9-letter words containing m, o, u, n
- mangetout — A vegetable pea eaten when immature.
- manoeuver — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of maneuver.
- manoeuvre — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- mass noun — a noun, as water, electricity, or happiness, that typically refers to an indefinitely divisible substance or an abstract notion, and that in English cannot be used, in such a sense, with the indefinite article or in the plural.
- mauna loa — an active volcano on the island of Hawaii. 13,680 feet (4170 meters).
- mausolean — Of, pertaining to, or similar to, a mausoleum.
- meandrous — meandering; winding; rambling.
- meiofauna — Minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments.
- melbourne — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- melungeon — a member of a people of mixed white, black, and American Indian ancestry living in the southern Appalachians.
- menoeceus — a descendant of the Sparti and the father of Jocasta and Creon, who sacrificed himself to end a plague in Thebes.
- menoetius — a Titan, the brother of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas.
- menopause — the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
- micronuts — Plural form of micronut.
- midground — The point between foreground and background in an image.
- minacious — menacing; threatening.
- minotaurs — Plural form of minotaur.
- minutiose — attentive to very small details
- misbutton — (transitive) To button wrongly.
- miscounts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miscount.
- moanfully — in a moaning and mournful manner
- mockernut — a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
- molluscan — Relating to mollusks.
- molluskan — (rare) alternative spelling of molluscan.
- momentous — of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
- momentums — Plural form of momentum.
- monecious — monoecious.
- monkey up — To hack together hardware for a particular task, especially a one-shot job. Connotes an extremely crufty and consciously temporary solution. Compare hack up, kluge up.
- monocoque — a type of boat, aircraft, or rocket construction in which the shell carries most of the stresses.
- monocular — having only one eye.
- monohulls — Plural form of monohull.
- monoicous — Alternative form of monoecious.
- monologue — a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
- monopulse — a radar transmitting a single pulse only
- monsieurs — Plural form of monsieur.
- monstrous — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- montauban — a department in S France. 1440 sq. mi. (3730 sq. km). Capital: Montauban.
- montezuma — c1470–1520, last Aztec emperor of Mexico 1502–20.
- monticule — a subordinate volcanic cone.
- montlucon — a city in central France.
- montreuil — a suburb of Paris, in N France.
- monuments — Plural form of monument.
- moonquake — a seismic vibration of the moon's surface.
- mouldings — Plural form of moulding.
- moundbird — megapode.
- moundsman — pitcher2 (def 2).
- mount isa — a city in NE Australia in NW Queensland: mining of copper and other minerals. Pop: 20 525 (2001)
- mountable — Able to be mounted.
- mountains — Plural form of mountain.
- mountainy — living in, located in, or related to mountains