9-letter words containing m, a, n, u, r
- neurinoma — A schwannoma.
- neuromast — a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- new sarum — a city in S England, in SE Wiltshire: nearby Old Sarum was the site of an Early Iron Age hill fort; its cathedral (1220–58) has the highest spire in England. Pop: 43 355 (2001)
- nonmature — not mature; immature
- numerable — capable of being counted, totaled, or numbered.
- numeraire — a basic standard by which values are measured, as gold in the monetary system.
- numerally — According to number; in number; numerically.
- numerated — to represent numbers by symbols.
- numerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of numerate.
- numerator — Arithmetic. the term of a fraction, usually above the line, that indicates the number of equal parts that are to be added together; the dividend placed over a divisor: The numerator of the fraction 2/3 is 2. Compare denominator (def 1).
- numerical — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- nummulary — relating to coinage or money
- nursemaid — Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
- obumbrant — overhanging; projecting over another part.
- oenogarum — Garum diluted with wine.
- overhuman — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- paramount — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- penumbral — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- per annum — by the year; yearly.
- prytaneum — a public building in ancient Greece, containing the symbolic hearth of the community and commonly resembling a private dwelling in plan, used as a community meeting place and as a lodging for guests of the community.
- pulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- quadruman — a monkey or ape with all four feet specialized for use as hands
- quarryman — a person who quarries stone; quarrier.
- quarrymen — Plural form of quarryman.
- ramanujan — Srinivasa [shree-ni-vah-suh,, sree-] /ˈʃri nɪˈvɑ sə,, ˈsri-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1920, Indian mathematician.
- rasmussen — Knud Johan Victor [knooth yoo-hahn veek-tawr] /knuð yʊˈhɑn ˈvik tɔr/ (Show IPA), 1879–1933, Danish arctic explorer.
- roumanian — Romania.
- round-arm — denoting or using bowling with the arm held more or less horizontal
- roundsman — a person who makes rounds, as of inspection.
- ruddleman — a person who deals in ruddle.
- ruminator — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- rummaging — to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
- sarmentum — a slender running stem; runner.
- saturnism — lead poisoning (def 1b).
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- subnormal — below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain.
- sudermann — Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1857–1928, German dramatist and novelist.
- sun cream — a chemical, usually in the form of a cream, applied to exposed skin to block out all or almost all of the ultraviolet rays of the sun
- synsacrum — a dorsal ridge of bone in the pelvic region of birds, formed by the fusion of certain thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and caudal vertebrae.
- tambourin — a long narrow drum of Provence.
- transhume — to move cattle to suitable grazing grounds according to the season
- transmute — change into another form
- transumpt — an official or legal transcription, usually an old one
- tremulant — trembling; tremulous.
- turmaline — tourmaline.
- ulsterman — a native or inhabitant of Ulster.
- un-mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- unadmired — to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.