11-letter words containing m, a, n, u
- monochasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which the main axis produces only a single branch.
- monocularly — In a monocular manner.
- monolingual — knowing or able to use only one language; monoglot.
- mononuclear — Also, mononucleate. Cell Biology. having only one nucleus.
- monophagous — feeding on only one kind of food.
- montelukast — a type of oral drug containing a leukotriene inhibitor, used in the treatment of asthma and seasonal allergies.
- monticulate — having low rising mounds or protrusions
- mope around — If you mope around or mope about a place, you wander around there not doing anything, looking and feeling unhappy.
- mount athos — a mountainous peninsula in NE Greece: location of the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos, an autonomous administrative division of Greece since 1927; inhabited by Eastern Orthodox monks in about 20 monasteries, some founded in the 10th century; prohibited to women and children. Pop: 1942 (2001)
- mount guard — If you mount guard or if you mount a guard, you organize people to watch or protect a person or place.
- mount kenya — an extinct volcano in central Kenya: the second highest mountain in Africa; girth at 2400 m (8000 ft) is about 150 km (95 miles). The regions above 3200 m (10 500 ft) constitute Mount Kenya National Park. Height: 5199 m (17 058 ft)
- mount logan — a mountain in NW Canada, in SW Yukon in the St Elias Range: the highest peak in Canada and the second highest in North America. Height (after a re-survey in 1993): 5959 m (19 550 ft)
- mount pearl — a town in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the SE part of the island, S of St. John's.
- mount sinai — the mountain where Moses received the Law from God (Exodus 19–20): often identified as Jebel Musa, sometimes as Jebel Serbal, both on the S Sinai Peninsula
- mount tabor — a mountain in N Israel, near Nazareth: traditionally regarded as the mountain where the Transfiguration took place. Height: 588 m (1929 ft)
- mountaineer — A person who takes part in mountaineering.
- mountainous — (of a region) having many mountains.
- mountaintop — The summit or top part of a mountain.
- mountbatten — Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas), 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900–79, British naval commander; great-grandson of Queen Victoria. During World War II he was supreme allied commander in SE Asia (1943–46). He was the last viceroy of India (1947) and governor general (1947–48); killed by an IRA bomb
- mountebanks — Plural form of mountebank.
- mountenance — a quantity, amount, duration, or value
- mouth organ — harmonica (def 1).
- move around — be mobile, active
- muck around — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- muck-raking — If you accuse someone of muck-raking, you are criticizing them for finding and spreading unpleasant or embarrassing information about someone, especially a public figure.
- mud volcano — a vent in the earth's surface through which escaping gas and vapor issue, causing mud to boil and occasionally to overflow, forming a conical mound around the vent.
- multangular — having many angles; polyangular.
- multanimous — having many sides
- multi-grain — a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- multi-nodal — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- multiagency — involving multiple agencies
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- multidomain — of, relating to, or affecting several domains
- multilineal — being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- multilinear — Having many lines.
- multimanned — (esp of a spaceship, space station, etc) manned by two or more people
- multination — Of or pertaining to more than one nation.
- multinomial — polynomial (def 2c).
- multiplanes — Plural form of multiplane.
- multisonant — having many sounds
- multistrand — Composed of multiple strands.
- multitenant — Of or pertaining to more than one tenant.
- multivalent — Chemistry. having a valence of three or higher.
- munchhausen — Karl Friedrich Hieronymus [kahrl free-drikh hee-ey-roh-ny-moo s] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx ˌhi eɪˈroʊ nüˌmʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1720–97, German soldier, adventurer, and teller of tales.
- mundaneness — common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
- mundanities — the condition or quality of being mundane; mundaneness.
- munich pact — the pact signed by Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany on September 29, 1938, by which the Sudetenland was ceded to Germany: often cited as an instance of unwise and unprincipled appeasement of an aggressive nation.
- municipally — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- munoz marin — Luis [lwees] /lwis/ (Show IPA), 1898–1980, Puerto Rican political leader: governor 1948–64.
- muntz metal — alpha-beta brass.