9-letter words containing u, a
- appliqued — Appliqued shapes or fabric are formed from pieces of fabric which are stitched on to clothes or larger pieces of cloth.
- appliques — Plural form of applique.
- apronfuls — Plural form of apronful.
- aptitudes — Plural form of aptitude.
- aqua pura — pure water; esp., distilled water
- aqua-lung — a type of scuba apparatus no longer much used
- aquabatic — of or relating to gymnastic feats that are performed in water
- aquaboard — a board that can be used to ride on water
- aquadrome — a venue for water sports
- aquagenic — (medicine, dermatology) Caused by contact with water.
- aquaholic — Addicted to water.
- aquanauts — Plural form of aquanaut.
- aquaphobe — a person who is abnormally afraid of water
- aquaplane — a single board on which a person stands and is towed by a motorboat at high speed, as in water skiing
- aquaporin — any one of a group of proteins in cell membranes that allow the passage of water across the membrane
- aquarelle — a method of watercolour painting in transparent washes
- aquarists — Plural form of aquarist.
- aquariums — Plural form of aquarium.
- aquarobic — pertaining to exercises performed standing up in a swimming pool
- aquatinta — (dated, arts) aquatint.
- aquatints — Plural form of aquatint.
- aqueducts — Plural form of aqueduct.
- aqueously — in water, or by means of water
- aquiclude — any geological formation that absorbs and holds water but does not transmit it at a sufficient rate to supply springs, wells, etc.
- aquilegia — columbine
- aquitaine — a region of SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: a former Roman province and medieval duchy. It is generally flat in the west, rising to the slopes of the Massif Central in the northeast and the Pyrenees in the south; mainly agricultural
- aquitards — Plural form of aquitard.
- arabesque — An arabesque is a position in ballet dancing. The dancer stands on one leg with their other leg lifted and stretched out backwards, and their arms stretched out in front of them.
- aracatuba — a city in SE Brazil.
- araucania — a region of central Chile, inhabited by Araucanian Indians
- araucaria — any tree of the coniferous genus Araucaria of South America, Australia, and Polynesia, such as the monkey puzzle and bunya-bunya
- arbitrium — the power to decide
- arboreous — thickly wooded; having many trees
- arboretum — An arboretum is a specially designed garden of different types of trees.
- arbovirus — any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks
- arbuthnot — John. 1667–1735, Scottish physician and satirist: author of The History of John Bull (1712) and, with others, of the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus (1741)
- arbutuses — Plural form of arbutus.
- archdruid — a chief or principal druid
- archducal — of or relating to an archduke, archduchess, or archduchy
- archduchy — the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess
- archdukes — Plural form of archduke.
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- archosaur — any of a group of reptiles consisting of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, modern birds, modern crocodiles and extinct relatives of crocodiles, all having a diapsid skull
- arcminute — unit of angular measurement, 1⁄60 of a degree
- arcturian — a first-magnitude star in the constellation Boötes.
- arcuately — In an arcuate way.
- arcuation — the use of arches or vaults in buildings
- arduously — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- areopagus — the hill to the northwest of the Acropolis in Athens
- arethusas — Plural form of arethusa.