8-letter words containing r, o, m, u
- doldrums — A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks – so called by sailors.
- dormeuse — mobcap.
- dormouse — any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
- dortmund — a city in W Germany.
- drum out — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- drummock — drammock.
- drummond — Henry, 1851–97, Scottish clergyman and writer.
- drumroll — a roll on a drum.
- drymouth — a condition of insufficient saliva, known medically as xerostomia
- eboracum — ancient name of York, England.
- emporium — A large retail store selling a wide variety of goods.
- emulator — A person or thing that emulates.
- enamours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enamour.
- enarmour — To clothe with protective coverings.
- enormous — very big
- euromart — European Economic Community
- europium — The chemical element of atomic number 63, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. Europium oxide is used with yttrium oxide as a red phosphor in color television screens.
- exordium — The beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise.
- farm out — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- formosus — a.d. c816–896, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 891–896.
- formulae — a set form of words, as for stating or declaring something definitely or authoritatively, for indicating procedure to be followed, or for prescribed use on some ceremonial occasion.
- formular — Following or relating to a formula; formulaic.
- formulas — (informal) Plural form of formula.
- foulmart — the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- foumarts — Plural form of foumart.
- foursome — a company or set of four; two couples; a quartet: to make up a foursome for bridge.
- fujimori — Alberto, born 1938, president of Peru 1990–2000.
- fumarole — a hole in or near a volcano, from which vapor rises.
- fumatory — of or relating to smoke, especially tobacco smoke, or to a place for smoking.
- fumewort — Any of various plants of the subfamily Fumarioideae or family Fumariaceae.
- fumitory — any plant of the genus Fumaria, especially a delicate herb, F. officinalis, having finely dissected, grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers.
- fusiform — spindle-shaped; rounded and tapering from the middle toward each end, as some roots.
- glamours — Plural form of glamour.
- glamoury — (obsolete) magic.
- gopurams — Plural form of gopuram.
- gourmand — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- gourmets — Plural form of gourmet.
- gourmont — Remy de [ruh-mee duh] /rəˈmi də/ (Show IPA), 1858–1915, French critic and novelist.
- groupism — the tendency to conform to the general thinking and behavior of a group.
- grubworm — grub (def 1).
- gruesome — causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly: the site of a gruesome murder.
- gruiform — of or relating to birds of the order Gruiformes, including cranes, rails, and coots.
- gumdrops — Plural form of gumdrop.
- gun room — a room in which guns are kept.
- gunrooms — Plural form of gunroom.
- homburgs — Plural form of homburg.
- home run — Baseball. a hit that enables a batter, without the aid of a fielding error, to score a run by making a nonstop circuit of the bases.
- humidors — Plural form of humidor.
- humoresk — humorous musical composition
- humorful — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.