8-letter words containing u
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- argufied — Simple past tense and past participle of argufy.
- argufier — a person who argufies
- argufies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- argutely — in an argute manner
- ariminum — Rimini
- armarium — ambry (def 1).
- armature — a revolving structure in an electric motor or generator, wound with the coils that carry the current
- armgaunt — (of limbs) slender
- armguard — a band of leather or other material worn about the wrist or lower part of the arm for protection and support.
- arminius — ?17 bc–?21 ad, Germanic chieftain: organized a revolt against the Romans in 9 ad
- armoured — Armoured vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.
- armourer — An armourer is someone who makes or supplies weapons.
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- arquebus — a portable long-barrelled gun dating from the 15th century: fired by a wheel-lock or matchlock
- arsenous — of or containing trivalent arsenic
- arsonous — relating to arson
- artfully — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- arthouse — a cinema which specializes in showing films which are not part of the commercial mainstream
- aruspicy — haruspicy.
- as usual — You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
- asarotum — (in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- asbestus — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- ascanius — the son of Aeneas and Creusa; founder of Alba Longa, mother city of Rome
- ascidium — part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
- asmodeus — (in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- aspidium — a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailments
- assaults — Plural form of assault.
- assoluta — absolute; supreme: a prima ballerina assoluta.
- assuaged — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- assuager — Someone who or something which assuages.
- assuages — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- assuerus — Ahasuerus.
- assuming — You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- assurers — Plural form of assurer.
- assuring — to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to: She assured us that everything would turn out all right.
- astounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astound.
- astucity — Craftiness; astuteness.
- asturian — of or relating to Asturias
- asturias — a region and former kingdom of NW Spain, consisting of a coastal plain and the Cantabrian Mountains: a Christian stronghold against the Moors (8th to 13th centuries); rich mineral resources
- astutely — of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
- asuncion — the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)
- at about — time: at approximately
- at fault — If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong.
- at issue — The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed.
- atheneum — (initial capital letter) a sanctuary of Athena at Athens, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars.