6-letter words containing m, u
- lumped — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- lumpen — of or relating to disfranchised and uprooted individuals or groups, especially those who have lost status: the lumpen bourgeoisie.
- lumper — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- lupoma — any of the tubercles occurring in lupus vulgaris.
- luteum — yellow
- lyceum — an institution for popular education providing discussions, lectures, concerts, etc.
- ma'mun — (abu-al-'Abbās 'Abdullāh) a.d. 786–833, caliph of Baghdad 813–833 (son of Harun al-Rashid).
- mabuse — Jan [Flemish yahn] /Flemish yɑn/ (Show IPA), (Jan Gossaert or Gossart) 1478?–1533? Flemish painter.
- macoun — a juicy, late-ripening variety of apple that originated in Canada.
- macula — a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- macule — mackle.
- madafu — coconut milk
- maddux — Gregory Alan ("Greg") born 1966, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- madiun — a city on E central Java, in Indonesia.
- madura — Dutch Madoera [mah-doo-rah] /mɑˈdu rɑ/ (Show IPA). an island in Indonesia, off the NE coast of Java. 2112 sq. mi. (5470 sq. km).
- maduro — strong and darkly colored.
- magnum — a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
- magnus — the Great Year: a cycle of years, usually a thousand, that begins with a Golden Age, steadily deteriorates, and ends with a universal catastrophe, either a fire or a flood.
- maguey — any of several plants of the genus Agave, of the agave family, especially the cantala, A. cantala.
- mahewu — (in South Africa) fermented liquid mealie-meal porridge, used as a stimulant, esp by Black Africans
- mahout — the keeper or driver of an elephant, especially in India and the East Indies.
- majuro — the capital island of the Marshall Islands. 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km).
- makalu — a mountain in the Himalayas, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet. 27,790 feet (8470 meters).
- makeup — facial cosmetics, as eye shadow or lipstick.
- makuta — plural of likuta.
- makutu — witchcraft or magic
- malouf — David. born 1934, Australian novelist, short-story writer, and poet. His novels include An Imaginary Life (1978), Remembering Babylon (1993), The Conversations at Curlow Creek (1996), and Ransom (2009)
- maluku — Moluccas
- mamaku — a tall edible New Zealand tree fern, Cyathea medullaris, with a black trunk
- man up — an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- manatu — a large flowering deciduous New Zealand tree, Plagianthus regius
- manaus — a port in and the capital of Amazonas, in N Brazil, on the Río Negro near its confluence with the Amazon: about 1000 miles (1600 km) from the Atlantic but accessible to some ocean trade.
- manchu — a member of a Tungusic people of Manchuria who conquered China in the 17th century and established a dynasty there (Manchu dynasty, or Ch'ing, 1644–1912).
- mancus — A gold coin used in Medieval Europe.
- manful — having or showing boldness, courage, or strength; resolute.
- manhua — (comics) Chinese comics {{gloss|{{m|cmn|\u6f2b\u756b}} / {{m|cmn|\u6f2b\u753b}} / {{m|cmn|m\u00e0nhu\u00e0}}}}.
- manitu — (among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- manour — Obsolete spelling of manor.
- manque — having failed, missed, or fallen short, especially because of circumstances or a defect of character; unsuccessful; unfulfilled or frustrated (usually used postpositively): a poet manqué who never produced a single book of verse.
- mansur — (ʿAbdullāh al-Mansūr) a.d. 712?–775, Arab caliph 754–775: founder of Baghdad 764.
- mantua — a city in E Lombardy, in N Italy: birthplace of Vergil.
- manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
- manuel — a male given name.
- manuf. — manufacture
- manuka — A shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.
- manure — excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- maputo — Formerly Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Capital: Maputo.
- maquis — the French underground movement, or Resistance, that combatted the Nazis in World War II.
- maraud — to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
- marcus — Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.