12-letter words containing m, u, t, e
- 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.
- homothermous — (biology) warm-blooded.
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- housemasters — Plural form of housemaster.
- housemothers — Plural form of housemother.
- hug-me-tight — a woman's short, warm, close-fitting jacket, usually knitted or crocheted and often sleeveless.
- human nature — the psychological and social qualities that characterize humankind, especially in contrast with other living things.
- humble plant — sensitive plant (def 1).
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.
- idiothermous — warm-blooded
- illuminative — giving light; illuminating.
- immaculately — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
- immatureness — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- immaturities — Plural form of immaturity.
- impetiginous — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- impoundments — Plural form of impoundment.
- imprest fund — a fund of petty cash.
- impudentness — Quality of being impudent.
- imputatively — In an imputative fashion or manner.
- in miniature — on a smaller scale
- in perpetuum — for ever
- in the dumps — a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- incumbent on — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
- inhumanities — Plural form of inhumanity.
- insectariums — Plural form of insectarium.
- instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- instrumented — equipped with instruments to perform specified functions, as testing, measurement, or control: an instrumented railroad car.
- intellimouse — Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
- intercommune — to commune or converse together
- intermixture — a mass of ingredients mixed together.
- intermundane — existing in the space between worlds or heavenly bodies: intermundane space.
- interregnums — Plural form of interregnum.
- interstitium — (medicine) An interstitial space within a tissue or organ.
- intramundane — existing or occurring within the material world.
- intumescence — a swelling up, as with congestion.
- isostemonous — having stamens equal in number to the sepals or petals.
- james hutton — James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist: formulated uniformitarianism.
- journey time — the time taken to make a journey
- judgment day — the day of the Last Judgment; doomsday.
- judgmentally — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- jump shooter — a player skilled at jump shots.
- jump the gun — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- just in time — Business. noting or pertaining to a method of inventory control that keeps inventories low by scheduling needed goods and equipment to arrive a short time before a production run begins. Abbreviation: JIT.
- just-in-time — dynamic translation
- juste milieu — a point between two extremes; the golden mean.
- juste-milieu — a point between two extremes; the golden mean.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.