6-letter words containing e, m, u
- mudeye — the larva of the dragonfly, commonly used as a fishing bait
- mudhen — any of various birds that frequent marshes or similar places, esp the coots, rails, etc
- muesli — a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- muffed — a thick, tubular case for the hands, covered with fur or other material, used by women and girls for warmth and as a handbag.
- muffle — to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums.
- mugabe — Robert (Gabriel) born 1924, Zimbabwean political leader: prime minister 1980–87; president since 1987.
- mugged — a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- muggee — a person who is attacked by a mugger; the victim of a mugging.
- muggen — (UK dialectal, Northern England) Made of earthenware in contradistinction to china, metal, wood, etc.
- mugger — A person who attacks and robs another in a public place.
- muggle — A person who is not conversant with a particular activity or skill.
- mukden — a former name of Shenyang.
- muleta — a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- muleys — Plural form of muley.
- mulier — a legitimate child.
- mulled — to study or ruminate; ponder.
- mullen — any of various plants belonging to the genus Verbascum, of the figwort family, native to the Old World, especially V. thapsus, a tall plant with woolly leaves and a dense spike of yellow flowers.
- muller — Friedrich Max [free-drik maks;; German free-drikh mahks] /ˈfri drɪk mæks;; German ˈfri drɪx mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
- mullet — any of several marine or freshwater, usually gray fishes of the family Mugilidae, having a nearly cylindrical body.
- mulley — muley
- mumble — to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
- mummed — Simple past tense and past participle of mum.
- mummer — a person who wears a mask or fantastic costume while merrymaking or taking part in a pantomime, especially at Christmas and other festive seasons.
- mumped — Simple past tense and past participle of mump.
- mumper — (British, or, obsolete) A beggar.
- muncie — a city in E Indiana.
- munite — to fortify.
- munroe — Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- munsee — a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- munsey — Frank Andrew, 1854–1925, U.S. publisher.
- munted — (British, slang) Drunk.
- munter — (British, slang, pejorative) An ugly person.
- muppet — (UK, Australian, slang, pejorative) An incompetent or foolish person.
- murage — a toll or tax for the repair or construction of the walls or fortifications of a town.
- murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- murein — Peptidoglycan, mucopeptide.
- muriel — a female given name.
- murine — belonging or pertaining to the Muridae, the family of rodents that includes the mice and rats.
- murked — Simple past tense and past participle of murk.
- murker — darkness; gloom: the murk of a foggy night.
- murree — a native Australian
- murres — Plural form of murre.
- murrey — a dark purplish-red color.
- muscle — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- museum — a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
- mushed — Simple past tense and past participle of mush.
- musher — a person who competes in cross-country races with dog team and sled.
- mushes — Plural form of mush.
- musive — relating to or forming a mosaic
- musked — Simple past tense and past participle of musk.