8-letter words containing u
- amesbury — a town in NE Massachusetts.
- ammianus — Marcellinus [mahr-suh-lahy-nuh s] /ˌmɑr səˈlaɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c325–c398, Roman historian.
- ammonium — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group NH4– or the ion NH4+
- amoungst — Archaic form of amongst.
- amounted — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amourist — Alternative form of amorist.
- amourous — Alternative form of amorous.
- amphiuma — an aquatic, eellike salamander of the genus Amphiuma, of the southeastern U.S., having two pairs of very small feet.
- amplexus — the mating embrace of amphibians, particularly frogs and toads
- ampoules — Plural form of ampoule.
- ampullae — Anatomy. a dilated portion of a canal or duct, especially of the semicircular canals of the ear.
- amputate — To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged.
- amputees — Plural form of amputee.
- amuletic — having the qualities of a charm
- amundsen — Roald (ˈrɔald). 1872–1928, Norwegian explorer and navigator, who was the first man to reach the South Pole (1911)
- amusable — capable of being amused
- amusedly — in a way that shows one is amused
- amusette — a type of light field cannon
- amyelous — congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- amygdule — a small gas pocket, usually found in volcanic rock, partly or completely filled with a mineral, esp. a zeolite, calcite, or quartz
- an nafud — Nefud Desert.
- anacusis — total deafness.
- analogue — If one thing is an analogue of another, it is similar in some way.
- anapurna — Annapurna
- anchusin — alkanet (sense 1) alkanet (sense 1c)
- ancohuma — one of the two peaks of Mount Sorata
- anconeus — (anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
- anctious — Obsolete form of anxious.
- anemious — (of a plant) Growing in exposed windy places.
- anestrus — in the breeding cycle of many mammals, the period of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
- aneurine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
- aneurism — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- aneurysm — a sac formed by abnormal dilation of the weakened wall of a blood vessel
- angerful — Full of anger, expressing anger.
- anginous — of, noting, or pertaining to angina, especially angina pectoris.
- angklung — an Asian musical instrument made from bamboo
- angledug — an earthworm
- angstful — Full of angst; fearful; apprehensive.
- anguilla — an island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands: part of the British associated state of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla from 1967 until 1980, when it reverted to the status of a British dependency and is now a UK Overseas Territory. Pop: 15 754 (2013 est). Area: 90 sq km (35 sq miles)
- anguiped — having snakes for feet or legs
- angulate — having angles or an angular shape
- angulose — having angles
- angulous — angular or having angles
- angus og — the god of love and beauty
- anhungry — (obsolete, rare) Hungry.
- anianiau — a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxops parva, occurring in the high forests of Kauai.
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- announce — If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially.
- annually — of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary.
- annulary — (archaic) Having the form of a ring; annular.