11-letter words containing m, u
- bread mould — a black saprotrophic zygomycete fungus, Rhizopus nigricans, occurring on decaying bread and vegetable matter
- breadcrumbs — (After the story "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm). 1. (web) Links displayed across the top of a web page listing the most recently visited pages so the reader can quickly jump back to one. Since this function is provided by the web browser, breadcrumbs are a waste of space. A better use of the space is to display links to the page's logical parent pages in the information hierarchy. 2. (programming) Information output by statements inserted into a program for debugging by printf.
- breast lump — a harder lump detectable in the soft tissue of a woman's breast
- breast pump — a device for extracting and collecting milk from the breast during lactation
- brimfulness — the quality of being completely full or full to the brim
- british gum — dextrin.
- bromouracil — a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
- brush broom — Northeastern U.S. a whisk broom.
- brush maker — a manufacturer or crafter of brushes
- bryophyllum — a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae with the ability to produce plantlets on their leaves or floral stems
- bucaramanga — a city in N central Colombia, in the Cordillera Oriental: centre of a district growing coffee, tobacco, and cotton. Pop: 1 069 000 (2005 est)
- buckjumping — a competitive event for buckjumpers in a rodeo
- buddy movie — a genre of film dealing with the relationship and adventures of two friends
- buffet meal — meal at which people stand up and help themselves from the table
- bulimarexia — bulimia (sense 2)
- bull market — A bull market is a situation on the stock market when people are buying a lot of shares because they expect that the shares will increase in value and that they will be able to make a profit by selling them again after a short time. Compare bear market.
- bullmastiff — a breed of dog
- bumbershoot — an umbrella
- bumble-foot — an inflammatory condition of the feet of birds, usually caused by an infection
- bumbleberry — a mixture of berries used in pie fillings and in preserves
- bumblepuppy — a game of whist played carelessly or contrary to rules and conventions.
- bump uglies — to have sexual intercourse
- bumper crop — large harvest
- bumper jack — a jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper.
- bumper pool — a pool game played on a small, often octagonally shaped table with two pockets, having strategically placed cushioned pegs on the playing surface, usually necessitating bank shots to sink balls.
- bumpsadaisy — an exclamation said to a child who has fallen down
- bungee jump — a jump made by someone from a high bridge, building, etc, secured only by a rubber cord attached to the ankles
- burgomaster — the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor
- burmese cat — a breed of cat similar in shape to the Siamese but typically having a dark brown or blue-grey coat
- burnishment — the act or process of burnishing
- burnt umber — a brown pigment obtained by heating umber
- bushelwoman — a woman who alters clothes
- bushmanship — the skills necessary for survival in the bush; bushcraft
- businessman — A businessman is a man who works in business.
- businessmen — a man regularly employed in business, especially a white-collar worker, executive, or owner.
- bust a move — go, leave
- butter clam — any of a genus (Saxidomus) of large, edible clams found along the Pacific coast of North America
- buttercream — a vanilla-flavored cake frosting or filling made principally of softened butter and powdered sugar.
- buttonmould — the small core of plastic, wood, or metal that is the base for buttons covered with fabric, leather, etc
- cactus moth — a moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, native to South America and introduced into Australia to control prickly pear cactus, on which the larvae feed.
- cadmium red — a pigment used in painting, consisting of the sulfide and the selinide of cadmium, characterized by its strong red or reddish color, excellent film-forming properties, and slow drying rate.
- cafetoriums — Plural form of cafetorium.
- cake makeup — face makeup in the form of a cake, usually applied with a damp sponge.
- californium — a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from curium. Symbol: Cf; atomic no: 98; half-life of most stable isotope, 251Cf: 800 years (approx.)
- call number — the number given to a book in a library, indicating its shelf location
- callimachus — late 5th century bc, Greek sculptor, reputed to have invented the Corinthian capital
- calumniated — Simple past tense and past participle of calumniate.
- calumniates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate.
- calumniator — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- camera tube — the part of a television camera that converts an optical image into an electrical signal