6-letter words containing m, u, n
- immune — protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.
- impugn — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impune — Unpunished.
- in sum — in brief, in short
- indium — a rare metallic element, soft, white, malleable, and easily fusible, found combined in various ore minerals, especially sphalerite: so called from the two indigo-blue lines in its spectrum. Symbol: In; atomic weight: 114.82; atomic number: 49; specific gravity: 7.3 at 20°C.
- inhume — to bury; inter.
- ionium — a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- jument — (obsolete) A beast; especially, a beast of burden.
- lindum — a city in E central England, administrative centre of Lincolnshire: an important ecclesiastical and commercial centre in the Middle Ages; Roman ruins, a castle (founded by William the Conqueror) and a famous cathedral (begun in 1086). Pop: 85 963 (2001)
- lumens — Plural form of lumen.
- lumina — Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- lumine — to illumine.
- lumpen — of or relating to disfranchised and uprooted individuals or groups, especially those who have lost status: the lumpen bourgeoisie.
- ma'mun — (abu-al-'Abbās 'Abdullāh) a.d. 786–833, caliph of Baghdad 813–833 (son of Harun al-Rashid).
- macoun — a juicy, late-ripening variety of apple that originated in Canada.
- madiun — a city on E central Java, in Indonesia.
- magnum — a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
- magnus — the Great Year: a cycle of years, usually a thousand, that begins with a Golden Age, steadily deteriorates, and ends with a universal catastrophe, either a fire or a flood.
- man up — an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- manatu — a large flowering deciduous New Zealand tree, Plagianthus regius
- manaus — a port in and the capital of Amazonas, in N Brazil, on the Río Negro near its confluence with the Amazon: about 1000 miles (1600 km) from the Atlantic but accessible to some ocean trade.
- manchu — a member of a Tungusic people of Manchuria who conquered China in the 17th century and established a dynasty there (Manchu dynasty, or Ch'ing, 1644–1912).
- mancus — A gold coin used in Medieval Europe.
- manful — having or showing boldness, courage, or strength; resolute.
- manhua — (comics) Chinese comics {{gloss|{{m|cmn|\u6f2b\u756b}} / {{m|cmn|\u6f2b\u753b}} / {{m|cmn|m\u00e0nhu\u00e0}}}}.
- manitu — (among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- manour — Obsolete spelling of manor.
- manque — having failed, missed, or fallen short, especially because of circumstances or a defect of character; unsuccessful; unfulfilled or frustrated (usually used postpositively): a poet manqué who never produced a single book of verse.
- mansur — (ʿAbdullāh al-Mansūr) a.d. 712?–775, Arab caliph 754–775: founder of Baghdad 764.
- mantua — a city in E Lombardy, in N Italy: birthplace of Vergil.
- manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
- manuel — a male given name.
- manuf. — manufacture
- manuka — A shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.
- manure — excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- maukin — (Scotland) Alternative form of malkin.
- mauman — Mehuman.
- maunch — manche.
- maunds — Plural form of maund.
- maundy — the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday.
- maungy — (esp of a child) sulky, bad-tempered, or peevish
- maunna — must not
- mbundu — Also called Ovimbundu. a Bantu-speaking people of southern Angola.
- mckuen — Rod, 1933–2015, U.S. poet and songwriter.
- mcnutt — Paul Vories [vawr-eez,, vohr-] /ˈvɔr iz,, ˈvoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1891–1955, U.S. diplomat and government official.
- menchu — Rigoberta [ree-guh-ber-tuh] /ˌri gəˈbɛr tə/ (Show IPA), born 1959, Guatemalan author and social reformer: Nobel prize 1992.
- mentum — Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- menudo — a spicy Mexican soup made with tripe, onions, tomatoes, chilies, and hominy.
- mequon — a town in E Wisconsin.
- mibuna — a Japanese leafy salad vegetable