8-letter words containing a, u
- afflatus — an impulse of creative power or inspiration, esp in poetry, considered to be of divine origin (esp in the phrase divine afflatus)
- affluent — If you are affluent, you have a lot of money.
- affluxes — Plural form of afflux.
- affusion — the baptizing of a person by pouring water onto his head
- aflutter — in or into a nervous or excited state
- aftersun — a moisturizing lotion applied to the skin to soothe sunburn and avoid peeling
- agaricus — any mushroom of the genus Agaricus, comprising the meadow mushrooms and a commercially grown species, A. brunnescens.
- agendums — matters to be attended to, as at a meeting of a committee
- ageratum — any tropical American plant of the genus Ageratum, such as A. houstonianum and A. conyzoides, which have thick clusters of purplish-blue flowers
- aguacate — an avocado
- aguelike — as if suffering from fever
- agueweed — a North American gentianaceous plant, Gentiana quinquefolia, that has clusters of pale blue-violet or white flowers
- aguishly — in an aguish manner
- ahuzzath — a friend of Abimelech with whom he journeyed from Gerar to make a covenant with Isaac in Beersheba. Gen. 26:26–31.
- aidoneus — a king of Thesprotia.
- aiguille — a rock mass or mountain peak shaped like a needle
- aimfully — in an aimful manner
- air duct — a pipe or channel permitting air to travel through a system, building, or other structure, such as a mine
- air plug — a plug making an airtight seal to a vent.
- air pump — a device for pumping air in or out of something
- airbound — supported by air
- airbrush — An airbrush is an artist's tool which sprays paint onto a surface.
- airburst — the explosion of a bomb, shell, etc, in the air
- akureyri — a city in N Iceland.
- al hufuf — a town in E Saudi Arabia: a trading centre with nearby oilfields and oases. Pop: 331 000 (2005 est)
- alajuela — a city in central Costa Rica.
- alamiqui — almique (def 3).
- alaouite — a member of a Shiite sect of Syrian Muslims
- albarium — a stucco used in ancient times, made from powdered marble and lime mortar and often polished.
- albumens — Plural form of albumen.
- albumina — Plural form of albumen.
- albumins — Plural form of albumin.
- albumose — any of a class of chemical compounds derived from albumins by the action of certain enzymes, as in digestion
- alburnum — sapwood
- alchuine — (Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- alcinous — (in Homer's Odyssey) a Phaeacian king at whose court the shipwrecked Odysseus told of his wanderings
- alehouse — An alehouse is a pub.
- aleurone — finely granulated protein present in seeds generally and forming the outer layer of cereal seeds
- aleutian — of, denoting, or relating to the Aleutian Islands, the Aleuts, or their language
- alguacil — a Spanish law officer similar to a sheriff or chief constable
- alguazil — An officer of the law in Spain or Latin America. (from 16th c.).
- alinotum — the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- aliquant — of, signifying, or relating to a quantity or number that is not an exact divisor of a given quantity or number
- aliquote — Misspelling of aliquot.
- aliquots — Plural form of aliquot.
- alitrunk — (zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
- alleluia — Alleluia means the same as hallelujah.
- allmouth — angler (def 3).
- allocute — (chiefly, US, legal) To make an allocution.
- allodium — lands held in absolute ownership, free from such obligations as rent or services due to an overlord