7-letter words containing ua
- luangwa — a river in E Zambia, flowing SSW to the Zambezi River. 500 miles (805 km) long: forms part of boundary with Mozambique.
- luapula — a river in S central Africa, flowing E and N along the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Lake Mweru. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- madoqua — any small African antelope of the genus Madoqua
- mahuang — a Chinese shrub, Ephedra sinica, that is a source of ephedrine.
- managua — a republic in Central America. 57,143 sq. mi. (148,000 sq. km). Capital: Managua.
- mantuan — a city in E Lombardy, in N Italy: birthplace of Vergil.
- mantuas — Plural form of mantua.
- manuals — Plural form of manual.
- massaua — a seaport in E Eritrea, in N Ethiopia, on the Red Sea.
- morrhua — a codfish
- motagua — a river in S central Guatemala, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 250 miles (315 km) long.
- mutuals — Plural form of mutual.
- nahuatl — a member of any of various peoples of ancient origin ranging from southeastern Mexico to parts of Central America and including the Aztecs.
- nauruan — Republic of, an island republic in the Pacific, near the equator, W of the Gilbert Islands: administered by Australia before 1968. 8¼ sq. mi. (21 sq. km).
- naxuana — a city in W Azerbaijan, capital of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic: an ancient trading town; ceded to Russia in 1828. Pop: 66 800 (1994)
- nuanced — a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- nuances — a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- nuptual — Misspelling of nuptial.
- obitual — Of or relating to obits.
- oquassa — a small, dark-blue brook trout, Salvelinus oquassa, of Maine.
- ossuary — a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead.
- ouabain — a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 2 9 H 4 4 O 1 2 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
- ouakari — Alternative form of uakari.
- pai-hua — a colloquial form of written Chinese based on the spoken language, in use especially since 1917.
- pascual — of or relating to pasture
- pasqual — ["Pasqual: A Proposed Generalization of Pascal", R.D. Tennent, TR75-32, Queen's U, Canada, 1975].
- piquant — agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic.
- piragua — Also, pirogue. a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk.
- porirua — a city in New Zealand, on the North Island just north of Wellington. Pop: 50 600 (2004 est)
- punalua — a marriage between the sisters of one family and the brothers of another
- pursual — the act of pursuit
- qu yuan — Ch'ü Yüan.
- quacked — Simple past tense and past participle of quack.
- quacker — a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
- quadded — Also called quadrat. a piece of type metal of less height than the lettered types, serving to cause a blank in printed matter, used for spacing.
- quadrat — Printing. quad2 (def 1).
- quadrel — a square stone, brick, or tile.
- quadri- — four
- quadric — of the second degree (said especially of functions with more than two variables).
- quaeres — Plural form of quaere.
- quaffed — to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
- quaffer — to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
- quaggas — Plural form of quagga.
- quahaug — An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, Venus mercenaria.
- quahogs — Plural form of quahog.
- quailed — to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
- quailer — One who hunts quail.
- quaking — (of persons) to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like: He spoke boldly even though his legs were quaking.
- qualify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- quality — an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol.