7-letter words containing u
- at stud — available for breeding
- ataturk — Kemal (kɛˈmɑːl), real name Mustafa Kemal. 1881– 1938, Turkish general and statesman; founder of the Turkish republic and president of Turkey (1923–38), who westernized and secularized the country
- atheous — having no concern or regard for the matters surrounding the actuality of a God
- atriums — Plural form of atrium.
- attucks — Crispus [kris-puh s] /ˈkrɪs pəs/ (Show IPA), 1723?–70, American patriot, probably a fugitive slave, killed in the Boston Massacre.
- attuent — characterized by or having the function of attuition
- attuite — to perceive or become aware of by attuition
- attuned — If you are attuned to something, you can understand and appreciate it.
- attunes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attune.
- au fait — If you are au fait with something, you are familiar with it and know about it.
- au fond — fundamentally; essentially
- au lait — prepared or served with milk
- au pair — An au pair is a young person from a foreign country who lives with a family in order to learn the language and who helps to look after the children.
- aubades — Plural form of aubade.
- aubaine — (historical, legal) succession to the goods of a stranger not naturalized.
- aubanel — Théodore [tey-aw-dawr] /teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1829–86, French poet.
- auberge — an inn or tavern
- auction — An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
- audible — A sound that is audible is loud enough to be heard.
- audibly — capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.
- audient — a person who hears or listens
- audions — an early type of triode.
- audited — Simple past tense and past participle of audit.
- auditee — a person or organization that is audited
- auditor — An auditor is an accountant who officially examines the accounts of organizations.
- audubon — John James. 1785–1851, US naturalist and artist, noted particularly for his paintings of birds in Birds of America (1827–38)
- aufgabe — a task or an assignment
- aughter — to own; possess.
- augitic — Containing augite.
- augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
- augural — the art or practice of an augur; divination.
- augured — an excessively talkative person.
- augurer — (obsolete) An augur.
- augusta — a city in the US, in Georgia. Pop: 193 316 (2003 est) (including Richmond)
- auguste — a type of circus clown who usually wears battered ordinary clothes and is habitually maladroit or unlucky
- aunties — Informal. aunt.
- aurally — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing.
- aurated — combined with auric acid
- aurates — Plural form of aurate.
- auratic — Resembling an aura.
- aureate — covered with gold; gilded
- aureity — the attributes or properties of gold
- aurelia — any large jellyfish of the order Acalephae
- aureola — a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- aureole — (esp in paintings of Christian saints and the deity) a border of light or radiance enveloping the head or sometimes the whole of a figure represented as holy
- auricle — the upper chamber of the heart; atrium
- aurides — Plural form of auride.
- aurigny — one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel: separated from the French coast by a dangerous tidal channel (the Race of Alderney). Pop: 2294 (2001). Area: 8 sq km (3 sq miles)
- aurochs — a recently extinct member of the cattle tribe, Bos primigenius, that inhabited forests in N Africa, Europe, and SW Asia. It had long horns and is thought to be one of the ancestors of modern cattle
- aurorae — the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn. Compare Eos.