9-letter words containing m, e, l, u
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semiplume — a semiplume feather
- semirural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- semisolus — an advertisement that appears on the same page as another advertisement but not adjacent to it
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- sensillum — Zoology. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.
- sexualism — any discrimination based upon sexual preference
- shulamite — an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
- simulacre — simulacrum.
- simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- slum area — an area of a city filled with slums
- slumbered — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- smell out — dog: detect by sniffing
- soul mate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
- squamella — a small scale or bract in a plant
- stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- subdermal — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- sublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- sublimely — elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.: Paradise Lost is sublime poetry.
- sublimize — to make sublime
- submental — situated beneath the chin
- subsample — a specimen from or a small part of a sample.
- supermale — a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles, and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man.
- supremely — highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.
- surmullet — a goatfish, especially one of the European species used for food.
- team foul — one of a number of personal fouls committed within a specified period that do not exceed the allowable limit after which the opposing team begins to receive bonus free throws.
- tellurium — a rare, lustrous, brittle, crystalline, silver-white element resembling sulfur in its properties, and usually occurring in nature combined with gold, silver, or other metals of high atomic weight: used in the manufacture of alloys and as a coloring agent in glass and ceramics. Symbol: Te; atomic weight: 127.60; atomic number: 52; specific gravity: 6.24.
- temulence — drunkenness
- tenaculum — Surgery. a small sharp-pointed hook set in a handle, used for seizing and picking up parts in operations and dissections.
- the glums — gloomy feelings
- thumbhole — a hole into which a thumb can be inserted, as to provide a grip.
- tremulant — trembling; tremulous.
- tremulate — to make a tremulous sound
- tremulous — (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
- tularemia — a plaguelike disease of rabbits, squirrels, etc., caused by a bacterium, Francisella tularensis, transmitted to humans by insects or ticks or by the handling of infected animals and causing fever, muscle pain, and symptoms associated with the point of entry into the body.
- tullamore — the county town of Offaly, Republic of Ireland; food processing and brewing. Pop: 11 098 (2002)
- tumble to — to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- tumblebug — any of several dung beetles that roll balls of dung in which they deposit their eggs and in which the young develop.
- tumbleset — a somersault
- turmaline — tourmaline.
- ulmaceous — belonging to the Ulmaceae, the elm family of plants.
- ulsterman — a native or inhabitant of Ulster.
- umbellate — having or forming an umbel or umbels.
- umbellule — one of the secondary umbels in a compound umbel.
- umble pie — humble pie (def 1).
- umbratile — shadowy; shady
- un-humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- un-milled — simple past tense and past participle of mill1 .
- unalarmed — a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- unamiable — having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition.