8-letter words containing u, a
- artfully — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- arthouse — a cinema which specializes in showing films which are not part of the commercial mainstream
- aruspicy — haruspicy.
- as usual — You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
- asarotum — (in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- asbestus — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- ascanius — the son of Aeneas and Creusa; founder of Alba Longa, mother city of Rome
- ascidium — part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
- asmodeus — (in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- aspidium — a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailments
- assaults — Plural form of assault.
- assoluta — absolute; supreme: a prima ballerina assoluta.
- assuaged — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- assuager — Someone who or something which assuages.
- assuages — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- assuerus — Ahasuerus.
- assuming — You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- assurers — Plural form of assurer.
- assuring — to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to: She assured us that everything would turn out all right.
- astounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astound.
- astucity — Craftiness; astuteness.
- asturian — of or relating to Asturias
- asturias — a region and former kingdom of NW Spain, consisting of a coastal plain and the Cantabrian Mountains: a Christian stronghold against the Moors (8th to 13th centuries); rich mineral resources
- astutely — of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
- asuncion — the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)
- at about — time: at approximately
- at fault — If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong.
- at issue — The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed.
- atheneum — (initial capital letter) a sanctuary of Athena at Athens, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars.
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- ats&gwtu — All Trinidad Sugar and General Workers Trade Union
- attitude — Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave.
- attuning — Present participle of attune.
- aubrieta — any of a genus (Aubrieta) of plants of the crucifer family native to the Middle East, with showy, purplish flowers: often grown in rock gardens
- aubusson — a town in central France, in the Creuse department: a centre for flat-woven carpets and for tapestries since the 16th century. Pop: 4662 (1999)
- auckland — the chief port of New Zealand, in the northern part of North Island: former capital of New Zealand (1840–65). Pop: 450 300 (2010 est)
- auctions — Plural form of auction.
- audacity — Audacity is audacious behaviour.
- audhumla — a cow, owned by Ymir and born like him from drops of the melting primeval ice: its licking of a mass of salty ice exposed the first god, Buri.
- audibled — Simple past tense and past participle of audible.
- audibles — Plural form of audible.
- audience — The audience at a play, concert, film, or public meeting is the group of people watching or listening to it.
- audients — Plural form of audient.
- audioone — (tool, music) Digital recording and editing software developed by BizTrack Software Development for the dance, music, and audio industries. AudioOne includes a waveform recorder that allows signal manipulation, editing, and recording.
- auditees — Plural form of auditee.
- auditing — the act of inspecting, correcting, and certifying (accounts, etc)
- audition — An audition is a short performance given by an actor, dancer, or musician so that a director or conductor can decide if they are good enough to be in a play, film, or orchestra.
- auditive — a person who learns primarily by listening
- auditors — Plural form of auditor.