10-letter words containing r, h, u, m
- masherbrum — a mountain in N India, in the Himalayas. 25,660 feet (7821 meters).
- meerschaum — a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H 4 Mg 2 Si 3 O 1 0 , occurring in white, claylike masses, used for ornamental carvings, for pipe bowls, etc.; sepiolite.
- megachurch — an independent church with a very large membership in regular attendance, focusing on an evangelical or conservative Christian theology and offering a variety of educational and social activities.
- megathrust — (geology) A sudden slip along a fault between a subducting and an overriding plate; results in a major earthquake.
- michurinsk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Ryazan.
- milk churn — a container used to transport milk from farms
- minehunter — a naval vessel that searches for mines by electronic means
- mirthfully — In a mirthful manner.
- moa hunter — the name given by anthropologists to the early Māori inhabitants of New Zealand
- morgenthau — Henry, 1856–1946, U.S. financier and diplomat, born in Germany.
- motormouth — a person who is a constant or irrepressible talker.
- moucharaby — a projecting second-storey window or balcony enclosed with latticework
- mouth harp — harmonica (def 1).
- mouthguard — A device that fits into the mouth over one or both arches of teeth, which is usually made of plastic. They may be used to protect aginst injury during sport or fighting, or may serve a medical purpose.
- mouthparts — Plural form of mouthpart.
- muhlenberg — Frederick Augustus Conrad, 1750–1801, U.S. clergyman and statesman: first Speaker of the House 1789–91, 1793–95.
- mukhabarat — (in Middle Eastern countries) a secret police force
- murphy bed — a bed constructed so that it can be folded or swung into a closet.
- murthering — Present participle of murther.
- murtherous — (archaic) Intending, or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty or homicidal.
- mushroomed — Simple past tense and past participle of mushroom.
- mushroomer — a person who picks mushrooms
- nephridium — the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
- neurohumor — neurotransmitter
- nonharmful — Not harmful.
- orichalcum — a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.
- photomural — a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.
- poor mouth — unjustified complaining, esp to excite sympathy
- poor-mouth — to lament or argue that one is too poor; plead poverty.
- portsmouth — a seaport in S Hampshire, in S England, on the English Channel: chief British naval station.
- prometheus — a Titan, the father of Deucalion and brother of Atlas and Epimetheus, who taught humankind various arts and was sometimes said to have shaped humans out of clay and endowed them with the spark of life. For having stolen fire from Olympus and given it to humankind in defiance of Zeus, he was chained to a rock where an eagle daily tore at his liver, until he was finally released by Hercules.
- promethium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element. Symbol: Pm; atomic number: 61.
- protohuman — of, relating to, or resembling extinct hominid populations that had some but not all the features of modern Homo sapiens.
- push broom — a wide broom with a long handle, pushed by hand and used for sweeping large areas.
- rajpramukh — (in India) the title given to a governor or raja of a state between 1948 and 1956
- rehumanize — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rheumatism — any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
- rheumatoid — resembling rheumatism.
- 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.
- rochambeau — Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur [zhahn ba-teest daw-na-syan duh vee-mœr] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ də viˈmœr/ (Show IPA), Count de, 1725–1807, French general: marshal of France 1791–1807; commander of the French army in the American Revolution.
- roche alum — an alumlike substance derived from alunite.
- routemarch — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- scaramouch — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- schaumburg — a city in NE Illinois.
- schumacher — Ernst Friedrich (ɛrnst ˈfriːdrɪç). 1911–77, British economist, born in Germany. He is best known for his book Small is Beautiful (1973)
- schumpeter — Joseph Alois [uh-lois] /əˈlɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, U.S. economist, born in Austria.
- scrum half — a player who puts in the ball at scrums and tries to get it away to his three-quarter backs
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers