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12-letter words containing m, u, s, o, r

  • glamour puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
  • glamour-puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
  • glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
  • graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
  • gran turismo — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
  • gruesomeness — The characteristic or quality of being gruesome.
  • gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
  • gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
  • harmoniously — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
  • harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
  • herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990
  • heterogamous — Genetics. having unlike gametes, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to isogamous).
  • heteromerous — having or consisting of parts that differ in quality, number of elements, or the like: a heteromerous flower.
  • heteronomous — subject to or involving different laws.
  • heteronymous — of, relating to, or characteristic of a heteronym.
  • homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
  • homo erectus — an extinct species of the human lineage, formerly known as Pithecanthropus erectus, having upright stature and a well-evolved postcranial skeleton, but with a smallish brain, low forehead, and protruding face.
  • homochromous — being all of one color, as a composite flower or flower head.
  • homochronous — (of a genetic character) occurring at the same age or period in the offspring as in the parent.
  • homothermous — (biology) warm-blooded.
  • horse manure — horse's excrement
  • house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
  • house number — the unique number given to each building on a street which forms part of that building's address
  • housemasters — Plural form of housemaster.
  • housemothers — Plural form of housemother.
  • housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
  • humorousness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being humorous.
  • humourlessly — Alternative spelling of humorlessly.
  • hydromedusae — Irregular plural form of hydromedusa.
  • hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
  • idiothermous — warm-blooded
  • illuminators — Plural form of illuminator.
  • imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
  • in our midst — among us
  • inharmonious — not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.
  • jump shooter — a player skilled at jump shots.
  • kalmar sound — a strait between SE Sweden and Öland Island. 85 miles (137 km) long; 14 miles (23 km) wide.
  • leisure home — a house for use on weekends, vacations, or the like.
  • leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
  • leptospermum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Leptospermum, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent areas and often cultivated as ornamentals in milder climates.
  • lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
  • long measure — Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.
  • luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
  • macrocarpous — having large fruit.
  • macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
  • macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
  • macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
  • malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
  • malodorously — With a bad smell.
  • manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
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