8-letter words containing u, a
- an nafud — Nefud Desert.
- anacusis — total deafness.
- analogue — If one thing is an analogue of another, it is similar in some way.
- anapurna — Annapurna
- anchusin — alkanet (sense 1) alkanet (sense 1c)
- ancohuma — one of the two peaks of Mount Sorata
- anconeus — (anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
- anctious — Obsolete form of anxious.
- anemious — (of a plant) Growing in exposed windy places.
- anestrus — in the breeding cycle of many mammals, the period of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
- aneurine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
- aneurism — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- aneurysm — a sac formed by abnormal dilation of the weakened wall of a blood vessel
- angerful — Full of anger, expressing anger.
- anginous — of, noting, or pertaining to angina, especially angina pectoris.
- angklung — an Asian musical instrument made from bamboo
- angledug — an earthworm
- angstful — Full of angst; fearful; apprehensive.
- anguilla — an island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands: part of the British associated state of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla from 1967 until 1980, when it reverted to the status of a British dependency and is now a UK Overseas Territory. Pop: 15 754 (2013 est). Area: 90 sq km (35 sq miles)
- anguiped — having snakes for feet or legs
- angulate — having angles or an angular shape
- angulose — having angles
- angulous — angular or having angles
- angus og — the god of love and beauty
- anhungry — (obsolete, rare) Hungry.
- anianiau — a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxops parva, occurring in the high forests of Kauai.
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- announce — If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially.
- annually — of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary.
- annulary — (archaic) Having the form of a ring; annular.
- annulate — having, composed of, or marked with rings
- annulets — Plural form of annulet.
- annulled — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- annunzio — Gabriele [gah-bree-e-le] /ˌgɑ briˈɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), D'Annunzio, Gabriele.
- anourous — anurous.
- anovular — not associated with or accompanied by ovulation
- anquetil — Jacques [zhak] /ʒak/ (Show IPA), 1934–87, French cyclist with five victories (1957, 1961–64) in the Tour de France.
- antabuse — a drug, a brand of disulfiram, used in the treatment of alcoholism, that acts by inducing nausea and other unpleasant symptoms following ingestion of alcohol; tetraethylthiuram disulphide
- anticous — (in plants) facing the axis of the flower
- anticult — opposed to religious cults
- antidrug — (of a person, group or initiative) discouraging illegal drug use
- antidune — a sand hill or inclined bedding plane that forms a steep slope against the direction of a fast-flowing current
- antifoul — (rare) Antifouling.
- antiguan — of or relating to Antigua or its inhabitants
- antimuon — the antiparticle of a muon
- antinous — the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.
- antinuke — opposed to nuclear weapons or energy
- antiphus — (in the Iliad) a Trojan ally, the son of Talaemenes and a nymph.
- antiqued — An antiqued object is modern but has been made to look like an antique.