5-letter words containing m, y
- moyle — Alternative form of moil.
- mucky — of or like muck.
- muddy — abounding in or covered with mud.
- muffy — a thick, tubular case for the hands, covered with fur or other material, used by women and girls for warmth and as a handbag.
- muggy — (of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and close.
- muhly — an American ornamental grass, Muhlenbergia capillaries, with delicate purple flowers
- muley — (of cattle or deer) hornless; polled.
- mummy — the dead body of a human being or animal preserved by the ancient Egyptian process or some similar method of embalming.
- mumsy — (informal) Characteristic of a mum; motherly.
- murky — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
- murly — crumbly
- murry — a male given name, form of Murray.
- mushy — resembling mush; pulpy.
- musky — of or like musk, as an odor: a musky perfume.
- mussy — untidy, messy, or rumpled.
- musty — having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food.
- muzzy — confused; muddled.
- myall — any of several Australian acacias, especially Acacia pendula (weeping myall) having gray foliage and drooping branches.
- myco- — indicating fungus
- myel- — the spinal cord or bone marrow
- myers — L(eopold) H(amilton). 1881–1944, British novelist, best known for his novel sequence The Near and the Far (1929–40)
- mylae — a port in NE Sicily: founded in the 8th century bc; scene of a battle (1860), in which Garibaldi defeated the Bourbon forces. Pop: 32 108 (2001)
- mylar — A polyester film; see PET film (biaxially oriented).
- mynah — any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- mynas — Plural form of myna.
- mynde — Obsolete spelling of mind.
- mynes — (in the Iliad) a king of Lyrnessus killed by Achilles in the Trojan War.
- myoid — (anatomy) Composed of, or resembling muscle.
- myoma — a tumor composed of muscular tissue.
- myope — A nearsighted person.
- myopy — Archaic form of myopia.
- myrna — a female given name.
- myron — flourished c450 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- myrrh — an aromatic resinous exudation from certain plants of the genus Myrrhis, especially M. odorata, a small spiny tree: used for incense, perfume, etc.
- mysap — a Web-integrated software application used by businesses to plan and control product distribution, human resources, budgets, etc
- mysia — an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.
- mysid — any member of the malacostracan order Mysidacea, the opossum shrimps, especially of the genus Mysis.
- mysql — (database) /mi: S Q L/ The most popular open source relational database management system. MySQL is developed, distributed, and supported by MySQL AB. MySQL was named after co-founder Monty Widenius's daughter, My. It was originally written as a backwards compatible replacement for mSQL. It is written in C, C++ and yacc. It has become popular for use in web applications. MySQL supports a broad subset of ANSI SQL 99 and features views, stored procedures, triggers, cursors, replication, internationalisation and localisation, partitioning, ACID transactions. MySQL can be embedded in other systems or run on a cluster for fault tolerance. A commercial version, MySQL Enterprise is available.
- myths — Plural form of myth.
- mythy — (informal) Of or pertaining to myth; mythical.
- myxo- — mucus or slime
- nimby — (chiefly, US) Not In My BackYard.
- nyman — Michael. born 1944, British composer; works include the opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat (1986) and scores for films, including The Piano (1992) and several films by Peter Greenaway
- nymph — one of a numerous class of lesser deities of mythology, conceived of as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees, mountains, meadows, etc., and frequently mentioned as attending a superior deity.
- omiya — a city on E Honshu, in Japan, NW of Tokyo.
- oyama — Iwao [ee-wah-aw] /ˈi wɑˌɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1916, Japanese field marshal.
- palmy — glorious, prosperous, or flourishing: the palmy days of yesteryear.
- phyma — a nodule, swelling, or small, rounded tumor of the skin.
- pigmy — Anthropology. a member of a small-statured people native to equatorial Africa. a Negrito of southeastern Asia, or of the Andaman or Philippine islands.
- plumy — having plumes or feathers.