10-letter words containing m, p, u
- metapontum — an ancient Greek city in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: home of Pythagoras in exile.
- micropumps — Plural form of micropump.
- milk punch — a beverage containing milk and alcoholic liquor with sugar, flavoring, etc.
- mint julep — an alcoholic drink traditionally made with bourbon, sugar, and finely cracked ice and garnished with sprigs of mint, served in a tall, frosted glass: also made with other kinds of whiskey, brandy, and sometimes rum.
- miscompute — To compute erroneously.
- modula-3pi — Machine-independent intermediate language for compilation of Modula-3*. "Modula-3pi Language Definition", E.A. Heinz, TR, U Karlsruhe 1993.
- mompreneur — Alternative form of mumpreneur.
- monopodium — a single main axis that continues to extend at the apex in the original line of growth, giving off lateral branches beneath in acropetal succession.
- mons pubis — a rounded prominence of fatty tissue over the pubic symphysis, covered with hair after puberty.
- mont perdu — a mountain in NE Spain, in the central Pyrenees. Height: 3352 m (10 997 ft)
- mopping up — serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action.
- mopping-up — serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action.
- mousepiece — a cut of meat near the shoulder of a sheep or cow that is rich in muscle tissue
- mousetraps — Plural form of mousetrap.
- mouth harp — harmonica (def 1).
- mouthparts — Plural form of mouthpart.
- mouthpiece — a piece placed at or forming the mouth, as of a receptacle or tube.
- mpumalanga — a province of E South Africa; formed in 1994 (originally as Eastern Transvaal) from part of the former province of Transvaal: agriculture and service industries. Capital: Nelspruit. Pop: 4 039 939 (2011 est). Area: 78 370 sq km (30 259 sq miles)
- muciparous — muciferous.
- muckspread — to muckrake
- mudcapping — the process or act of blasting a rock surface with explosives
- mudskipper — any of several gobies of the genera Periophthalmus and Boleophthalmus, of tropical seas from Africa to the East Indies and Japan, noted for the habit of remaining out of water on mud flats for certain periods and jumping about when disturbed.
- muffin pan — an individual cup-shaped quick bread made with wheat flour, cornmeal, or the like, and baked in a pan (muffin pan) containing a series of cuplike forms.
- muffin top — a crisp, flat muffin that resembles the top portion of a typical muffin.
- muffin-pan — an individual cup-shaped quick bread made with wheat flour, cornmeal, or the like, and baked in a pan (muffin pan) containing a series of cuplike forms.
- mug punter — a customer or client who is gullible and easily swindled
- mugho pine — a prostrate, shrubby pine, Pinus mugo mugo, native to Europe, cultivated as an ornamental.
- multigroup — having or involving several groups
- multipacks — Plural form of multipack.
- multipaned — having or comprising more than one pane, esp of glass
- multiparae — Plural form of multipara.
- multiparty — of or relating to more than two political parties.
- multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- multipiece — Comprising more than one piece.
- multiplane — Consisting of several planes or surfaces.
- multiplant — comprising or involving more than one plant
- multiplied — to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
- multiplier — a person or thing that multiplies.
- multiplies — Plural form of multiply.
- multipoint — (sports) Involving the scoring of multiple points, especially by a particular player.
- multipolar — having several or many poles.
- multipower — Of or pertaining to more than one power (in various senses).
- multiproxy — Involving multiple proxies.
- multispeed — Capable of operating at multiple speeds.
- multisport — designed or used for a variety of sports.
- mumbly-peg — a children's game played with a pocketknife, the object being to cause the blade to stick in the ground or a wooden surface by flipping the knife in a number of prescribed ways or from a number of prescribed positions.
- mummy porn — sexually explicit or pornographic books, photos, videos, etc., that appeal to women, especially middle-aged women.
- mummy-porn — sexually explicit or pornographic books, photos, videos, etc., that appeal to women, especially middle-aged women.
- mumpreneur — (informal) A mother who works as a business entrepreneur in addition to her family commitments.
- municipals — Plural form of municipal.