5-letter words containing a, u
- cavum — (anatomy) A cavity.
- cavus — (geology) In planetary geology, it is used to refer to irregular steep-sided depressions that do not seem to be impact craters.
- ceuta — an enclave in Morocco on the Strait of Gibraltar, consisting of a port and military station: held by Spain since 1580. Pop: 74 931 (2003 est)
- chaus — (dated) Felis chaus, the jungle cat.
- chuba — A long sheepskin coat made of thick wool worn by Tibetans.
- chufa — a sedge, Cyperus esculentus, of warm regions of the Old World, with nutlike edible tubers
- couta — a type of traditional wooden sailing boat, originally used for fishing
- crura — the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- cuban — Cuban means belonging or relating to Cuba, or to its people or culture.
- cubba — (formerly, especially in creole-speaking cultures) a name given at birth to a black child, in accordance with African customs, indicating the child's sex and the day of the week on which he or she was born, as the male and female names for Sunday (Quashee and Quasheba) Monday (Cudjo or Cudjoe and Juba) Tuesday (Cubbena and Beneba) Wednesday (Quaco and Cuba or Cubba) Thursday (Quao and Abba) Friday (Cuffee or Cuffy and Pheba or Phibbi) and Saturday (Quamin or Quame and Mimba)
- culpa — an act of neglect
- cumae — the oldest Greek colony in Italy, founded about 750 bc near Naples
- cunha — Tristão da [treesh-toun] /triʃˈtãʊ̃/ (Show IPA), 1460–1540? Portuguese navigator and explorer.
- cuppa — A cuppa is a cup of tea.
- curia — the papal court and government of the Roman Catholic Church
- cutan — (biochemistry) A hydrocarbon polymer, of uncertain structure but thought to be similar to kerogen, found in some plants.
- dafuq — (vulgar, internet slang) The fuck.
- dasyu — a member of the Asuras, survivors of the ancient culture of Harappa: defeated by Indra.
- datuk — (in Malaysia) a title denoting membership of a high order of chivalry
- datum — a single piece of information; fact
- daube — a braised meat stew
- daubs — Plural form of daub.
- dauby — Smeary; viscous; glutinous; adhesive.
- dauer — (nematology) A developmental stage of certain nematode larvae in which they exhibit increased durability.
- daugh — An old Scots unit of measure equal to four ploughgates.
- dault — a child who is brought up in a family to which he or she has no blood connection
- daunt — If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- dauts — to caress.
- dayum — (slang, emphatic) eye dialect of damn, representing Southern US.
- dihua — former name of Ürümqi.
- donau — German name of Danube.
- douai — a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- doula — a woman who assists women during labor and after childbirth.
- douma — duma.
- doura — a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.
- duala — Douala.
- duals — of, relating to, or noting two.
- duane — a male given name.
- dubai — an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.
- dubna — a new town in W Russia, founded in 1956: site of the United Institute of Nuclear Research. Pop: 60 951 (2002)
- ducal — of or relating to a duke or dukedom.
- ducat — any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284. Compare sequin (def 2).
- dufay — Guillaume [gee-yohm] /giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), c1400–74, Flemish composer.
- dukas — Paul (Abraham) [pawl a-bra-am] /pɔl a braˈam/ (Show IPA), 1865–1935, French composer.
- dukka — a mix of ground roast nuts and spices, originating in Egypt, and used for sprinkling on meat or as a dip
- dulia — veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- dumas — (in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- dumka — a Slavic folk song that alternates in character between sadness and gaiety.
- dunai — the Danube
- dunaj — Czech and Slovak name of the Dvina.