5-letter words containing a, n, u
- munia — Any of certain estrildid finches of the genera Lonchura (most instances) and Amandava (two species).
- nafud — Nefud Desert.
- nahum — a Minor Prophet of the 7th century b.c.
- nairu — the nonaccelerating inflation rate of unemployment: the lowest level of unemployment an economy can handle without causing inflation.
- nammu — a Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea: the mother of the gods and of heaven and earth.
- namur — a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- namus — (in Arab countries) A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to chastity of female family members.
- nandu — Any of three species of South American ratites of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia.
- naunt — (nonstandard, proscribed, dated) aunt, mine aunt.
- nauru — 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).
- nikau — Rhopalostylis sapida, a palm tree of New Zealand.
- noyau — A liqueur made of brandy flavored with fruit kernels.
- nuaaw — National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers: a former trade union in the United Kingdom representing agricultural labourers, etc
- nubia — a region in S Egypt and the Sudan, N of Khartoum, extending from the Nile to the Red Sea.
- nucha — nape.
- nugae — a number of unimportant matters or japes
- oaniu — Onitsha Ado National Improvement Union
- púcán — traditional Connemara open sailing boat
- punan — a member of a food-gathering people living in the forests of interior Borneo.
- punka — (especially in India) a fan, especially a large, swinging, screenlike fan hung from the ceiling and moved by a servant or by machinery.
- pusan — a seaport in SE South Korea.
- qanun — Alternative form of kanoon.
- quant — Mary, born 1934, English fashion designer and entrepreneur.
- quean — an overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy.
- quena — a recorderlike bamboo flute having a notched mouthpiece, used in Andean music.
- quina — the cinchona tree
- quran — Koran.
- ruana — a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- sanwu — South African National Workers Union
- sauna — a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- shaun — a male given name, form of John.
- snafu — a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: A ballot snafu in the election led to a recount. Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up. Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- sudan — a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- súgán — straw rope
- sunna — the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- sunya — that which exists absolutely and without predication.
- susan — a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- tabun — an organic compound used in chemical warfare as a lethal nerve gas. Formula: C2H5OP(O)(CN)N(CH3)2
- taunt — to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
- tauon — tau lepton.
- tunja — a city in central Colombia.
- tunka — wax gourd.
- uhlan — one of a group of lancers in a light-cavalry unit, first appearing in Europe in the Polish army.
- ulnad — towards the ulna
- ulnae — Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
- ulnar — Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
- ulpan — an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- ulsan — a city in SE South Korea.
- unami — a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- unapt — not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable: an unapt answer.