4-letter words containing u, l
- ould — (slang, Ireland) old, aged, long-established.
- oule — Obsolete spelling of owl.
- oulu — a city in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- paul — Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- plug — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- plum — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- plus — more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve.
- publ — published
- pula — a seaport in W Croatia, on the Istrian Peninsula.
- pule — to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- puli — one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- pulj — Pula.
- pulk — a sledge that is pulled by dogs while a person skis behind to steer and brake
- pull — pull media
- pulp — the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
- pulu — a soft, elastic vegetable fiber of yellow-brown hue obtained from the young fronds of Hawaiian tree ferns, used for mattress and pillow stuffing.
- puly — sickly; whining
- purl — the action or sound of purling.
- qual — (usually, in the plural) Qualifying exam. An exam taken by someone (usually a grad student or prospective grad student) to measure their mastery in something, usually an academic field.
- quel — The query language used by the database management system INGRES.
- rufl — Rhodes University Functional Language. A Miranda-like functional language from Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa with a SPARC code generator.
- rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- ruly — orderly; well-behaved; tidy
- ruml — Beardsley [beerdz-lee] /ˈbɪərdz li/ (Show IPA), 1894–1960, U.S. economist and businessman.
- saul — the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- scul — an old spelling of school when referring to a school of fish
- shul — a synagogue.
- slub — to extend (slivers of fiber) and twist slightly in carding.
- slue — to turn (a mast or other spar) around on its own axis, or without removing it from its place.
- slug — a hard blow or hit, especially with a fist or baseball bat.
- slum — Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slur — to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise.
- slut — Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- soul — the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- sulk — to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood: Promise me that you won't sulk if I want to leave the party early.
- sulu — a member of the most numerous tribe of Moros, living chiefly in the Sulu Archipelago.
- tdlu — Tanduay Distillery Labor Union
- tnlu — Tamil Nadu Labour Union
- tolu — Also called tolu balsam, balsam of tolu, tolu resin. a fragrant, yellowish-brown balsam or resin obtained from a South American leguminous tree, Myroxylon balsamum, and used in medicine as a stomachic and expectorant, and in perfumery.
- toul — a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- trlu — Taiwan Railway Labor Union
- tula — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tule — either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tull — Jethro (ˈdʒɛθrəʊ). 1674–1741, English agriculturalist, who invented the seed drill
- tulu — a Dravidian language spoken in Karnataka in southern India.
- udal — a form of freehold possession of land existing in northern Europe before the introduction of the feudal system and still used in Orkney and Shetland
- uele — a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- ugli — a large juicy yellow-skinned citrus fruit of the Caribbean: a cross between a tangerine, grapefruit, and orange
- ugly — very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
- uidl — Unique ID Listing