7-letter words containing u
- arcanum — a profound secret or mystery known only to initiates
- archeus — the spirit or force which Paracelsians believed dwelt in, and presided over, all living things
- arcuate — shaped or bent like an arc or bow
- ardours — Plural form of ardour.
- arduous — Something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort.
- arenous — sandy
- arguers — Plural form of arguer.
- arguido — A person kept for questioning who is not a formal suspect.
- arguing — to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment.
- argulus — any of various parasites of the genus Argulus of the family Argulidae which affect fish and are a major threat to their health.
- arillus — an aril
- armfuls — Plural form of armful.
- armours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armour.
- armoury — A country's armoury is all the weapons and military equipment that it has.
- arnauld — Antoine, 1612–94, French Jansenist theologian and philosopher.
- arousal — Arousal is the state of being sexually excited.
- aroused — in a state of sexual arousal
- arouser — Someone or something that arouses.
- arouses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arouse.
- artfull — Obsolete spelling of artful.
- arugula — Arugula is a vegetable with green leaves that are used in salads.
- arundel — a town in S England, in West Sussex: 11th-century castle. Pop: 3297 (2001)
- aruspex — haruspex.
- aruwimi — a river in NE Democratic Republic of Congo, rising near Lake Albert as the Ituri and flowing west into the River Congo. Length: about 1288 km (800 miles)
- as much — You use as much in expressions such as 'I thought as much' and 'I guessed as much' after you have just been told something and you want to say that you already believed or expected it to be true.
- as such — You use as such with a negative to indicate that a word or expression is not a very accurate description of the actual situation.
- asbuilt — May refer to a field survey, construction drawing, 3D model, or other descriptive representation of an engineered project or a design. Derived from usage of the adjective asbuilt. (See examples.).
- ascaunt — in a slantwise manner
- asculum — an ancient town in Apulia, SE Italy: Pyrrhus defeated the Romans in 279 B.C.
- asexual — Something that is asexual involves no sexual activity.
- ask out — invite on a date
- asprout — in a springing or sprouting manner
- asquint — with a glance from the corner of the eye, esp a furtive one
- asquith — Herbert Henry, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith. 1852–1928, British statesman; prime minister (1908–16); leader of the Liberal Party (1908–26)
- assault — An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
- assuage — If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
- assumed — false; fictitious
- assumer — One who assumes.
- assumes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assume.
- assumpt — (obsolete) That which is assumed; an assumption.
- assured — Someone who is assured is very confident and relaxed.
- assurer — a person or thing that gives assurance
- assures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assure.
- assuror — a person who provides security for loss of life or property
- astbury — John. 1688–1743, English potter; earliest of the great Staffordshire potters
- astound — If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
- astuter — Comparative form of astute.
- asudden — in an abrupt manner
- asunder — If something tears or is torn asunder, it is violently separated into two or more parts or pieces.
- asylums — Plural form of asylum.