8-letter words containing m, a, n, u
- huysmans — Joris Karl [zhoh-rees kahrl] /ʒoʊˈris kɑrl/ (Show IPA), (Charles Marie Georges Huysmans) 1848–1907, French novelist.
- immanuel — the name of the Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah, often represented in Christian exegesis as being Jesus Christ. Isa. 7:14.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- inhumane — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- inhumate — to bury; inhume
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- katmandu — a city in and the capital of Nepal, in the central part.
- labdanum — a resinous juice that exudes from various rockroses of the genus Cistus: used in perfumery, fumigating substances, etc.
- laburnum — any of several small trees belonging to the genus Laburnum, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of pendulous yellow flowers, especially L. alpinum, the Scotch laburnum.
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- langmuir — Irving, 1881–1957, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- laudanum — a tincture of opium.
- luhrmann — Baz (Mark Anthony). born 1962, Australian film director and screenwriter; his films include Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo and Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge (2001), Australia (2008), and The Great Gatsby (2013)
- luminant — That illuminates; luminous.
- luminary — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- macmanus — Seumas [shey-muh s] /ˈʃeɪ məs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1960, Irish poet and short-story writer.
- macruran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Macrura, comprising the lobsters, crayfishes, shrimps, and prawns.
- magangue — a city in NW Colombia.
- malunion — (anatomy) Bad or incorrect union (of parts of the body).
- man-hour — a man who is honored by a group.
- mandamus — a writ from a superior court to an inferior court or to an officer, corporation, etc., commanding that a specified thing be done.
- manequin — Dated form of mannequin.
- maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- maneuvre — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of maneuver.
- manfully — having or showing boldness, courage, or strength; resolute.
- mangbetu — a member of a people of the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- manhours — Plural form of manhour.
- manhunts — Plural form of manhunt.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- manicure — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manitous — Plural form of manitou.
- manjusri — a Bodhisattva personifying wisdom.
- manouver — Misspelling of maneuver.
- manouvre — Misspelling of manoeuvre.
- mansuete — gentle or tame
- manually — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
- manucode — any of various birds of paradise of the New Guinea region, having dark, metallic plumage.
- manuel i — called the Fortunate. 1469–1521, king of Portugal (1495–1521); his reign saw the discovery of Brazil and the beginning of Portuguese trade with India and the East
- manuhiri — a visitor to a Māori marae
- manumits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manumit.
- manurial — Of or pertaining to manure.
- manuring — excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- manutius — Aldus [awl-duh s,, al-] /ˈɔl dəs,, ˈæl-/ (Show IPA), (Teobaldo Mannucci or Manuzio) 1450–1515, Italian printer and classical scholar.
- maroquin — morocco leather
- marquand — J(ohn) P(hillips) 1893–1960, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- masurian — of or relating to Masuria, a region of NE Poland, or its inhabitants
- maturing — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maudling — Present participle of maudle.