10-letter words containing m, u, s, c, a
- customable — subject to customs
- damascenus — Johannes [joh-han-eez,, -is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), John of Damascus, Saint.
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- decamerous — having ten sections or partitions
- docudramas — Plural form of docudrama.
- eczematous — an inflammatory condition of the skin attended with itching and the exudation of serous matter.
- emasculate — Make (a person, idea, or piece of legislation) weaker or less effective.
- factualism — emphasis on, devotion to, or extensive reliance upon facts: the factualism of scientific experiment.
- gemmaceous — of, relating to, or resembling gemmae.
- glumaceous — glumelike; chaffy.
- graecismus — (rhetoric, historical) Use of Greek words and examples.
- hamesucken — the offence of attacking a person in his or her own dwelling
- humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- humectants — Plural form of humectant.
- hyoscyamus — the dried leaves, with or without the tops, of the henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, containing the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, used in medicine.
- lysimachus — 361?–281 b.c, Macedonian general: king of Thrace 306–281.
- maccabaeus — Judas or Judah [joo-duh] /ˈdʒu də/ (Show IPA), ("the Hammer") died c. 160 b.c, Judean patriot, one of the Maccabees: military leader 166–160 (son of Mattathias).
- macroburst — (meteorology) A strong downdraft, of over 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.
- majusculae — Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.
- majuscular — (of letters) uppercase, capitalized.
- majuscules — Plural form of majuscule.
- mallemucks — Plural form of mallemuck.
- malvaceous — belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
- manichaeus — Mani
- manicurist — a person who gives manicures.
- manuscribe — (archaic) To write by hand.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- marlaceous — Resembling marl.
- massecuite — A suspension of sugar crystals in syrup produced in a sugar factory.
- maurolycus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 70 miles (110 km) in diameter.
- meerschaum — a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H 4 Mg 2 Si 3 O 1 0 , occurring in white, claylike masses, used for ornamental carvings, for pipe bowls, etc.; sepiolite.
- melaleucas — Plural form of melaleuca.
- meliaceous — belonging to the Meliaceae, the mahogany family of plants.
- mendacious — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- mercurials — Plural form of mercurial.
- metacarpus — the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges.
- microgauss — (physics) A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one millionth of a gauss.
- mint sauce — Mint sauce is a sauce made from mint leaves, vinegar, and sugar, which is often eaten with lamb.
- miraculous — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- misaccused — charged with a crime, wrongdoing, fault, etc.: the accused boy.
- miscanthus — any tall perennial bamboo-like grass of the genus Miscanthus, native from southern Africa to SE Asia and cultivated for ornament in temperate regions
- miseducate — to educate improperly.
- monoculars — Plural form of monocular.
- mordacious — biting or given to biting.
- moustached — Having moustache.
- moustaches — Plural form of moustache.
- moustachio — Alternative spelling of mustachio.
- muciparous — muciferous.
- muckrakers — to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
- muckspread — to muckrake