5-letter words containing l, u, m
- moult — (of birds, insects, reptiles, etc.) to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, that will be replaced by a new growth.
- mucal — Mucous, mucosal: of or pertaining to mucus or the production thereof.
- mugil — (zoology) Any fish of the genus Mugil of mugilid mullets.
- muhly — an American ornamental grass, Muhlenbergia capillaries, with delicate purple flowers
- mul-t — An implementation of Multilisp built on T, for the Encore Multimax.
- mulai — A title for the ruler of Morocco.
- mulch — a covering, as of straw, compost, or plastic sheeting, spread on the ground around plants to prevent excessive evaporation or erosion, enrich the soil, inhibit weed growth, etc.
- mulct — to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.; swindle.
- mules — a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
- muley — (of cattle or deer) hornless; polled.
- mulga — an Australian shrub or small tree, Acacia aneura, forming dense growths in some areas and having foliage used as forage for livestock.
- mulki — a native or inhabitant of the former Hyderabad State in India
- mulla — Archaic form of mullah.
- mulls — to study or ruminate; ponder.
- mulse — a drink containing honey mixed with wine or water
- multi — a pattern of several colors or hues, usually in stripes: This dress comes in pink or green multi.
- mural — a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- murly — crumbly
- musil — Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- mvule — a tropical African tree, Chlorophora excelsa (or Milicia excelsa)
- oleum — Pharmacology. oil.
- pilum — a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- plumb — J(ohn) H(arold) 1911–2001, British historian.
- plume — a feather.
- plump — direct; downright; blunt.
- plumy — having plumes or feathers.
- pulmo — a lung
- qualm — an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying.
- rumal — a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- simul — (in prescriptions) together.
- slump — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- solum — the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- stulm — a shaft for draining a mine
- ulama — a body of Muslim scholars or religious leaders
- ulema — Muslim scholars or men of authority in religion and law
- ulmin — a dark substance found in decaying vegetation
- umbel — an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- uxmal — an ancient ruined city in SE Mexico, in Yucatán: a center of later Mayan civilization.
- velum — Biology. any of various veillike or curtainlike membranous partitions.