10-letter words containing a, r, u, m
- manoeuvres — A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
- manularity — /man"yoo-la"ri-tee/ ("manual" + "granularity") A notional measure of the manual labor required for some task, particularly one of the sort that automation is supposed to eliminate. "Composing English on paper has much higher manularity than using a text editor, especially in the revising stage." Hackers tend to consider manularity a symptom of primitive methods; in fact, a true hacker confronted with an apparent requirement to do a computing task by hand will inevitably seize the opportunity to build another tool (see toolsmith).
- manumitter — An emancipator from slavery, someone who manumits.
- manuscribe — (archaic) To write by hand.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- māori bunk — a raised sleeping platform
- map turtle — any of several aquatic turtles of the genus Graptemys, as G. geographica, of the eastern and central U.S., usually having yellow stripes on the head and neck.
- mapinguari — Alternative form of mapinguary.
- mapinguary — A legendary red-furred ground-dwelling sloth-like creature said to live in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia.
- maraboutic — Of, or pertaining to, a marabout.
- marabuntas — Plural form of marabunta.
- marguerite — a female given name, French form of Margaret.
- marinduque — an island of the Philippines, between Luzon and Mindora islands. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).
- maringouin — a mosquito, especially a large swamp mosquito.
- marinus ii — died a.d. 946, pope 942–946.
- marlaceous — Resembling marl.
- marouflage — a method of attaching a canvas to a wall through adhesion, accomplished by coating the surface with white lead mixed with oil.
- marquesses — Plural form of marquess.
- marquisate — the rank of a marquis.
- marsupials — Plural form of marsupial.
- martinique — an island in the E West Indies; an overseas department of France. 425 sq. mi. (1100 sq. km). Capital: Fort-de-France.
- marvellous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- mary tudor — Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- masherbrum — a mountain in N India, in the Himalayas. 25,660 feet (7821 meters).
- masquerade — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- mastigures — Plural form of mastigure.
- masturbate — to engage in masturbation.
- matricular — relating to a matricula, or having the nature of a matricula
- maturation — the act or process of maturating.
- matureness — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maturities — Plural form of maturity.
- maundering — A rambling or pointless discourse.
- maupertuis — Pierre Louis Moreau de [pyer lwee maw-roh duh] /pyɛr lwi mɔˈroʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1698–1759, French mathematician, astronomer, and biologist.
- mauretania — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- mauritania — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- maurolycus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 70 miles (110 km) in diameter.
- mavourneen — darling; dear.
- max muller — Friedrich [free-drik;; German free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪk;; German ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), Müller, Friedrich Max.
- meadow rue — any of several plants belonging to the genus Thalictrum, of the buttercup family, having leaves resembling those of rue, especially T. dioicum, of North America.
- measurable — capable of being measured.
- measurably — capable of being measured.
- measure up — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- measuredly — In a measured fashion.
- medrinaque — A type of fabric from the Philippines, made from the abaca tree.
- meerschaum — a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H 4 Mg 2 Si 3 O 1 0 , occurring in white, claylike masses, used for ornamental carvings, for pipe bowls, etc.; sepiolite.
- megachurch — an independent church with a very large membership in regular attendance, focusing on an evangelical or conservative Christian theology and offering a variety of educational and social activities.
- megalosaur — any gigantic carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.
- megathrust — (geology) A sudden slip along a fault between a subducting and an overriding plate; results in a major earthquake.
- melburnian — 2nd Viscount, William Lamb.
- membranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.