5-letter words containing u, a
- haugh — a stretch of alluvial land forming part of a river valley; bottom land.
- haulm — stems or stalks collectively, as of grain or of peas, beans, or hops, especially as used for litter or thatching.
- hauls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of haul.
- hault — (obsolete) Lofty; haughty.
- haunt — to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
- hausa — a member of an indigenous people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger whose culture has been strongly influenced by Islam.
- haute — high-class or high-toned; fancy: an haute restaurant that attracts a monied crowd.
- heiau — An ancient Hawaiian temple or sacred site.
- hinau — a tall New Zealand tree, Elaeocarpus dentatus, with white flowers and purple fruit
- houma — a city in S Louisiana.
- huang — river in N China, flowing from Tibet into the Gulf of Bo Hai: c. 3,395 mi (5,464 km)
- hudna — a truce or ceasefire for a fixed duration
- huila — Mount, a volcano in central Colombia. 18,700 feet (5700 meters).
- hujra — A drawing room where guests are entertained in Pashtun areas of Pakistan.
- hulas — Plural form of hula.
- human — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- humma — (chat) A filler word used on various "chat" and "talk" programs when you had nothing to say but felt that it was important to say something. The word apparently originated (at least with this definition) on the MECC Timeshare System (MTS, a now-defunct educational time-sharing system running in Minnesota during the 1970s and the early 1980s) but was later sighted on early Unix systems.
- hunan — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in S China. 81,274 sq. mi. (210,500 sq. km). Capital: Changsha.
- husak — Gustáv [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1913–91, Czechoslovak political leader: first secretary of the Communist Party 1969–87; president 1975–89.
- hutia — A medium-sized rodent of the family Capromyidae that inhabit the Caribbean islands; 14 extant species.
- huzza — the exclamation “huzzah.”.
- iglau — Jihlava.
- inula — Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
- irazu — Mount, a volcano in central Costa Rica. 11,200 feet (3414 meters).
- jambu — Alternative form of jambul.
- jammu — a city in and the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, in the SW part, in N India.
- janus — an ancient Roman god of doorways, of beginnings, and of the rising and setting of the sun, usually represented as having one head with two bearded faces back to back, looking in opposite directions.
- jauks — to dally; dawdle.
- jaunt — a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
- jaups — a splash, spurt, or drop of water.
- joual — any of the nonstandard dialects of Canadian French, characterized by deviations from the standard phonology, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary, and often containing many borrowings from English.
- juana — a female given name.
- jubal — son of Lamech and Adah: the progenitor of musicians and those who produce musical instruments. Gen. 4:21.
- jucar — a river in E Spain, flowing S to the Mediterranean Sea near Valencia. About 316 miles (509 km) long.
- judah — the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:35.
- judas — the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:35.
- judea — the S region of ancient Palestine: existed under Persian, Greek, and Roman rule; divided between Israel and Jordan in 1948; since 1967 completely occupied by Israel.
- jugal — of or relating to the cheek or the cheekbone.
- julia — a female given name: derived from Julius.
- jumar — A clamp that is attached to a fixed rope and automatically tightens when weight is applied and relaxes when it is removed.
- jumna — a river in N India, flowing SE from the Himalayas to the Ganges at Allahabad. 860 miles (1385 meters) long.
- junta — a small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.
- jural — pertaining to law; legal.
- jurat — Law. a certificate on an affidavit, by the officer, showing by whom, when, and before whom it was sworn to.
- jurua — a river in E and W South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
- juxta — In males of most species of order Lepidoptera, an organ that supports the aedeagus and is located between the two valvae.
- kabul — a republic in central Asia, NW of India and E of Iran. 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km). Capital: Kabul.
- kafue — a river in S central Africa, flowing SE along the Zaire-Zambia border and then SW and E through Zambia to the Zambezi River above Kariba Lake. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- kagus — Plural form of kagu.
- kaiju — A giant monster, particularly such as those common to Japanese science fiction films, like Godzilla or Gamera. Short for \u5927\u602a\u7363 (giant kaiju).