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5-letter words containing m, u

  • magus — (sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
  • mahua — any of several trees of the genus Madhuca, of the sapodilla family, native to India, the Malay Peninsula, and southeastern Asia, especially M. latifolia, the flowers of which are used, fresh or dried, for food or are fermented to prepare an intoxicating drink.
  • maidu — a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
  • makua — a member of a people living in northern Mozambique and adjacent regions of Tanzania and Malawi.
  • mallu — (slang) a person from the Indian state of Kerala, especially one who speaks Malayalam.
  • malum — An evil or wrongdoing.
  • malus — (business) The return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance.
  • mangu — Mashed plantain.
  • manue — Manoah.
  • manul — A small wild cat of Central Asia, Otocolobus manul.
  • manus — Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
  • manzu — Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–91, Italian sculptor.
  • mapau — a small New Zealand tree, Myrsine australis, with reddish bark, aromatic leaves, and dark berries
  • maqui — an evergreen shrub, Aristotelia chilensis, of Chile, having toothed, oblong leaves, greenish-white flowers, and purple berries, grown as an ornamental in S California.
  • marut — any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
  • masur — Kurt, born 1927, German orchestral conductor.
  • matsu — Wade-Giles. an island off the SE coast of China, in the East China Sea: controlled by Taiwan. 17 sq. mi. (44 sq. km).
  • mauby — (in the E Caribbean) a bittersweet drink made from the bark of a rhamnaceous tree
  • maude — Matilda (def 1).
  • mauka — toward the mountains; inland.
  • mauls — Plural form of maul.
  • maund — a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
  • maura — a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
  • mauri — (NZ) life force, according to Maori beliefs.
  • maury — Matthew Fontaine [fon-teyn,, fon-teyn] /fɒnˈteɪn,, ˈfɒn teɪn/ (Show IPA), 1806–73, U.S. naval officer and scientist.
  • mauve — a pale bluish purple.
  • mavun — Obsolete. a man’s vest.
  • mazut — a liquid residue remaining after the distillation of petroleum and which is chiefly used as a fuel oil
  • mbomu — Bomu.
  • mehul — Étienne Nicolas [ey-tyen nee-kaw-lah] /eɪˈtyɛn ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), or Étienne Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1763–1817, French composer.
  • melun — a department in N France. 2290 sq. mi. (5930 sq. km). Capital: Melun.
  • menus — a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare: Ask the waiter for a menu.
  • meuse — Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
  • miaou — the characteristic sound a cat makes.
  • miaul — the characteristic sound a cat makes.
  • minum — (printing, obsolete) A small kind of printing type; minion.
  • minus — less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.
  • mixup — an act or instance of mixing.
  • mmus. — Master of Music
  • modus — (legal, obsolete) The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance.
  • mogul — any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803. See also Great Mogul.
  • mohur — any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India.
  • momus — Also, Momos [moh-mos] /ˈmoʊ mɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the god of ridicule.
  • mongu — a city in and headquarters of Western Province, W Zambia.
  • mopus — (obsolete) A mope; a drone.
  • moqui — Moki.
  • mosul — a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
  • mouch — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
  • moues — Plural form of moue.
  • mould — loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
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