6-letter words containing u, a
- allyou — all of you
- almous — alms.
- almuce — a fur-lined hood or cape formerly worn by members of certain religious orders, more recently by canons of France
- aloeus — a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- aludel — a pear-shaped vessel, open at both ends, formerly used with similar vessels for collecting condensates, esp of subliming mercury
- alulae — Plural form of alula.
- alumna — a female graduate of a school, college, etc
- alumni — a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alveus — The channel of a river.
- amadou — a spongy substance made from certain fungi, such as Polyporus (or Fomes) fomentarius and related species, used as tinder to light fires, in medicine to stop bleeding, and, esp formerly, by anglers to dry off dry flies between casts
- ambush — If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
- amicus — an abbreviation of amicus curiae
- amomum — any of a genus of plants belonging to the ginger family, notable for their pungency and aromatic properties
- amoung — Archaic spelling of among.
- amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
- amours — Plural form of amour.
- amp up — to increase
- ampule — An ampule is a small container, usually made of glass, that contains a drug that will be injected into someone. The abbreviation amp is also used.
- ampuls — Plural form of ampul.
- amugis — a Philippine tree, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, of the cashew family.
- amulet — An amulet is a small object that you wear or carry because you think it will bring you good luck and protect you from evil or injury.
- amurca — the lees or sediment of olive oil.
- amused — If you are amused by something, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
- amuser — a person who amuses or entertains
- amuses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amuse.
- amusia — the inability to distinguish differences in musical pitch; tone deafness
- amycus — a son of Poseidon and one of the Meliae, known for his ruthlessness and his skill at boxing.
- amylum — starch
- anbury — a soft spongy tumour occurring in horses and oxen
- andrus — Andron.
- angust — (obsolete) Narrow; strait; contracted; not spacious.
- anicut — a dam, found in streams in India, which serves to control the flow of an irrigation system
- animus — If a person has an animus against someone, they have a strong feeling of dislike for them, even when there is no good reason for it.
- anlaut — initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- annual — Annual events happen once every year.
- annuli — a ring; a ringlike part, band, or space.
- annuls — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- anough — enough
- antrum — a natural cavity, hollow, or sinus, esp in a bone
- antung — Dandong
- anu ml — (language) An implementation of SML by the Australian National University for Motorola 68020, Vax and Pyramid.
- anubis — a deity, a son of Osiris, who conducted the dead to judgment. He is represented as having a jackal's head and was identified by the Greeks with Hermes
- anural — having no tail
- anuran — any of the vertebrates of the order Anura (or Salientia), characterized by absence of a tail and very long hind legs specialized for hopping: class Amphibia (amphibians). The group includes the frogs and toads
- anuria — complete suppression of urine formation, often as the result of a kidney disorder
- anuric — having anuria
- anused — (in combination) Having (or having the characteristics associated with) a specified form of anus.
- anuses — the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- aoudad — a wild mountain sheep, Ammotragus lervia, of N Africa, having horns curved in a semicircle and long hair covering the neck and forelegs
- aouita — Saïd (saɪˈiːd). born 1959, Moroccan middle-distance runner: set new world records for the 1500 metres (1987–93), 2000 metres (1987–95), and 5000 metres (1987–94)