10-letter words containing n, e, m, u
- pre-number — a numeral or group of numerals.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- premundane — before the creation of the world; antemundane.
- presternum — Anatomy. manubrium.
- primaquine — a viscous liquid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- prosternum — the ventral sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- pummelling — the action of striking repeatedly with or as with the fists
- pumpkineer — pumpkin
- pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- push money — a cash inducement provided by a manufacturer or distributor for a retailer or his staff, to reward successful selling
- puzzlement — the state of being puzzled; perplexity.
- quadrumane — a quadrumanous animal, as a monkey.
- quantasome — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
- queen palm — a feather palm, Arecastrum romanzoffianum, of South America, having leaves from 7 to 12 feet (2 to 3½ meters) in length, and large, hanging clusters of small fruit.
- recoupment — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- recumbency — lying down; reclining; leaning.
- redocument — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- referendum — the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body, head of state, etc., to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection. Compare initiative (def 4a).
- refundment — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- rehumanize — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- reillumine — to light up again, to illumine anew, to reillume
- remunerate — to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.
- renumerate — to represent numbers by symbols.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- rhumb line — a curve on the surface of a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle. It is the path taken by a vessel or aircraft that maintains a constant compass direction.
- romanesque — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture prevailing in western or southern Europe from the 9th through the 12th centuries, characterized by heavy masonry construction with narrow openings, features such as the round arch, the groin vault, and the barrel vault, and the introduction or development of the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, and central and western towers for churches.
- rudimental — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- rum-runner — a person or ship engaged in smuggling liquor.
- ruminative — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- run a mile — If you say that someone would run a mile when faced with a particular situation, you mean that they would be very frightened or unwilling to deal with it.
- san manuel — a town in S Arizona.
- san miguel — a city in E El Salvador.
- securement — the act of securing.
- seducement — an act of seducing
- semi-bantu — a group of languages of W Africa, mainly SE Nigeria and Cameroon, that were not traditionally classed as Bantu but that show certain essential Bantu characteristics. They are now classed with Bantu in the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family
- semiannual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semilucent — partially translucent
- seminudity — partial nudity; the state of being partly nude
- sensualism — subjection to sensual appetites; sensuality.
- septennium — a period or cycle of seven years
- sex manual — a book which explains how to perform sexual intercourse and other sexual practices
- simon pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simon-pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- sir edmund — Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- slumbering — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- smarten up — improve appearance
- snakemouth — rose pogonia.