9-letter words containing m, e, r, u
- multigerm — (in certain varieties of sugar beet) having seed balls with multiple fruits, thus being able to produce several seedlings
- multirole — a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- multitier — Having many tiers; multitiered.
- multiuser — (of a computer system) able to be used by a number of people simultaneously.
- multiyear — Having a duration of multiple years.
- mummeries — Plural form of mummery.
- mummerset — an imitation West Country accent used in drama
- murderers — Plural form of murderer.
- murderess — a woman who commits murder.
- murdering — Present participle of murder.
- murderous — of the nature of or involving murder: a murderous deed.
- murkiness — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
- murmurers — Plural form of murmurer.
- murrelets — Plural form of murrelet.
- murthered — Simple past tense and past participle of murther.
- murtherer — (obsolete) A murderer.
- muscarine — a poisonous compound, C 8 H 1 9 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
- mush area — a region where signals from two or more radio transmitters overlap, causing fading and distortion
- musk deer — a small, hornless deer, Moschus moschiferus, of central Asia, the male of which secretes musk: now rare.
- musk rose — a rose, Rosa moschata, of the Mediterranean region, having white, musk-scented flowers.
- musketeer — a soldier armed with a musket.
- must-read — a piece of literature or writing considered important or classic; writing that should or must be read.
- mustanger — a person who engages in mustanging.
- muster in — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
- mustering — Present participle of muster.
- mutineers — A person, esp. a soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority.
- muttering — to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
- muybridge — Eadweard [ed-werd] /ˈɛd wərd/ (Show IPA), (Edward James Muggeridge) 1830–1904, U.S. photographer, born in England: pioneered in photographic studies of animals and humans in motion.
- mycerinus — king of ancient Egypt c2600–2570 b.c.: builder of the third great pyramid at ·El· Giza.
- myoneural — of or relating to both muscle and nerve.
- mysterium — (chemistry, alchemy, now historical) Any of various unknown elements thought to make up existing forms of matter, or a substance seen as an elemental or pure form of something else.
- neurinoma — A schwannoma.
- neuromast — a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- neurotomy — the cutting of a nerve, as to relieve neuralgia.
- new sarum — a city in S England, in SE Wiltshire: nearby Old Sarum was the site of an Early Iron Age hill fort; its cathedral (1220–58) has the highest spire in England. Pop: 43 355 (2001)
- ngerulmud — the capital of Palau (from 2006), in the state of Melekeok on the island of Babelthuap
- nonmature — not mature; immature
- numbering — a numeral or group of numerals.
- numberous — Obsolete form of numerous.
- numerable — capable of being counted, totaled, or numbered.
- numeraire — a basic standard by which values are measured, as gold in the monetary system.
- numerally — According to number; in number; numerically.
- numerated — to represent numbers by symbols.
- numerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of numerate.
- numerator — Arithmetic. the term of a fraction, usually above the line, that indicates the number of equal parts that are to be added together; the dividend placed over a divisor: The numerator of the fraction 2/3 is 2. Compare denominator (def 1).
- numerical — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- nuremberg — a city in central Bavaria, in SE Germany: site of international trials (1945–46) of Nazis accused of war crimes.
- nursemaid — Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
- nutmegger — a native or inhabitant of Connecticut.
- nutriment — any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.