5-letter words containing m, a
- param — formal argument
- parma — a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- pashm — the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.
- pelma — the sole of the foot
- pemba — an island near the E coast of equatorial Africa: formerly part of Zanzibar protectorate; now a part of Tanzania. 164,321; 380 sq. mi. (984 sq. km).
- pharm — pharmaceutical
- phyma — a nodule, swelling, or small, rounded tumor of the skin.
- piman — any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- plasm — Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- priam — a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- prima — (of a female) first among equals.
- psalm — a sacred song or hymn.
- qorma — Alternative spelling of korma.
- qualm — an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying.
- quame — (formerly, especially in creole-speaking cultures) a name given at birth to a black child, in accordance with African customs, indicating the child's sex and the day of the week on which he or she was born, as the male and female names for Sunday (Quashee and Quasheba) Monday (Cudjo or Cudjoe and Juba) Tuesday (Cubbena and Beneba) Wednesday (Quaco and Cuba or Cubba) Thursday (Quao and Abba) Friday (Cuffee or Cuffy and Pheba or Phibbi) and Saturday (Quamin or Quame and Mimba)
- radom — a city in E Poland.
- ramal — of or relating to a ramus.
- raman — Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- rambo — a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- ramee — Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- ramen — a bowl of clear soup containing noodles, vegetables, and often bits of meat.
- ramet — an individual of a clone.
- ramie — an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- ramin — any swamp-growing hardwood tree found in South-East Asia, of the genus Ramin
- rammy — a noisy disturbance or free-for-all
- ramon — Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("Ramón") 1888–1963, Spanish novelist, dramatist, biographer, and critic.
- ramos — Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- ramps — ramp3
- ramus — a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- rdram — Rambus DRAM
- realm — a royal domain; kingdom: the realm of England.
- reams — a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rearm — to arm again.
- regma — a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
- reman — to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remap — map again
- rmail — (messaging) A MUA written in Emacs Lisp to run within Emacs.
- roman — a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- rumal — a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- rumba — a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- rusma — a Turkish depilatory
- sagum — a Roman soldier's cloak
- salem — a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem. Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
- salmi — a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- sam76 — A macro language by Claude Kagan descended from TRAC. There is a version for CP/M.
- samaj — a Hindu religious society or movement.
- saman — a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- samar — an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- samba — a rhythmic, Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin.
- sambo — a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.