6-letter words containing u
- airgun — An airgun is a gun which is fired by means of air pressure.
- akhund — (chiefly, historical) A spiritual leader in Persia and parts of Central Asia.
- akubra — a brand of Australian hat
- alarum — an alarm, esp a call to arms
- albugo — a disease of the eye in which a white opacity forms on the cornea
- albums — Plural form of album.
- alcuin — 735–804 ad, English scholar and theologian; friend and adviser of Charlemagne
- all up — the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year.
- allium — any plant of the genus Allium, such as the onion, garlic, shallot, leek, or chive: family Alliaceae
- allude — If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way.
- allure — to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
- allyou — all of you
- almous — alms.
- almuce — a fur-lined hood or cape formerly worn by members of certain religious orders, more recently by canons of France
- aloeus — a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- aludel — a pear-shaped vessel, open at both ends, formerly used with similar vessels for collecting condensates, esp of subliming mercury
- alulae — Plural form of alula.
- alumna — a female graduate of a school, college, etc
- alumni — a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alveus — The channel of a river.
- amadou — a spongy substance made from certain fungi, such as Polyporus (or Fomes) fomentarius and related species, used as tinder to light fires, in medicine to stop bleeding, and, esp formerly, by anglers to dry off dry flies between casts
- ambush — If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
- amicus — an abbreviation of amicus curiae
- amomum — any of a genus of plants belonging to the ginger family, notable for their pungency and aromatic properties
- amoung — Archaic spelling of among.
- amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
- amours — Plural form of amour.
- amp up — to increase
- ampule — An ampule is a small container, usually made of glass, that contains a drug that will be injected into someone. The abbreviation amp is also used.
- ampuls — Plural form of ampul.
- amugis — a Philippine tree, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, of the cashew family.
- amulet — An amulet is a small object that you wear or carry because you think it will bring you good luck and protect you from evil or injury.
- amurca — the lees or sediment of olive oil.
- amused — If you are amused by something, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
- amuser — a person who amuses or entertains
- amuses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amuse.
- amusia — the inability to distinguish differences in musical pitch; tone deafness
- amycus — a son of Poseidon and one of the Meliae, known for his ruthlessness and his skill at boxing.
- amylum — starch
- anbury — a soft spongy tumour occurring in horses and oxen
- andrus — Andron.
- angust — (obsolete) Narrow; strait; contracted; not spacious.
- anicut — a dam, found in streams in India, which serves to control the flow of an irrigation system
- animus — If a person has an animus against someone, they have a strong feeling of dislike for them, even when there is no good reason for it.
- anlaut — initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- annual — Annual events happen once every year.
- annuli — a ring; a ringlike part, band, or space.
- annuls — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- anough — enough
- antrum — a natural cavity, hollow, or sinus, esp in a bone