7-letter words containing u, i
- auratic — Resembling an aura.
- aureity — the attributes or properties of gold
- aurelia — any large jellyfish of the order Acalephae
- auricle — the upper chamber of the heart; atrium
- aurides — Plural form of auride.
- aurigny — one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel: separated from the French coast by a dangerous tidal channel (the Race of Alderney). Pop: 2294 (2001). Area: 8 sq km (3 sq miles)
- auspice — patronage or guidance (esp in the phrase under the auspices of)
- austria — a republic in central Europe: ruled by the Hapsburgs from 1282 to 1918; formed a dual monarchy with Hungary in 1867 and became a republic in 1919; a member of the European Union; contains part of the Alps, the Danube basin in the east, and extensive forests. Official language: German. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Vienna. Pop: 8 221 646 (2013 est). Area: 83 849 sq km (32 374 sq miles)
- auteuil — a former town, now part of Paris, France: noted for residences of Boileau, Talleyrand, Molière, La Fontaine, and other eminent people.
- autobio — autobiography.
- autoist — motorist.
- auxesis — growth in animal or plant tissues resulting from an increase in cell size without cell division
- auxetic — something that promotes auxesis
- auxinic — containing or relating to auxins
- azimuth — the angular distance usually measured clockwise from the north point of the horizon to the intersection with the horizon of the vertical circle passing through a celestial body
- azurine — a roach found in Europe, bluish in colour
- azurite — an azure-blue mineral associated with copper deposits. It is a source of copper. Composition: copper carbonate. Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2. Crystal structure: monoclinic
- badious — chestnut coloured; brownish-red
- bail up — to confine (a cow) or (of a cow) to be confined by the head in a bail
- bailout — A bailout of an organization or individual that has financial problems is the act of helping them by giving them money.
- bakunin — Mikhail (mixaˈil). 1814–76, Russian anarchist and writer: a prominent member of the First International, expelled from it after conflicts with Marx
- ballium — bailey.
- baluchi — a member of a Muslim people living chiefly in coastal Pakistan and Iran
- bauxite — Bauxite is a clay-like substance from which aluminium is obtained.
- beauish — vain and showy
- beautie — Obsolete spelling of beauty.
- bedouin — A Bedouin is a member of a particular Arab tribe.
- beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- beguine — a dance of South American origin in bolero rhythm
- belgium — a federal kingdom in NW Europe: at various times under the rulers of Burgundy, Spain, Austria, France, and the Netherlands before becoming an independent kingdom in 1830. It formed the Benelux customs union with the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1948 and was a founder member of the Common Market, now the European Union. It consists chiefly of a low-lying region of sand, woods, and heath (the Campine) in the north and west, and a fertile undulating central plain rising to the Ardennes Mountains in the southeast. Languages: French, Flemish (Dutch), German. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Brussels. Pop: 10 444 268 (2013 est). Area: 30 513 sq km (11 778 sq miles)
- bergius — Friedrich (Karl Rudolph) (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1884– 1949, German chemist, who invented a process for producing oil by high-pressure hydrogenation of coal: Nobel prize for chemistry 1931
- bezique — a card game for two or more players with tricks similar to whist but with additional points scored for honours and sequences: played with two packs with nothing below a seven
- bhikshu — a monk.
- bidault — Georges (ʒɔːrʒ). 1899–1983, French statesman; prime minister (1946, 1949–50). His opposition to Algerian independence led him to support the OAS: he was charged with treason (1963) and fled abroad
- bifidus — a genus of anaerobic bacteria, many of which are present natively in the human digestive system
- big bud — a serious disease of plants, esp of blackcurrants, in which the buds swell up as a result of attack by the gall mite Cecidophyopsis ribis
- big gun — If you refer to someone as a big gun, you mean that they have a lot of power or influence.
- bijapur — an ancient city in W India, in N Mysore: capital of a former kingdom, which fell at the end of the 17th century: cotton. Pop: 245 946 (2001)
- bilious — If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.
- billbug — a type of weevil
- biofuel — A biofuel is a gas, liquid, or solid from natural sources such as plants that is used as a fuel.
- biscuit — A biscuit is a small flat cake that is crisp and usually sweet.
- bisitun — Behistun.
- bismuth — a brittle pinkish-white crystalline metallic element having low thermal and electrical conductivity, which expands on cooling. It is widely used in alloys, esp low-melting alloys in fire safety devices; its compounds are used in medicines. Symbol: Bi; atomic no: 83; atomic wt: 208.98037; valency: 3 or 5; relative density: 9.747; melting pt: 271.4°C; boiling pt: 1564±5°C
- bisutun — Behistun.
- bitumed — covered with bitumen
- bitumen — Bitumen is a black sticky substance which is obtained from tar or petrol and is used in making roads.
- bivious — with a choice of two different ways
- bivouac — A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.
- blanqui — Louis Auguste (French lwi oɡyst). 1805–81, French revolutionary, who organized secret socialist societies and preached violent insurrection; he spent over 30 years in prison