8-letter words containing a, r, u, m
- bummaree — a dealer at Billingsgate fish market
- burramys — the very rare mountain pigmy possum, Burramys parvus, of Australia. It is about the size of a rat and restricted in habitat to very high altitudes, mainly Mt Hotham, Victoria. Until 1966 it was known only as a fossil
- cameroun — Cameroon
- charmful — highly charming or enchanting
- cibarium — Entomology. a food pouch in front of the mouth in certain insects.
- clamours — Plural form of clamour.
- columnar — shaped like a column.
- conarium — the pineal gland
- corallum — the skeleton of any zoophyte, esp that of a coral colony
- coumarin — a white vanilla-scented crystalline ester, used in perfumes and flavourings and as an anticoagulant. Formula: C9H6O2
- coumarou — a tall leguminous tree, Coumarouna odorata, of tropical America
- crotalum — a type of castanet, often used in religious dances in ancient Greece
- crumenal — a purse
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
- cumbrian — of or relating to Cumbria or its inhabitants
- damanhur — a city in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta. Pop: 229 000 (2005 est)
- demurral — the act or an instance of demurring
- drambuie — a liqueur based on Scotch whisky and made exclusively in Scotland from a recipe dating from the 18th century
- dream up — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- dreamful — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- drumbeat — the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- drumhead — the membrane stretched upon a drum.
- dumpcart — a cart with a body that can be tilted or a bottom that can be opened downward to discharge the contents.
- eardrums — Plural form of eardrum.
- earmuffs — A pair of soft fabric coverings, connected by a band across the top of the head, that are worn over the ears to protect them from cold or noise.
- eboracum — ancient name of York, England.
- emulator — A person or thing that emulates.
- enamours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enamour.
- enarmour — To clothe with protective coverings.
- euromart — European Economic Community
- farm out — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- formulae — a set form of words, as for stating or declaring something definitely or authoritatively, for indicating procedure to be followed, or for prescribed use on some ceremonial occasion.
- formular — Following or relating to a formula; formulaic.
- formulas — (informal) Plural form of formula.
- foulmart — the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- foumarts — Plural form of foumart.
- frame up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
- frame-up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
- francium — a radioactive element of the alkali metal group. Symbol: Fr; atomic number: 87.
- fumarase — an enzyme found in liver and muscle which acts as a catalyst in the inter-conversion of fumarate and malate
- fumarate — the salt of fumaric acid, a key chemical intermediate in the Krebs cycle.
- fumarium — A smoke chamber used in Ancient Rome to enhance the flavor of wine.
- fumarole — a hole in or near a volcano, from which vapor rises.
- fumatory — of or relating to smoke, especially tobacco smoke, or to a place for smoking.
- fur farm — a farm on which animals, as minks, are raised for their pelts.
- fusarium — any fungus of the genus Fusarium, occurring primarily in temperate regions and causing a variety of diseases in plants and animals, producing in humans a loss of fingernails and sometimes blindness.
- futurama — an exhibition or display that attempts to depict certain aspects or elements of life in the future.
- geranium — any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
- glamours — Plural form of glamour.
- glamoury — (obsolete) magic.