Root words of 8 letters or fewer that end in the letter U with definitions
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| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
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| AE | MU | DGMNSTX | [n. -S°] · a Greek letter |
| G | NU | BGNST | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| — | XU | — | [n. XU] · a monetary unit of Vietnam~ |
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|---|---|---|---|
| — | AMU | S | [n. -S] · a unit of mass |
| E | CRU | DSX | [n. -S] · a grade or class of wine |
| B | EAU | X | [n. EAUX] · water |
| — | ECU | S | [n. -S] · an old French coin |
| — | EMU | S | [n. -S] · a large, flightless bird |
| — | FEU | DS | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to grant land to under Scottish~ feudal law |
| — | FLU | BESX | [n. -S] · a virus disease |
| — | FOU | LR | [a.] · drunk |
| — | GNU | S | [n. -S] · a large antelope |
| — | JEU | X | [n. JEUX] · a game |
| — | LEU | D | [n. LEI°] · a monetary unit of Romania~ |
| — | PIU | — | [b.] · more -- used as a musical direction |
| — | RYU | S | [n. -S] · a school of Japanese~ martial arts |
| — | SAU | L | [n. SAU] · xu |
| — | SOU | KLPRS | [n. -S] · a former French coin |
| — | TAU | ST | [n. -S] · a Greek letter / [x] { tau tav taw § tawses § taw tawed tawing taws tawse tawsed tawses tawsing } |
| LS | ULU | S | [n. -S] · an Eskimo~ knife |
| — | VAU | S | [n. -S] · vav / [x] { vau vav vaw waugh waw wo § vaus vavs vaws waws § waws } |
| — | YOU | RS | [n. -S] · something identified with the person addressed (=yous) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| — | AGLU | S | [n. -S] · agloo «an air hole through the ice made by a seal» / [x] { agloo aglu § agloos aglus } |
| — | BABU | LS | [n. -S] · baboo «a Hindu~ gentleman» / [x] { baboo babu § baboos babus } |
| — | BEAU | STX | [n. BEAUX or BEAUS] · a boyfriend - BEAUISH [a.] |
| — | BEDU | — | [n. BEDU] · a bedouin |
| — | BUBU | S | [n. -S] · boubou «a long flowing garment» / [x] { boubou bubu § boubous bubus } |
| — | ECRU | S | [n. -S] · a yellowish brown color |
| — | EMEU | S | [n. -S] · emu |
| — | FUGU | ES | [n. -S] · a toxin-containing~ fish |
| — | GENU | AS | [n. GENUA] · the knee |
| — | GURU | S | [n. -S] · a Hindu~ spiritual teacher |
| — | HABU | S | [n. -S] · a poisonous snake |
| — | HAKU | S | [n. -S] · a crown of flowers |
| — | IGLU | S | [n. -S] · igloo / [x] { igloo iglu § igloos iglus } |
| — | JEHU | S | [n. -S] · a fast driver |
| — | JUJU | S | [n. -S] · an object regarded as having magical power |
| — | JUKU | S | [n. -S] · an additional school in Japan for preparing students for college |
| — | KAGU | S | [n. -S] · a flightless bird |
| — | KAPU | ST | [n. -S] · a Hawaiian~ set of rules for daily life |
| — | KUDU | S | [n. -S] · a large antelope |
| — | KURU | S | [n. -S] · a disease of the nervous system |
| — | LIEU | S | [n. -S] · place; stead |
| — | LUAU | S | [n. -S] · a Hawaiian~ feast |
| — | LULU | S | [n. -S] · something remarkable |
| — | MENU | S | [n. -S] · a list of the dishes available in a restaurant |
| — | MEOU | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · meow / [x] { meows miaous miaows miauls § meou meoued meouing meous meow meowed meowing meows miaou miaoued miaouing miaous miaow miaowed miaowing miaows miaul miauled miauling miauls } |
| — | MUMU | S | [n. -S] · muumuu «a long, loose dress» / [x] { mumu muumuu § mumus muumuus } |
| — | PRAU | S | [n. -S] · a swift Malaysian~ sailing vessel / [x] { prahu prao prau proa prow § prahus praos praus proas } |
| — | PUDU | S | [n. -S] · a small deer of South America~ |
| — | PUPU | S | [n. -S] · a dish of Asian~ foods served as an appetizer |
| — | RAKU | S | [n. -S] · a form of Japanese~ glazed pottery |
| — | SOJU | S | [n. -S] · korean~ vodka distilled from rice or sweet potato |
| — | SULU | S | [n. -S] · a Melanesian~ skirt |
| — | TABU | NS | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to taboo / [x] { taboo tabu § taboos tabus § taboo tabooed tabooing taboos tabu tabued tabuing tabus § taboo tabooed tabu tabued } |
| — | TEGU | AS | [n. -S] · a large lizard of South America~ |
| — | THOU | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to address as "thou" / [x] { tho thou though § tho thou though } |
| — | THRU | M | [p.] · through / [x] { thorough thro throe through thru § thorough } |
| — | TOFU | S | [n. -S] · a soft Oriental cheese made from soybean milk |
| — | TOLU | S | [n. -S] · a fragrant resin |
| — | TROU | T | [n.] · trousers / [x] { trews trooz trou trouser trousers trowsers } |
| — | TUTU | S | [n. -S] · a short ballet skirt - TUTUED [a.] (=tutued) |
| — | UNAU | S | [n. -S] · a two-toed~ sloth / [x] { unai unau § unais unaus } |
| — | VATU | S | [n. -S] · a monetary unit of Vanuatu~ |
| — | YUZU | S | [n. -S] · a sour Japanese~ citrus fruit |
| — | ZEBU | S | [n. -S] · an Asian~ ox |
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| — | ADIEU | SX | [n. ADIEUS or ADIEUX] · a farewell |
| — | BATTU | E | [a.] · pertaining to a ballet movement |
| — | BAYOU | S | [n. -S] · a marshy body of water |
| — | BIJOU | SX | [n. -JOUX or -JOUS] · a jewel |
| — | CHIRU | S | [n. -S] · a Tibetan~ antelope |
| — | CORNU | AS | [n. -NUA] · a hornlike bone formation - CORNUAL [a.] |
| — | COYAU | S | [n. -S] · a steep roof design |
| — | COYPU | S | [n. -S] · an aquatic rodent |
| — | FICHU | S | [n. -S] · a woman's scarf |
| — | FONDU | ES | [n. -S] · fondue / [x] { fondu fondue § fondues fondus § fondued fondueing fondues fonduing } |
| — | HAIKU | S | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ poem (=haikus) / [x] { haiku haikus hokku } |
| — | HOKKU | — | [n. HOKKU] · haiku / [x] { haiku haikus hokku } |
| — | KANZU | S | [n. -S] · a long white garment worn in Africa~ |
| — | KOMBU | S | [n. -S] · kelp used in Japanese~ cooking |
| — | KUDZU | S | [n. -S] · an Asian~ vine |
| — | MIAOU | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to meow / [x] { meows miaous miaows miauls § meou meoued meouing meous meow meowed meowing meows miaou miaoued miaouing miaous miaow miaowed miaowing miaows miaul miauled miauling miauls } |
| — | NAIRU | S | [n. -S] · the lowest rate of unemployment at which there is no inflation |
| — | NOYAU | X | [n. -YAUX] · a liqueur made of brandy and fruit kernels |
| — | OTAKU | S | [n.] · young people in Japan who are highly skilled in computer technology |
| — | PAREU | S | [n. -S] · a Polynesian~ garment / [x] { pareo pareu § pareos pareus } |
| — | PELAU | S | [n. -S] · a dish made with meat, rice, and pigeon peas / [x] { pelau pilaf pilaff pilau pilaw pulao § pelaus pilaffs pilafs pilaus pilaws pulaos } |
| — | PERDU | ES | [n. -S] · a soldier sent on a dangerous mission / [x] { perdu perdue § perdues perdus § perdu perdue } |
| — | PILAU | S | [n. -S] · pilaf / [x] { pelau pilaf pilaff pilau pilaw pulao § pelaus pilaffs pilafs pilaus pilaws pulaos } |
| — | POILU | S | [n. -S] · a French soldier |
| — | PONZU | S | [n. -S] · a tangy sauce used chiefly on seafood |
| — | POYOU | S | [n. -S] · an armadillo of Argentina~ |
| — | PRAHU | S | [n. -S] · prau «a swift Malaysian~ sailing vessel» / [x] { prahu prao prau proa prow § prahus praos praus proas } |
| — | QUIPU | S | [n. -S] · an ancient calculating device / [x] { quippu quipu § quippus quipus } |
| — | SADHU | S | [n. -S] · a Hindu~ holy man / [x] { saddhu sadhu § saddhus sadhus } |
| — | SAJOU | S | [n. -S] · a capuchin / [x] { sajou sapajou § sajous sapajous } |
| — | SAMFU | S | [n. -S] · a casual Chinese~ outfit of jacket and pants |
| — | SHOYU | S | [n. -S] · soy sauce |
| — | SNAFU | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to bring into a state of confusion |
| — | TENDU | S | [n. -S] · an Asian~ ebony tree |
| — | VENDU | ES | ! [n. -S] · a French Canadian~ who has "sold out" to anglophone customs and culture -- an offensive word |
| — | VERTU | S | [n. -S] · virtu «a love or taste for the fine arts» / [x] { vertu virtu § vertus virtus } |
| — | VIRTU | ES | [n. -S] · a love or taste for the fine arts / [x] { vertu virtu § vertus virtus } |
| — | VODOU | NS | [n. -S] · vodun «a primitive religion of the West Indies» / [x] { hoodoo vodou vodoun vodun voodoo voudon voudoun § hoodoos vodouns vodous voduns voodoos voudons voudouns § hoodooed hoodooing hoodoos voodooed voodooing voodoos } |
| — | WAGYU | — | † [n. -] · japanese~ cattle breed with highly marbled beef |
| — | WUSHU | S | [n. WUSHU° or -S] · chinese~ martial arts (=wushus) |
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| — | ACAJOU | S | [n. -S] · a tropical tree |
| — | AMADOU | S | [n. -S] · a substance prepared from fungi for use as tinder |
| — | APERCU | S | [n. -S] · a brief summary / [x] { aper apercu § apercus apers } |
| — | BABACU | S | [n. -S] · babassu «a palm tree» / [x] { babacu babassu § babacus babassus } |
| — | BATEAU | X | [n. BATEAUX] · a flat-bottomed~ boat / [x] { bateau batteau § bateaux batteaux } |
| — | BOUBOU | S | [n. -S] · a long flowing garment / [x] { boubou bubu § boubous bubus } |
| — | BUREAU | SX | [n. -REAUS or -REAUX] · a chest of drawers |
| — | CACHOU | S | [n. -S] · catechu «a resin used in tanning» / [x] { cachou cashoo catechu cutch § cachous cashoos catechus cutches } |
| — | CONGOU | S | [n. -S] · a Chinese~ tea |
| — | COTEAU | SX | [n. -S or -TEAUX] · the higher ground of a region (=coteaus) / [x] { coteau § coteaus coteaux } |
| — | COYPOU | S | [n. -S] · a coypu «an aquatic rodent» |
| — | GAGAKU | S | [n. -S] · ancient court music of Japan |
| — | GATEAU | SX | [n. -TEAUS or -TEAUX] · a fancy cake (=gateaus) |
| — | GRUGRU | S | [n. -S] · a palm tree |
| — | JABIRU | S | [n. -S] · a wading bird |
| — | KIKUYU | S | [n. -S] · a type of grass |
| — | LANDAU | S | [n. -S] · a type of carriage |
| — | MANITU | S | [n. -S] · manitou / [x] { manito manitou manitu § manitos manitous manitus } |
| — | MILIEU | SX | [n. -LIEUS or -LIEUX] · environment |
| — | MUUMUU | S | [n. -S] · a long, loose dress / [x] { mumu muumuu § mumus muumuus } |
| — | NILGAU | S | [n. -S] · nilgai «a large antelope» |
| — | ORMOLU | S | [n. -S] · an alloy used to imitate gold |
| — | PISTOU | S | [n. -S] · a sauce made of olive oil, garlic, basil, and often cheese |
| — | QUIPPU | S | [n. -S] · quipu «an ancient calculating device» / [x] { quippu quipu § quippus quipus } |
| — | RESEAU | SX | [n. -SEAUS or -SEAUX] · a filter screen for making color films |
| — | SABICU | S | [n. -S] · a Caribbean~ tree |
| — | SADDHU | S | [n. -S] · sadhu / [x] { saddhu sadhu § saddhus sadhus } |
| — | SAMSHU | S | [n. -S] · a Chinese~ liquor |
| — | SENRYU | — | [n. SENRYU] · a Japanese~ poem |
| — | SHOCHU | S | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ liquor |
| — | SUDOKU | S | [n. -S] · a puzzle involving the numbers 1 through 9 |
| — | TELEDU | S | [n. -S] · a carnivorous mammal |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ANTIFLU | — | [a.] · combating the flu |
| — | BABASSU | S | [n. -S] · a palm tree / [x] { babacu babassu § babacus babassus } |
| — | BANDEAU | SX | [n. -DEAUX or -DEAUS] · a headband |
| — | BATTEAU | X | [n. -TEAUX] · bateau / [x] { bateau batteau § bateaux batteaux } |
| — | BEBEERU | S | [n. -S] · a tropical tree |
| — | BUNRAKU | S | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ puppet show |
| — | CARIBOU | S | [n. -S] · a large deer / [x] { cariboo cariboos caribou caribous } |
| — | CATECHU | S | [n. -S] · a resin used in tanning / [x] { cachou cashoo catechu cutch § cachous cashoos catechus cutches } |
| — | CHANOYU | S | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ tea ritual |
| — | CHAPEAU | SX | [n. -PEAUX or -PEAUS] · a hat |
| — | CHATEAU | SX | [n. -TEAUX or -TEAUS] · a large country house |
| — | COUTEAU | X | [n. -TEAUX] · a knife |
| — | FABLIAU | X | [n. -AUX] · a short metrical tale popular in medieval France~ |
| — | INCONNU | S | [n. -S] · a large food fish |
| — | JAMBEAU | SX | [n. -BEAUS or -BEAUX] · a piece of armor for the leg (=jambeaus) / [x] { jambe jambeau § jambeaus jambeaux jambes } |
| — | JUJITSU | S | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ art of self-defense~ / [x] { jiujitsu jiujutsu jujitsu jujutsu § jiujitsus jiujutsus jujitsus jujutsus § jujitsus } |
| — | JUJUTSU | S | [n. -S] · jujitsu / [x] { jiujitsu jiujutsu jujitsu jujutsu § jiujitsus jiujutsus jujitsus jujutsus § jujitsus } |
| — | MANITOU | S | [n. -S] · an Algonquian~ Indian~ deity / [x] { manito manitou manitu § manitos manitous manitus } |
| — | MANTEAU | SX | [n. -TEAUS or -TEAUX] · a loose cloak |
| — | MARABOU | ST | [n. -S] · an African~ stork / [x] { marabou marabout § marabous marabouts } |
| — | MORCEAU | X | [n. -CEAUX] · a short literary or musical composition |
| — | NILGHAU | S | [n. -S] · nilgai «a large antelope» |
| — | NOUVEAU | — | [a.] · newly arrived or developed |
| — | NYLGHAU | S | [n. -S] · nilgai «a large antelope» |
| — | PARVENU | ES | [n. -S] · one who has suddenly risen above his class |
| — | PLATEAU | SX | [n. -TEAUS or -TEAUX] · a level stretch of elevated land / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to reach a period or condition of stability |
| — | PURLIEU | SX | [n. -S or -X] · an outlying or neighboring area (=purlieux) |
| — | RONDEAU | X | [n. -DEAUX] · a short poem of fixed form |
| — | ROULEAU | SX | [n. -LEAUX or -LEAUS] · a roll of coins wrapped in paper |
| — | SAPAJOU | S | [n. -S] · a capuchin / [x] { sajou sapajou § sajous sapajous } |
| — | SEPPUKU | S | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ form of suicide |
| — | SHIATSU | S | [n. -S] · a massage using finger pressure / [x] { shiatsu shiatzu § shiatsus shiatzus } |
| — | SHIATZU | S | [n. -S] · shiatsu / [x] { shiatsu shiatzu § shiatsus shiatzus } |
| — | SUBMENU | S | [n. -S] · a secondary list of options for a computer |
| — | TABLEAU | SX | [n. -LEAUX or -LEAUS] · a picture |
| — | TAMANDU | AS | [n. -S] · tamandua «an arboreal anteater» / [x] { tamandu tamandua § tamanduas tamandus } |
| — | TAMARAU | S | [n. -S] · a small buffalo of the Philippines~ |
| — | TIMARAU | S | [n. -S] · tamarau «a small buffalo of the Philippines~» |
| — | TINAMOU | S | [n. -S] · a South American~ game bird |
| — | TONNEAU | SX | [n. -NEAUS or -NEAUX] · the rear seating compartment of an automobile |
| — | TRUMEAU | X | [n. -MEAUX] · a column supporting part of a doorway |
| — | TURACOU | S | [n. -S] · touraco «an African~ bird» / [x] { touraco turaco turacou § touracos turacos turacous } |
| — | WAMEFOU | S | [n. -S] · a bellyful / [x] { wamefou wameful § wamefous wamefuls } |
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| — | ABOIDEAU | SX | [n. -DEAUS or -DEAUX] · a type of dike |
| — | ABOITEAU | SX | [n. -TEAUS or -TEAUX] · aboideau «a type of dike» |
| — | BACALHAU | S | [n. -S] · baccala «a codfish» / [x] { bacalao bacalhau baccala § bacalaos bacalhaus baccalas } |
| — | BERIMBAU | S | [n. -S] · a Brazilian~ musical instrument |
| — | CALLALOU | S | [n. -S] · callaloo «a crabmeat soup» / [x] { callaloo callalou § callaloos callalous } |
| — | CARCAJOU | S | [n. -S] · a carnivorous mammal |
| — | COUMAROU | S | [n. -S] · the seed of a tropical tree |
| — | FLAMBEAU | SX | [n. -BEAUX or -BEAUS] · a flaming torch |
| — | FROUFROU | S | [n. -S] · a rustling sound |
| — | HAUSFRAU | S | [n. -FRAUS or -FRAUEN] · a housewife |
| — | JIUJITSU | S | [n. -S] · jujitsu / [x] { jiujitsu jiujutsu jujitsu jujutsu § jiujitsus jiujutsus jujitsus jujutsus § jujitsus } |
| — | JIUJUTSU | S | [n. -S] · jujitsu / [x] { jiujitsu jiujutsu jujitsu jujutsu § jiujitsus jiujutsus jujitsus jujutsus § jujitsus } |
| — | KABELJOU | S | [n. -S] · a large food fish |
| — | KEIRETSU | S | [n. -S] · a coalition of business groups in Japan |
| — | KINKAJOU | S | [n. -S] · an arboreal mammal |
| — | NINJUTSU | S | [n. -S] · the traditional Japanese~ method of spying |
| — | NUNCHAKU | S | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ weapon / [x] { numchuck nunchaku nunchuck nunchuk § numchucks nunchakus nunchucks nunchuks } |
| — | PIRARUCU | S | [n. -S] · a large food fish |
| — | PRIEDIEU | SX | [n. -DIEUS or -DIEUX] · a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer |
| T | ROUSSEAU | S | [n. -S] · fried pemmican |
| — | TIRAMISU | S | [n. -S] · a dessert made with ladyfingers, mascarpone, chocolate, and espresso |
| — | VERMOULU | — | [a.] · eaten by worms |
| — | WILLIWAU | S | [n. -S] · williwaw «a violent gust of cold wind» / [x] { williwau williwaw willywaw § williwaus williwaws willywaws } |
| — | ZAIBATSU | — | [n. ZAIBATSU] · a powerful family combine in Japan |
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