8-letter words containing i, m, u
- dumbsize — (informal) To reduce the number of employees in a business without regard to organizational efficiency, such that its operations become unprofitable or inefficient.
- dumfries — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- dummying — Present participle of dummy.
- dumosity — the condition of being filled with bushes
- dumpings — Plural form of dumping.
- dumpling — a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat.
- dumpsite — dump (def 17).
- durkheim — Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1858–1917, French sociologist and philosopher.
- duumvirs — Plural form of duumvir.
- ebullism — (physiology) The formation of bubbles of gas in biological fluids due to reduced environmental pressure.
- ecumenic — Ecumenical.
- edmund i — a.d. 921?–946, English king 940–946.
- emeritus — (of the former holder of an office, esp. a college professor) Having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor.
- emporium — A large retail store selling a wide variety of goods.
- emulsify — Make into or become an emulsion.
- emulsion — A fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible.
- emulsive — That yields an emulsion (or a milk-like substance).
- emulsoid — a sol with a liquid disperse phase
- encomium — A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.
- enlumine — to illuminate
- equalism — Any of several forms of egalitarianism (advocacy of equality) concerned with establishing sexual, racial, class or other equality.
- eryngium — (botany) Any of the genus Eryngium of umbelliferous plants resembling thistles.
- esquimau — Eskimo
- eugenism — the practice or advocacy of eugenics
- eulogism — (rare) eulogistic language.
- eulogium — eulogy
- eumenine — Of, or pertaining to, the potter wasps of the subfamily Eumeninae.
- eumerism — a biologic collection of similar parts
- euonymin — an extract obtained from the bark of the spindle tree (Euonymus atropurpureus)
- euphuism — An artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking.
- europium — The chemical element of atomic number 63, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. Europium oxide is used with yttrium oxide as a red phosphor in color television screens.
- euthymia — (psychology) A normal, non-depressed, reasonably positive mood; serenity.
- exhuming — Present participle of exhume.
- eximious — (archaic) Pre-eminent, outstanding.
- exonumia — Coinlike objects.
- exordium — The beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise.
- fabulism — (literature) A form of magic realism in which fantastical elements are placed into an everyday setting.
- fascinum — An ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites.
- fistbump — A fist bump.
- francium — a radioactive element of the alkali metal group. Symbol: Fr; atomic number: 87.
- freemium — a sales strategy, especially on the Internet, in which the basic product or service is free, but customers are charged for additional features and content.
- fremitus — palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.
- frumpily — In a frumpy manner.
- frumpish — a person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive.
- fujimori — Alberto, born 1938, president of Peru 1990–2000.
- fujiyama — a dormant volcano in central Japan, on Honshu island: highest mountain in Japan. 12,395 feet (3778 meters).
- fulltime — Alternative form of full-time.
- fulminic — highly explosive; unstable.
- fumarium — A smoke chamber used in Ancient Rome to enhance the flavor of wine.