6-letter words containing e, m, u
- imbues — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- immune — protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.
- immure — to enclose within walls.
- immute — (obsolete, transitive) To change or alter.
- impune — Unpunished.
- impure — not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature: impure water and air.
- impute — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- inhume — to bury; inter.
- iterum — again or afresh
- jhelum — a river in S Asia, flowing from S Kashmir into the Chenab River in Pakistan. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- jumbie — A spirit of a dead person, typically an evil one.
- jumble — to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.
- jument — (obsolete) A beast; especially, a beast of burden.
- jumped — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- jumper — an act or instance of jumping; leap.
- kumite — (in martial arts) freestyle fighting.
- kummel — a colorless cordial or liqueur flavored with cumin, caraway seeds, etc., made especially in the Baltic area.
- kummer — Ernst Eduard [urnst ed-werd;; German ernst ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈɜrnst ˈɛd wərd;; German ˈɛrnst ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1810–93, German mathematician.
- kurume — a city in NW Kyushu, Japan.
- legume — any plant of the legume family, especially those used for feed, food, or as a soil-improving crop.
- lemalu — Jonathan (Fa'afetai). born 1976, New Zealand singer of Samoan descent; a bass-baritone noted esp for his lieder recitals
- lemuel — a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “devoted to God.”.
- lemurs — Plural form of lemur.
- lumber — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- lumens — Plural form of lumen.
- lumine — to illumine.
- lumped — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- lumpen — of or relating to disfranchised and uprooted individuals or groups, especially those who have lost status: the lumpen bourgeoisie.
- lumper — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- luteum — yellow
- lyceum — an institution for popular education providing discussions, lectures, concerts, etc.
- mabuse — Jan [Flemish yahn] /Flemish yɑn/ (Show IPA), (Jan Gossaert or Gossart) 1478?–1533? Flemish painter.
- macule — mackle.
- maguey — any of several plants of the genus Agave, of the agave family, especially the cantala, A. cantala.
- mahewu — (in South Africa) fermented liquid mealie-meal porridge, used as a stimulant, esp by Black Africans
- makeup — facial cosmetics, as eye shadow or lipstick.
- manque — having failed, missed, or fallen short, especially because of circumstances or a defect of character; unsuccessful; unfulfilled or frustrated (usually used postpositively): a poet manqué who never produced a single book of verse.
- manuel — a male given name.
- manure — excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- marque — a city in SE coastal Texas.
- maseru — a monarchy in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 11,716 sq. mi. (30,344 sq. km). Capital: Maseru.
- masque — a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
- mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maudle — (obsolete, transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
- mauger — in spite of; notwithstanding.
- maugre — in spite of; notwithstanding.
- mauled — a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- mauler — One who mauls.
- maumee — a city in NW Ohio.
- maumet — British Dialect. a doll, puppet, scarecrow, or other figure built to resemble a human being. an empty-headed or mindless person.