7-letter words containing u, n
- annicut — a dam in India constructed in order to supply waterways leading from it
- annuals — of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary.
- annuary — (obsolete) annual; yearly.
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- annular — ring-shaped; of or forming a ring
- annulet — a moulding in the form of a ring, as at the top of a column adjoining the capital
- annulus — the area between two concentric circles
- anouilh — Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1910–87, French dramatist, noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths: his works include Eurydice (1942), Antigone (1944), and Becket (1959)
- antaeus — an African giant who was invincible as long as he touched the ground, but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed to death
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- anterus — Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- antibug — acting against computer bugs
- anticum — pronaos.
- antiflu — acting against influenza
- antifur — opposed to the wearing of fur garments
- antigua — an island in the Caribbean, one of the Leeward Islands: a British colony, with its dependency Barbuda, until 1967, when it became a British associated state; it became independent in 1981 as part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda. Area: 279 sq km (108 sq miles)
- antigun — opposed to the possession and proliferation of guns
- antique — An antique is an old object such as a piece of china or furniture which is valuable because of its beauty or rarity.
- antisub — (informal) antisubmarine.
- anurans — Plural form of anuran.
- anurous — lacking a tail; tailless; acaudate
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- apolune — the point in a lunar orbit when a spacecraft is at its greatest distance from the moon
- aquilon — the north wind
- aquinas — Saint Thomas. 1225–74, Italian theologian, scholastic philosopher, and Dominican friar, whose works include Summa contra Gentiles (1259–64) and Summa Theologiae (1267–73), the first attempt at a comprehensive theological system. Feast day: Jan 28
- arcanum — a profound secret or mystery known only to initiates
- arenous — sandy
- arguing — to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment.
- arnauld — Antoine, 1612–94, French Jansenist theologian and philosopher.
- arundel — a town in S England, in West Sussex: 11th-century castle. Pop: 3297 (2001)
- ascaunt — in a slantwise manner
- asquint — with a glance from the corner of the eye, esp a furtive one
- astound — If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
- asudden — in an abrupt manner
- asunder — If something tears or is torn asunder, it is violently separated into two or more parts or pieces.
- attuent — characterized by or having the function of attuition
- attuned — If you are attuned to something, you can understand and appreciate it.
- attunes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attune.
- au fond — fundamentally; essentially
- aubaine — (historical, legal) succession to the goods of a stranger not naturalized.
- aubanel — Théodore [tey-aw-dawr] /teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1829–86, French poet.
- auction — An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
- audient — a person who hears or listens
- audions — an early type of triode.
- audubon — John James. 1785–1851, US naturalist and artist, noted particularly for his paintings of birds in Birds of America (1827–38)
- augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
- aunties — Informal. aunt.
- 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)
- automan — someone who manufactures motor cars
- autonym — a piece of literature published under the real name of an author