5-letter words containing m, a
- swami — an honorific title given to a Hindu religious teacher.
- swamp — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- swamy — swami.
- swarm — a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony.
- sygma — A symbolic generator and macro assembler by A.P. Ershov et al of Novosibirsk. For the BESM-6, M-220 and Minsk-22.
- t-man — a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- tagma — each of the morphologically distinct sections of the body of an arthropod, comprised of two or more segments, as the head, thorax, and abdomen of an insect.
- talma — a cape or short cloak, worn by both men and women in the 19th century
- taman — a peninsula in SW Russia, E of the Crimea, between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. About 20 miles (30 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) wide.
- tamar — the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- tamas — (in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- tambo — Mr. Tambo.
- tamed — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- tamer — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- tames — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- tamil — a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tamin — a thin woollen fabric
- tamis — a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tammy — a female given name.
- tampa — a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- tarim — a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tatum — Art, 1910–56, U.S. jazz pianist.
- tharm — a human or animal intestine
- thema — theme (def 7).
- toman — a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tomba — Alberto [al-ber-toh;; Italian ahl-ber-taw] /ælˈbɛr toʊ;; Italian ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("La Bomba") born 1966, Italian Alpine skier.
- tomia — the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- trama — a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- tramp — to tread or walk with a firm, heavy, resounding step.
- trema — mark placed over vowel to indicate it is to be pronounced separately
- tryma — a nut having an outer shell that becomes tough and dry and eventually splits open, as in the walnut and hickory.
- ulama — a body of Muslim scholars or religious leaders
- ulema — Muslim scholars or men of authority in religion and law
- umami — a strong meaty taste imparted by glutamate and certain other amino acids: often considered to be one of the basic taste sensations along with sweet, sour, bitter, and salty.
- umbra — shade; shadow.
- umiak — an open Eskimo boat that consists of a wooden frame covered with skins and provided with several thwarts: used for transport of goods and passengers.
- ummah — the Islamic community.
- umrah — the pilgrimage, consisting of rituals performed at various shrines, made by a Muslim upon entering Mecca: often part of the hajj.
- unami — a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- unarm — to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- undam — to free from a dam
- unjam — to remove a blockage from (a machine, printer, shredder, etc)
- unman — to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of: Constant conflict finally unmanned him.
- upham — Charles (Hazlitt). 1908–94, New Zealand soldier; hero of World War II and one of only three people to have been awarded the Victoria Cross twice
- urman — a geographical or climatic area of conifer forest
- urmia — Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- uxmal — an ancient ruined city in SE Mexico, in Yucatán: a center of later Mayan civilization.
- vampy — like a vamp; vampish
- velma — a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- vilma — a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.