8-letter words containing au
- isaurian — of or relating to Isauria, an ancient district of S central Asia Minor, or its inhabitants
- jambeaux — Plural form of jambeau.
- jaundice — Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
- jaunters — Plural form of jaunter.
- jauntier — Comparative form of jaunty.
- jauntily — easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- jaunting — a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
- jungfrau — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. 13,668 feet (4166 meters).
- kaukauna — a city in E Wisconsin.
- kaumatua — a senior member of a tribe; elder
- kauravas — (in the Mahabharata) the cousins and enemies of the Pandavas.
- keelhaul — Nautical. to haul (an offender) under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side as a punishment.
- kefauver — Estes [es-tis] /ˈɛs tɪs/ (Show IPA), 1903–63, U.S. political leader: U.S. senator 1949–63.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- krakatau — a volcano and small island in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra: violent eruption 1883.
- langauge — Misspelling of language.
- langlauf — the sport of cross-country skiing.
- laudable — deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
- laudably — deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
- laudanum — a tincture of opium.
- laudator — One who lauds.
- laugh at — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- laughers — Plural form of laugher.
- laugheth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'laugh'.
- laughful — full of laughter
- laughing — that laughs or is given to laughter: a laughing child.
- laughlin — James, IV, 1914–97, U.S. editor, publisher, and poet.
- laughter — the action or sound of laughing.
- laughton — Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- launched — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- launcher — a person or thing that launches.
- launches — Plural form of launch.
- launders — Plural form of launder.
- laurasia — a hypothetical landmass in the Northern Hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic Era: split apart to form North America and Eurasia.
- laureate — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- laureled — Crowned with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate.
- laurence — a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lauretta — a female given name, form of Laura.
- lausanne — a canton in W Switzerland. 1239 sq. mi. (3210 sq. km). Capital: Lausanne.
- linehaul — noting or pertaining to the transport, usually by truck, of heavy loads of freight for long distances or between cities.
- macaulay — Dame Rose, c1885–1958, English poet and novelist.
- maiasaur — a large hadrosaur, Maiasaura peeblesorum, that is thought to have cared for its young.
- mairehau — a small aromatic shrub Phebalium nudum, of New Zealand's North Island
- marauded — to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
- marauder — to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
- marivaux — Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de [pyer kar-le duh shahn-blan duh] /pyɛr karˈlɛ də ʃɑ̃ˈblɛ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1688–1763, French dramatist and novelist.
- maubeuge — a city in N France, on the Sambre River, near the Belgian border.
- maudling — Present participle of maudle.
- maudslay — Henry, 1771–1831, English mechanical engineer.
- maulmain — Moulmein.