5-letter words containing u
- babur — (born Zahir ud-Din Mohammed) 1483-1530; founder & 1st emperor (1526-30) of the Mogul dynasty of India
- babus — a Hindu title of address equivalent to Sir, Mr., or Esquire.
- bacau — a city in E Romania on the River Bistrila: oil refining, textiles, paper. Pop: 128 000 (2005 est)
- bague — (architecture) The annular moulding or group of mouldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts.
- bahau — a member of any of several Dayak tribes of central and eastern Borneo.
- bahut — a portable, decorative chest, often with a round lid, primarily used for transporting clothing
- balun — a device for coupling two electrical circuit elements, such as an aerial and its feeder cable, where one is balanced and the other is unbalanced
- balut — Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell.
- bantu — Bantu means belonging or relating to a group of peoples in central and southern Africa. This use could cause offence.
- barbu — a threadfin, Polydactylus virginicus, inhabiting western Atlantic coastal waters.
- battu — (of a step) involving a beating movement
- batum — a city in Georgia: capital of the Adzhar Autonomous Republic; a major Black Sea port. Pop: 118 000 (2005 est)
- bauds — Plural form of baud.
- bauer — Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- baugh — Samuel Adrian ("Slinging Sammy") 1914–2008, U.S. football player and coach.
- baulk — the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion
- baume — designating or of either of two hydrometer scales used to indicate specific gravity
- bauru — a city in E Brazil.
- bayou — A bayou is a slow-moving, marshy area of water in the southern United States, especially Louisiana.
- beaus — Plural form of beau.
- beaut — You describe someone or something as a beaut when you think they are very good.
- beaux — beau
- bectu — Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
- begum — (in Pakistan and certain other Muslim countries) a woman of high rank, esp the widow of a prince
- begun — Begun is the past participle of begin.
- belau — Palau
- bemud — to cover with mud
- bennu — the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- benue — a state of SE Nigeria. Capital: Makurdi. Pop: 4 219 244 (2006). Area: 34 059 sq km (13 150 sq miles)
- beuys — Joseph (ˈjoːzɛf). 1921–86, German artist, a celebrated figure of the avant-garde, noted esp for his sculptures made of felt and animal fat
- bevue — a careless error
- bhuna — an Indian dish or sauce in which spices are dry-roasted in a pan and then combined with a moistening agent such as yogurt or water
- bijou — Small houses are sometimes described as bijou houses in order to make them sound attractive or fashionable.
- blaeu — Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- blaud — a large amount
- blued — the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- bluer — the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- blues — a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness
- bluet — a North American rubiaceous plant, Houstonia caerulea, with small four-petalled blue flowers
- bluey — a blanket
- bluff — A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
- blume — Judy, born 1938, U.S. novelist.
- blunk — to ruin, mismanage, or spoil
- blunt — If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
- blurb — The blurb about a new book, film, or exhibition is information about it that is written in order to attract people's interest.
- blurt — If someone blurts something, they say it suddenly, after trying hard to keep quiet or to keep it secret.
- blush — When you blush, your face becomes redder than usual because you are ashamed or embarrassed.
- bogue — a Mediterranean fish, Boops boops
- bogus — If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine.
- bolus — a small round soft mass, esp of chewed food