5-letter words containing lu
- luffs — Plural form of luff.
- lugar — Richard G(reen) born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1977–2013.
- luged — Simple past tense and past participle of luge.
- luger — Someone who competes in the luge.
- luges — Plural form of luge.
- luing — one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- lukan — of or relating to the Evangelist Luke or to the Gospel of Luke.
- lukas — Paul, 1895–1971, U.S. actor, born in Hungary.
- lulab — lulav.
- lulav — a palm branch for use with the etrog during the Sukkoth festival service.
- lulea — a seaport in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- lulls — to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
- lully — Italian Lulli [lool-lee] /ˈlul li/ (Show IPA). Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1632–87, French composer, especially of operas and ballets, born in Italy.
- lulus — Plural form of lulu.
- lumen — Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- lumic — Having the speed of light.
- lumme — (UK, dated) Expressing surprise.
- lummy — Alternative form of lumme.
- lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- lumpy — full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
- lunar — of or relating to the moon: the lunar orbit.
- lunch — a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- lundy — an island in SW England, in Devon, in the Bristol Channel: now a bird sanctuary. Pop: 28 (2007)
- lunen — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, NW Germany, on the Lippe River.
- lunes — a line for securing a hawk.
- lunet — a small moon or satellite
- lunge — a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- lungi — a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- lungo — An espresso drink made with more hot water than normal.
- lungs — either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- luni- — moon
- lunks — a dull or stupid person; blockhead.
- lunky — Stupid; slow-witted; unintelligent.
- lunts — a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- lupin — The common name for members of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
- lupus — lupus vulgaris.
- luray — a town in N Virginia: site of Luray Caverns.
- lurch — Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- lured — anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lurer — anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lures — Plural form of lure.
- lurex — Alternative capitalization of Lurex.
- lurgi — Alternative spelling of lurgy.
- lurgy — (British, slang) A fictitious, highly infectious disease; often used in the phrase
- luria — Salvador Edward, 1912–91, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1969.
- lurid — gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident.
- lurie — Alison. born 1926, US novelist. Her novels include Imaginary Friends (1967), The War Between the Tates (1974), Foreign Affairs (1985), and The Last Resort (1998)
- lurks — to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; remain in or around a place secretly or furtively.
- lurry — (transitive) To lug or pull about.
- lurve — (informal) Love, fondness.