5-letter words containing u, i
- simul — (in prescriptions) together.
- sinus — a curve; bend.
- sioux — Dakota (defs 4, 6).
- sirup — to bring to the form or consistency of syrup.
- situs — position; situation.
- sluit — (in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- squib — a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing.
- squid — any of several ten-armed cephalopods, as of the genera Loligo and Ommastrephes, having a slender body and a pair of rounded or triangular caudal fins and varying in length from 4–6 inches (10–15 cm) to 60–80 feet (18–24 meters).
- squit — an insignificant person
- squiz — to peer at quickly and closely.
- sruti — the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- suing — to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages.
- suint — the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- suita — a city on S Honshu, in Japan: a suburb of Osaka.
- suite — a number of things forming a series or set.
- sulci — a furrow or groove.
- sunni — Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law. Compare Shiʿite.
- suomi — Finnish name of Finland.
- sushi — cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, usually shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood (nigiri-zushi) or formed into a long seaweed-wrapped roll, often around strips of vegetable or raw fish, and sliced into bite-size pieces (maki-zushi)
- susie — a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- suzie — a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- taihu — a lake in E central China, W of Shanghai: noted for scenery. 869 sq. mi. (2250 sq. km).
- thieu — Nguyen Van [ngoo-yen vahn,, noo-] /ˈŋuˈyɛn vɑn,, ˈnu-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2001, South Vietnamese political leader: president 1967–75.
- tibur — ancient name of Tivoli.
- tihua — former name of Ürümqi.
- timur — Tamerlane.
- titus — a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- tuile — a type of delicate almond-flavoured dessert biscuit
- tuism — the practice of putting the interests of another before one's own
- tulip — any of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- tumid — swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
- tunic — Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tunis — a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Capital: Tunis.
- tupik — (esp in the Arctic) a tent of animal skins, a traditional type of Inuit summer dwelling
- turin — a large island in the Mediterranean, W of Italy: with small nearby islands it comprises a department of Italy. 9301 sq. mi. (24,090 sq. km).
- turki — the Turkic languages of central Asia, taken collectively.
- tussi — Tutsi.
- tutsi — a member of a very tall, slender, cattle-raising people of Rwanda and Burundi.
- tutti — all; all the voices or instruments together.
- udine — a city in NE Italy.
- ugali — a type of stiff porridge made by mixing corn meal with boiling water: the basic starch constituent of a meal
- ugric — a branch of the Uralic family of languages, consisting of Hungarian and two languages, Khanty and Mansi, spoken in western Siberia.
- uigur — a member of a Turkish people dominant in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan from the 8th to 12th centuries a.d., and now living mainly in western China.
- ujiji — See under Kigoma-Ujiji.
- ukiah — a town in NW California.
- ulmin — a dark substance found in decaying vegetation
- umami — a strong meaty taste imparted by glutamate and certain other amino acids: often considered to be one of the basic taste sensations along with sweet, sour, bitter, and salty.
- umiak — an open Eskimo boat that consists of a wooden frame covered with skins and provided with several thwarts: used for transport of goods and passengers.
- umist — University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
- unami — a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.