8-letter words containing a, m, u, s
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- huntsman — the member of a hunt staff who manages the hounds during the hunt.
- huysmans — Joris Karl [zhoh-rees kahrl] /ʒoʊˈris kɑrl/ (Show IPA), (Charles Marie Georges Huysmans) 1848–1907, French novelist.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- ipsambul — Abu Simbel.
- jurymast — a temporary mast assembled to replace a broken one
- kiamusze — Jiamusi.
- kiasuism — self-serving, competitive, or greedy: parents who are kiasu about their children’s education.
- kumquats — Plural form of kumquat.
- labarums — Plural form of labarum.
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- leukomas — Plural form of leukoma.
- macaques — Plural form of macaque.
- macmanus — Seumas [shey-muh s] /ˈʃeɪ məs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1960, Irish poet and short-story writer.
- maculose — related to or characterized by having spots
- macushla — darling.
- madhouse — a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons.
- madurese — a member of a people native to the island of Madura and also inhabiting the northeastern coast of Java.
- maiasaur — a large hadrosaur, Maiasaura peeblesorum, that is thought to have cared for its young.
- mailouts — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- mammatus — a bumpy, breast-shaped cloud
- mamurius — a smith who made 11 copies of the Ancile to prevent thieves from recognizing the original.
- mandamus — a writ from a superior court to an inferior court or to an officer, corporation, etc., commanding that a specified thing be done.
- manhours — Plural form of manhour.
- manhunts — Plural form of manhunt.
- manitous — Plural form of manitou.
- manjusri — a Bodhisattva personifying wisdom.
- mansuete — gentle or tame
- manumits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manumit.
- manutius — Aldus [awl-duh s,, al-] /ˈɔl dəs,, ˈæl-/ (Show IPA), (Teobaldo Mannucci or Manuzio) 1450–1515, Italian printer and classical scholar.
- mao suit — an outfit worn in the People's Republic of China consisting of a Mao jacket and loose trousers.
- maquilas — a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation.
- marabous — Plural form of marabou.
- marasmus — malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.
- marquees — Plural form of marquee.
- marquesa — A Spanish marchioness.
- marquess — marquee (def 3).
- marquise — the wife or widow of a marquis.
- marsupia — Plural form of marsupium.
- masquers — Plural form of masquer.
- masscult — the forms of culture, as music, drama, and literature, as selected, interpreted, and popularized by the mass media for dissemination to the widest possible audience.
- masseurs — Plural form of masseur.
- masseuse — A female masseur.
- masurian — of or relating to Masuria, a region of NE Poland, or its inhabitants
- masurium — technetium
- matchups — Plural form of matchup.
- matsuoka — Yosuke [yaw-soo-ke] /yɔˈsu kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1946, Japanese statesman.
- maturers — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.