouse — a West African buffalo with short horns and fringed ears
- zealous — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- zeugmas — Plural form of zeugma.