9-letter words containing m, a, b, u
- brushmark — the indented lines sometimes left by the bristles of a brush on a painted surface
- brutalism — an austere style of architecture characterized by emphasis on such structural materials as undressed concrete and unconcealed service pipes
- bucranium — (in classical architecture) an ornament, especially on a frieze, having the form of the skull of an ox.
- bujumbura — the capital of Burundi, a port at the NE end of Lake Tanganyika. Pop: 419 000 (2005 est)
- bulk-mail — to mail as bulk mail.
- bullarium — a collection of papal bulls.
- bump ball — a ball that bounces into the air after being hit directly into the ground by the batsman
- bush tram — a railway line in the bush, used to facilitate the entry of workers and the removal of timber
- bushelman — a person who alters or repairs garments; busheler.
- bushwoman — a woman who lives in the bush
- byzantium — an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus: founded about 660 bc; rebuilt by Constantine I in 330 ad and called Constantinople; present-day Istanbul
- calembour — a pun
- carbenium — (organic chemistry, informal) Any carbocation.
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- cetuximab — a monoclonal antibody used to treat cancer
- clubmates — Plural form of clubmate.
- clubwoman — a woman who is an enthusiastic member of a club or clubs
- columbary — a dovecote
- columbate — any salt of columbic acid
- columbian — of or relating to the United States
- cube farm — an office which is divided up by mid-height partitions to create separate work spaces
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
- drumbeats — Plural form of drumbeat.
- dumb ague — an irregular form of intermittent malarial fever, lacking the usual chill.
- dumb cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- dumb dora — a foolishly simple, stupid, or scatterbrained woman.
- dumb-cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- dumbarton — Also, Dunbarton [duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/ (Show IPA). Also called Dumbartonshire [duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in W Scotland.
- dumbass's — a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead.
- dyushambe — a former name of Dushanbe.
- embrasure — (architecture, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement.
- embrazure — Alternative form of embrasure.
- flabellum — a fan, especially one used in religious ceremonies.
- flambeaux — a flaming torch.
- full beam — the brightest light transmitted from car headlights
- gambrinus — a mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.
- glabellum — glabella.
- grub beam — a curved, laminated wooden beam forming part of a rounded stern.
- hamburger — a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground or chopped beef, usually in a roll or bun, variously garnished.
- hammurabi — 18th century b.c. or earlier, king of Babylonia.
- herbarium — a collection of dried plants systematically arranged.
- humpbacks — Plural form of humpback.
- immutable — not mutable; unchangeable; changeless.
- immutably — In an immutable manner. In a way that cannot be varied, or changed.
- imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- imputably — In an imputable manner; by imputation.
- in ambush — If someone is lying in ambush, they are hiding and waiting for someone, usually to attack them.
- inumbrate — (obsolete) To shade; to darken.
- istambuli — a native or inhabitant of Istanbul.
- jambuster — (Canada, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario) A doughnut filled with jam.