6-letter words containing U
Embark on an exploration of 6-letter words that contain the letter U. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate U within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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should | 10 | - | - |
around | 7 | used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction | news gets around (or about) |
enough | 10 | an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose | enough is as good as a feast |
course | 8 | general line of orientation | the river takes a southern course |
excuse | 15 | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | he kept finding excuses to stay |
number | 10 | put into a group | - |
minute | 8 | an indefinitely short time | it only takes a minute |
stupid | 9 | lacking intelligence | - |
though | 13 | - | - |
couple | 10 | link together | can we couple these proposals? |
return | 6 | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | the average return was about 5% |
future | 9 | the time yet to come | - |
turned | 7 | in an unpalatable state | - |
during | 8 | In the time of; as long as the action or existence of. | during life |
bought | 12 | - | - |
caught | 12 | - | - |
murder | 9 | kill intentionally and with premeditation | The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered |
hungry | 13 | (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous | hungry for recognition |
figure | 10 | one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | - |
public | 12 | people in general considered as a whole | he is a hero in the eyes of the public |
ground | 8 | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) | - |
church | 16 | a service conducted in a house of worship | don't be late for church |
summer | 10 | the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox | they spent a lazy summer at the shore |
unless | 6 | Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except. | we shall fail unless we are industrious |
double | 9 | used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis | - |
famous | 11 | widely known and esteemed | a famous actor |
beauty | 11 | a very attractive or seductive looking woman | - |
nature | 6 | a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe | the laws of nature |
taught | 10 | - | - |
cousin | 8 | the child of your aunt or uncle | - |
united | 7 | of or relating to two people who are married to each other | - |
guilty | 10 | showing a sense of guilt | a guilty look |
surely | 9 | definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') | the results are surely encouraging |
genius | 7 | unusual mental ability | - |
tongue | 7 | a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea | - |
bullet | 8 | a projectile that is fired from a gun | - |
amount | 8 | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | - |
ruined | 7 | doomed to extinction | - |
sudden | 8 | happening without warning or in a short space of time | a sudden storm |
buried | 9 | placed in a grave | the hastily buried corpses |
square | 15 | characterized by honesty and fairness | a square deal |
suffer | 12 | feel physical pain | - |
buying | 12 | the act of buying | buying and selling fill their days |
sexual | 13 | involved in a sexual relationship | the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife |
humans | 11 | all of the living human inhabitants of the earth | - |
result | 6 | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | - |
studio | 7 | an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen | - |
fought | 13 | - | - |
rescue | 8 | recovery or preservation from loss or danger | - |
junior | 13 | used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college | the junior class |
fucker | 15 | a stupid despised man | - |
refuse | 9 | refuse entrance or membership | - |
source | 8 | a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to | he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation |
guitar | 7 | a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking | - |
burned | 9 | ruined by overcooking | - |
houses | 9 | - | - |
fourth | 12 | in the fourth place | fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month |
button | 8 | a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism | - |
assume | 8 | make a pretence of | She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger |
guards | 8 | - | - |
unique | 15 | radically distinctive and without equal | Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint |
honour | 9 | the state of being honored | - |
auntie | 6 | the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle | - |
useful | 9 | being of use or service | the girl felt motherly and useful |
pushed | 12 | - | - |
urgent | 7 | compelling immediate action | the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!' |
jungle | 14 | a place where hoboes camp | - |
league | 7 | an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members | - |
favour | 12 | an act of gracious kindness | - |
secure | 8 | immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with | a secure telephone connection |
museum | 10 | a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value | - |
county | 11 | (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government | the county has a population of 12,345 people |
russia | 6 | a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991 | - |
hunter | 9 | a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel | - |
august | 7 | profoundly honored | - |
clouds | 9 | - | - |
launch | 11 | the act of propelling with force | - |
supply | 13 | circulate or distribute or equip with | supply blankets for the beds |
butter | 8 | a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head | - |
colour | 8 | any material used for its color | - |
status | 6 | a state at a particular time | the current status of the arms negotiations |
assure | 6 | cause to feel sure; give reassurance to | The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe |
struck | 12 | (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming | awe-struck |
turkey | 13 | an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual | the first experiment was a real turkey |
circus | 10 | a genus of haws comprising the harriers | - |
tunnel | 6 | move through by or as by digging | - |
unlike | 10 | not equal in amount | they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities |
backup | 16 | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | - |
actual | 8 | being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something | her actual motive |
unable | 8 | lacking in power or forcefulness | like an unable phoenix in hot ashes |
outfit | 9 | gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose | - |
busted | 9 | out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') | the coke machine is busted |
insult | 6 | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect | turning his back on me was a deliberate insult |
liquor | 15 | an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented | - |
punish | 11 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on | we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again |
supper | 10 | a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime | - |
budget | 10 | a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them | the president submitted the annual budget to Congress |
burden | 9 | weight down with a load | - |
cursed | 9 | deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier | villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed |
absurd | 9 | a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless | The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth |
makeup | 14 | cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance | - |
muscle | 10 | possessing muscular strength | - |
hunger | 10 | a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation | - |
unfair | 9 | not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception | used unfair methods |
deputy | 12 | an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent | - |
statue | 6 | a sculpture representing a human or animal | - |
ritual | 6 | any customary observance or practice | - |
sucker | 12 | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | - |
rubber | 10 | an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil | - |
upside | 9 | the highest or uppermost side of anything | - |
bucket | 14 | the quantity contained in a bucket | - |
buddha | 13 | founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC) | - |
purple | 10 | a purple color or pigment | - |
sunset | 6 | the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon | - |
visual | 9 | visible | a visual presentation |
author | 9 | someone who originates or causes or initiates something | - |
bureau | 8 | furniture with drawers for keeping clothes | - |
values | 9 | beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something) | he has very conservatives values |
liquid | 16 | changed from a solid to a liquid state | - |
mature | 8 | (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination | - |
avenue | 9 | a wide street or thoroughfare | - |
autumn | 8 | the season when the leaves fall from the trees | - |
turtle | 6 | overturn accidentally | - |
tissue | 6 | a soft thin (usually translucent) paper | - |
injury | 16 | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat | - |
cruise | 8 | an ocean trip taken for pleasure | - |
subway | 14 | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) | in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground' |
ensure | 6 | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | - |
humble | 13 | of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | of humble (or lowly) birth |
salute | 6 | propose a toast to | - |
judges | 15 | a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges | - |
campus | 12 | a field on which the buildings of a university are situated | - |
turner | 6 | United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951) | - |
luxury | 16 | the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive | - |
medium | 11 | (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public | - |
bubble | 12 | flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | - |
volume | 11 | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together | - |
burger | 9 | United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995) | - |
mouths | 11 | - | - |
bounce | 10 | move up and down repeatedly | - |
bugger | 10 | practice anal sex upon | - |
plague | 9 | any epidemic disease with a high death rate | - |
puppet | 12 | a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | - |
trauma | 8 | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. | - |
brutal | 8 | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | brutal beatings |
peanut | 8 | widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground | - |
manual | 8 | (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle | - |
column | 10 | an article giving opinions or perspectives | - |
reduce | 9 | cut down on; make a reduction in | reduce your daily fat intake |
juliet | 13 | - | - |
custom | 10 | a specific practice of long standing | - |
annual | 6 | a reference book that is published regularly once every year | - |
puzzle | 26 | be a mystery or bewildering to | - |
runner | 6 | (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play | - |
junkie | 17 | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction | a news junkie |
endure | 7 | persist for a specified period of time | - |
loudly | 10 | in manner that attracts attention | - |
asylum | 11 | a shelter from danger or hardship | - |
sought | 10 | being searched for | the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum |
accuse | 10 | blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against | - |
pursue | 8 | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in | She pursued many activities |
resume | 8 | short descriptive summary (of events) | - |
rushed | 10 | done under pressure | - |
murphy | 16 | an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | - |
morgue | 9 | a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation | - |
vacuum | 13 | an empty area or space | without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum |
mutual | 8 | concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return | mutual respect |
adjust | 14 | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | We must adjust to the bad economic situation |
abused | 9 | subjected to cruel treatment | an abused wife |
queens | 15 | a borough of New York City | - |
superb | 10 | of surpassing excellence | a superb actor |
tucker | 12 | United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939) | - |
issued | 7 | - | - |
cheque | 20 | withdraw money by writing a check | - |
subtle | 8 | difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze | his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change |
yakuza | 22 | a Japanese gangster | - |
chorus | 11 | a body of dancers or singers who perform together | - |
refuge | 10 | a safe place | - |
submit | 10 | yield to another's wish or opinion | - |
lounge | 7 | an upholstered seat for more than one person | - |
burial | 8 | concealing something under the ground | - |
versus | 9 | Against; chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs. | John Doe versus Richard Roe |
virtue | 9 | any admirable quality or attribute | - |
casual | 8 | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws |
clumsy | 13 | showing lack of skill or aptitude | did a clumsy job |
ruling | 7 | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) | - |
seduce | 9 | induce to have sex | Harry finally seduced Sally |
labour | 8 | a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | - |
summit | 10 | reach the summit (of a mountain) | Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit |
vulgar | 10 | being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language | the vulgar tongue of the masses |
guinea | 7 | a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world | - |
blouse | 8 | a top worn by women | - |
unlock | 12 | become unlocked | The door unlocked from the inside |
mosque | 17 | (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret | - |
ambush | 13 | hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing | - |
survey | 12 | short descriptive summary (of events) | - |
humour | 11 | the quality of being funny | - |
buster | 8 | a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically | - |
hustle | 9 | a rapid active commotion | - |
grudge | 9 | a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation | holding a grudge |
bounty | 11 | payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military | - |
runway | 12 | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll | - |
missus | 8 | informal term of address for someone's wife | - |
murray | 11 | Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) | - |
butler | 8 | a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table | - |
pickup | 16 | the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration | his car has a lot of pickup |
squeal | 15 | confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure | - |
jumper | 17 | a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing | - |
cutter | 8 | a boat for communication between ship and shore | - |
argued | 8 | - | - |
bunker | 12 | a hazard on a golf course | - |
purely | 11 | restricted to something | - |
update | 9 | bring to the latest state of technology or supply with the latest data | tonight, I will update my operating system |
purity | 11 | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil | - |
sultan | 6 | the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire) | - |
curfew | 14 | an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited | - |
thrust | 9 | the act of applying force to propel something | - |
buckle | 14 | a shape distorted by twisting or folding | - |
unload | 7 | remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave | unload the cargo |
immune | 10 | relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) | - |
occupy | 15 | consume all of one's attention or time | - |
cuckoo | 14 | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | - |
bundle | 9 | a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) | she made a bundle selling real estate |
hunted | 10 | reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted | the hopeless hunted look on the prisoner's face |
buffet | 14 | usually inexpensive bar | - |
suited | 7 | meant or adapted for an occasion or use | - |
fluffy | 18 | like down or as soft as down | - |
gutter | 7 | misfortune resulting in lost effort or money | his career was in the gutter |
crutch | 13 | anything that serves as an expedient | he uses drugs as a psychological crutch |
bourne | 8 | an archaic term for a goal or destination | - |
squirt | 15 | the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) | - |
buzzer | 26 | a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed | - |
pumped | 13 | tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline | we were really pumped up for the race |
radius | 7 | the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere | - |
summon | 10 | make ready for action or use | - |
chubby | 18 | sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure | a chubby child |
undone | 7 | doomed to extinction | - |
clutch | 13 | a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism | he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other |
muffin | 14 | a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan | - |
guided | 9 | subject to guidance or control especially after launching | a guided missile |
bumper | 12 | a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast) | we quaffed a bumper of ale |
yogurt | 10 | a custard-like food made from curdled milk | - |
surfer | 9 | someone who engages in surfboarding | - |
squash | 18 | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | - |
unreal | 6 | lacking material form or substance; unreal | - |
consul | 8 | a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country | - |
upbeat | 10 | a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles |
douche | 12 | a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas | - |
grumpy | 14 | annoyed and irritable | - |
cuddle | 10 | move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position | We cuddled against each other to keep warm |
bruise | 8 | injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of | I bruised my knee |
basque | 17 | a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain | - |
uneasy | 9 | lacking or not affording physical or mental rest | she fell into an uneasy sleep |
fusion | 9 | the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept | - |
clause | 8 | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) | - |
mutant | 8 | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | - |
amused | 9 | pleasantly occupied | We are not amused |
sodium | 9 | a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt) | - |
tucked | 13 | having tucked or being tucked | tightly tucked blankets |
crunch | 13 | chew noisily | The children crunched the celery sticks |
utmost | 8 | of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity | utmost contempt |
bummer | 12 | a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug | - |
rubble | 10 | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | - |
aurora | 6 | the first light of day | - |
burton | 8 | English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) | - |
quebec | 19 | the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River | - |
hurrah | 12 | a victory cheer | let's give the team a big hurrah |
hurray | 12 | - | - |
fuller | 9 | United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910) | - |
amulet | 8 | a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease | - |
valium | 11 | a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning | - |
quarry | 18 | animal hunted or caught for food | - |
stuffy | 15 | excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull | - |
strung | 7 | that is on a string | keys strung on a red cord |
trunks | 10 | (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee | - |
joyful | 19 | full of high-spirited delight | a joyful heart |
laurel | 6 | United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) | - |
curses | 8 | - | - |
detour | 7 | a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) | - |
unpack | 14 | remove from its packing | unpack the presents |
valued | 10 | held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature | a valued friend |
armour | 8 | tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant | - |
refund | 10 | the act of returning money received previously | - |
sinful | 9 | characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin | he said it was sinful to wear lipstick |
touchy | 14 | difficult to handle; requiring great tact | a touchy subject |
devour | 10 | eat greedily | he devoured three sandwiches |
squeak | 19 | something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin | - |
cutest | 8 | - | - |
cloudy | 12 | lacking definite form or limits | gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion |
sturdy | 10 | having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships | sturdy young athletes |
huddle | 11 | crouch or curl up | They huddled outside in the rain |
fulfil | 12 | fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction | - |
crumbs | 12 | - | - |
bounds | 9 | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | - |
rumble | 10 | a fight between rival gangs of adolescents | - |
troupe | 8 | organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical) | - |
jaguar | 14 | a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis | - |
hurley | 12 | - | - |
futile | 9 | unproductive of success | futile years after her artistic peak |
cactus | 10 | any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines | - |
plunge | 9 | cause to be immersed | The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text |
spouse | 8 | a person's partner in marriage | - |
truths | 9 | - | - |
puddle | 10 | eliminate urine | - |
rumour | 8 | tell or spread rumors | - |
unseen | 6 | not anticipated | unseen problems |
unwell | 9 | somewhat ill or prone to illness | is unwell and can't come to work |
humane | 11 | pertaining to or concerned with the humanities | a humane education |
puking | 13 | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | - |
tuning | 7 | (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency | - |
layout | 9 | a plan or design of something that is laid out | - |
nudity | 10 | the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind | - |
humbly | 16 | in a miserly manner | - |
uptown | 11 | a residential part of town away from the central commercial district | - |
outlaw | 9 | contrary to or forbidden by law | an outlaw strike |
uterus | 6 | a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus | - |
lawful | 12 | authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law | - |
manure | 8 | spread manure, as for fertilization | - |
eunuch | 11 | a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction | eunuchs guarded the harem |
unborn | 8 | not yet brought into existence | unborn generations |
mutton | 8 | meat from a mature domestic sheep | - |
fungus | 10 | an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia | - |
brunch | 13 | combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning | - |
rectum | 10 | the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus | - |
sprung | 9 | - | - |
module | 9 | one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind | - |
outlet | 6 | activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion | she had no other outlet for her feelings |
output | 8 | signal that comes out of an electronic system | - |
rudder | 8 | a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes | - |
sequel | 15 | something that follows something else | - |
walnut | 9 | any of various trees of the genus Juglans | - |
joyous | 16 | full of or characterized by joy | felt a joyous abandon |
lineup | 8 | (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat | - |
mutiny | 11 | engage in a mutiny against an authority | - |
deluxe | 14 | elegant and sumptuous | a deluxe car |
coupon | 10 | a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed | - |
squire | 15 | a man who attends or escorts a woman | - |
unfold | 10 | develop or come to a promising stage | - |
unjust | 13 | not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception | - |
uphold | 12 | support against an opponent | - |
muller | 8 | German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858) | - |
funded | 11 | furnished with funds | well-funded research |
plaque | 17 | a memorial made of brass | - |
rugged | 9 | very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution | a rugged competitive examination |
cougar | 9 | large American feline resembling a lion | - |
tuxedo | 14 | semiformal evening dress for men | - |
tumble | 10 | understand, usually after some initial difficulty | - |
upward | 12 | to a later time | from childhood upward |
youths | 12 | - | - |
kahuna | 13 | - | - |
nausea | 6 | the state that precedes vomiting | - |
nutter | 6 | a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad | - |
outrun | 6 | run faster than | - |
fluent | 9 | expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively | - |
shogun | 10 | a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68 | - |
occult | 10 | supernatural forces and events and beings collectively | - |
gunner | 7 | a serviceman in the artillery | - |
turnip | 8 | widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root | - |
upload | 9 | transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location | - |
muzzle | 26 | prevent from speaking out | - |
exodus | 14 | the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus | - |
bugged | 11 | having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices | even the car is bugged |
mullet | 8 | highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet | - |
gunman | 9 | a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) | - |
ruckus | 12 | the act of making a noisy disturbance | - |
magnum | 11 | a large wine bottle for liquor or wine | - |
faucet | 11 | a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir | - |
blurry | 11 | indistinct or hazy in outline | the trees were just blurry shapes |
burrow | 11 | move through by or as by digging | burrow through the forest |
saucer | 8 | something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate | - |
utopia | 8 | an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal | - |
mumble | 12 | talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice | - |
faulty | 12 | having a defect | - |
smudge | 10 | make a smudge on; soil by smudging | - |
tumour | 8 | an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | - |
outing | 7 | a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering | - |
turban | 8 | a small round woman's hat | - |
unrest | 6 | a state of agitation or turbulent change or development | social unrest |
louvre | 9 | one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain | - |
mousse | 8 | toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling | - |
funnel | 9 | a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends | - |
suburb | 10 | a residential district located on the outskirts of a city | - |
lumber | 10 | move heavily or clumsily | The heavy man lumbered across the room |
purify | 14 | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | purify the water |
unsure | 6 | lacking self-confidence | a very unsure young man |
uncool | 8 | (spoken slang) unfashionable and boring | - |
moulin | 8 | a chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier, boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common crevasse formation | the icy river plunged, roaring, into the moulin's blue depths |
fuhrer | 12 | - | - |
quoted | 16 | - | - |
sulfur | 9 | an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) | - |
trough | 10 | a treasury for government funds | - |
neural | 6 | of or relating to the nervous system | neural disorder |
possum | 10 | nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America | - |
vulcan | 11 | (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus | - |
deduct | 10 | reason by deduction; establish by deduction | - |
grouch | 12 | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude | - |
pusher | 11 | a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes | - |
umpire | 10 | an official at a baseball game | - |
unkind | 11 | deficient in humane and kindly feelings | - |
muster | 8 | compulsory military service | - |
devout | 10 | deeply religious | - |
chucky | 20 | - | - |
abrupt | 10 | marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions | abrupt prose |
plough | 12 | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow | - |
robust | 8 | marked by richness and fullness of flavor | a robust claret |
shroud | 10 | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind | - |
uproar | 8 | a state of commotion and noise and confusion | - |
injure | 13 | hurt the feelings of | - |
juggle | 15 | the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression | - |
fruity | 12 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
helium | 11 | a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) | - |
arouse | 6 | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | arouse pity |
chunky | 18 | like or containing small sticky lumps | the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough |
pseudo | 9 | a person who makes deceitful pretenses | - |
sprout | 8 | put forth and grow sprouts or shoots | the plant sprouted early this year |
hummer | 13 | (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity | - |
shrunk | 13 | - | - |
uphill | 11 | sloping upward | - |
walrus | 9 | either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber | - |
gurney | 10 | a metal stretcher with wheels | - |
corpus | 10 | capital as contrasted with the income derived from it | - |
cyprus | 13 | a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin | - |
bouncy | 13 | elastic; rebounds readily | clean bouncy hair |
purest | 8 | - | - |
rusted | 7 | having accumulated rust | rusted hinges |
slutty | 9 | - | - |
suitor | 6 | a man who courts a woman | - |
unsafe | 9 | involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm | - |
untied | 7 | not bound by shackles and chains | - |
untrue | 6 | not accurately fitted; not level | off-level floors and untrue doors and windows |
induce | 9 | produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes | - |
cuddly | 13 | inviting cuddling or hugging | a cuddly teddybear |
quaint | 15 | attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic) | houses with quaint thatched roofs |
curved | 12 | having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend | the curved tusks of a walrus |
burner | 8 | an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) | a diesel engine is an oil burner |
plural | 8 | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one | - |
quench | 20 | satisfy (thirst) | The cold water quenched his thirst |
nugget | 8 | a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth | - |
hugely | 13 | extremely | - |
gutted | 8 | - | - |
crouch | 13 | bend one's back forward from the waist on down | he crouched down |
podium | 11 | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it | - |
quirky | 22 | (informal) strikingly unconventional | - |
unison | 6 | corresponding exactly | marching in unison |
holdup | 12 | the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | - |
bubbly | 15 | a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there | - |
hurdle | 10 | the act of jumping over an obstacle | - |
buller | 8 | - | - |
trusty | 9 | worthy of trust or belief | - |
unwind | 10 | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | - |
impure | 10 | having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws | - |
gunned | 8 | - | - |
buffer | 14 | a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict | - |
unpaid | 9 | without payment | the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers |
unplug | 9 | pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable | unplug the hair dryer after using it |
insure | 6 | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | - |
murmur | 10 | an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves | - |
fondue | 10 | cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces | - |
crummy | 15 | of very poor quality; flimsy | - |
cirque | 17 | a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake | - |
pauper | 10 | a person who is very poor | - |
sundae | 7 | ice cream served with a topping | - |
unruly | 9 | incapable of being controlled | the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly |
unholy | 12 | extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | unholy grimaces |
urinal | 6 | a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate | - |
nebula | 8 | a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer | - |
naught | 10 | a quantity of no importance | it was all for naught |
flaunt | 9 | display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously | - |
grubby | 14 | small sculpin of the coast of New England | - |
autism | 8 | (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people | - |
census | 8 | a periodic count of the population | - |
tenure | 6 | the term during which some position is held | - |
equity | 18 | conformity with rules or standards | - |
queasy | 18 | causing or able to cause nausea | - |
sunken | 10 | having a sunken area | hunger gave their faces a sunken look |
suckle | 12 | give suck to | The wetnurse suckled the infant |
uneven | 9 | lacking consistency | - |
laguna | 7 | a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral | - |
humvee | 14 | a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive | - |
curled | 9 | (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl | - |
curing | 9 | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | - |
bungee | 9 | an elasticized rope | - |
pounce | 10 | move down on as if in an attack | - |
tryout | 9 | trying something to find out about it | - |
rustle | 6 | take illegally | rustle cattle |
squish | 18 | walk through mud or mire | - |
lockup | 14 | the act of locking something up to protect it | - |
medusa | 9 | one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles | - |
iguana | 7 | large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America | - |
rustic | 8 | awkwardly simple and provincial | rustic farmers |
subdue | 9 | correct by punishment or discipline | - |
untold | 7 | too much to be measured | untold suffering |
unwise | 9 | not appropriate to the purpose | - |
uplink | 12 | a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission | - |
toupee | 8 | a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness | - |
eulogy | 10 | a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently | - |
fueled | 10 | heated, driven, or produced by burning fuel | - |
fouled | 10 | made dirty or foul | a building befouled with soot |
refuel | 9 | provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars | - |
shucks | 15 | something of little value | not worth shucks |