10-letter words containing l, u, m
- assimulate — (obsolete) To assimilate.
- assumingly — in a presuming manner
- autojumble — a sale of second-hand car parts, esp for car enthusiasts
- automobile — An automobile is a car.
- autumnally — belonging to or suggestive of autumn; produced or gathered in autumn: autumnal colors.
- baculiform — shaped like a rod
- beach plum — a rosaceous shrub, Prunus maritima, of coastal regions of E North America
- bilge pump — a pump for removing water from a bilge.
- bimaculate — marked with two spots.
- bloomsburg — a city in E central Pennsylvania.
- bloomsbury — a district of central London in the borough of Camden: contains the British Museum, part of the University of London, and many publishers' offices
- blue grama — any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- blue mould — any fungus of the genus Penicillium that forms a bluish mass on decaying food, leather, etc
- böhm flute — a type of flute in which the holes are covered with keys; the standard type of modern flute
- boulangism — the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.
- box column — a hollow wooden column, as for a porch, usually having a rectangular cross section.
- bubble gum — Bubble gum is a sweet substance similar to chewing gum. You can blow it out of your mouth so it makes the shape of a bubble.
- bubble-gum — a type of chewing gum that can be blown into large bubbles through the lips.
- bull moose — a member of the Progressive Party led by Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912
- bullionism — a person who advocates a system in which currency is directly convertible to gold or silver.
- bumbailiff — (formerly) an officer employed to collect debts and arrest debtors for nonpayment
- bumblefoot — a swelling, sometimes purulent, of the ball of the foot in fowl.
- bumblingly — in a bumbling manner
- bump along — advance unevenly
- bunglesome — characterized by bungling
- burlingame — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, U.S. diplomat.
- burnt lime — calcium oxide; quicklime
- burnt-lime — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- buttermilk — Buttermilk is the liquid that remains when fat has been removed from cream when butter is being made. You can drink buttermilk or use it in cooking.
- buttonmold — a small disk of wood, metal, etc., which is covered as with cloth or leather to form a button
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- callathump — a shivaree.
- callithump — a noisy band or parade
- calmodulin — a protein found in most living cells; it regulates many enzymic processes that are dependent on calcium
- calumniate — to slander
- calumnious — of or using calumny
- camouflage — Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
- camoufleur — a person who camouflages military equipment
- campanular — shaped like a bell
- candaulism — A practice or in which a man exposes his female partner, or images of her, to other people for their pleasure.
- capitellum — an enlarged knoblike structure at the end of a bone that forms an articulation with another bone; capitulum
- catacumbal — of or resembling catacombs
- cerebellum — The cerebellum is a part of the brain in humans and other mammals that controls the body's movements and balance.
- chalumeaux — Plural form of chalumeau.
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- circumflex — A circumflex or a circumflex accent is a symbol written over a vowel in French and other languages, usually to indicate that it should be pronounced longer than usual. It is used for example in the word 'rôle'.
- circumoral — Around or encircling the mouth.
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.