9-letter words containing r, o, m, u
- colostrum — the thin milky secretion from the nipples that precedes and follows true lactation. It consists largely of serum and white blood cells
- colourism — discrimination in which people are judged on the basis of their skin colour
- colourman — a person who deals in paints
- columbary — a dovecote
- combretum — any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Combretum, native mainly to tropical and subtropical Africa and producing attractive flowers
- combustor — the combustion system of a jet engine or ramjet, comprising the combustion chamber, the fuel injection apparatus, and the igniter
- come true — If a dream, wish, or prediction comes true, it actually happens.
- comfiture — (obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
- communard — a member of a commune
- commuters — Plural form of commuter.
- composure — Composure is the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings.
- computers — Plural form of computer.
- computron — (jargon) /kom'pyoo-tron"/ 1. A notional unit of computing power combining execution speed and storage capacity. E.g. "That machine can't run GNU Emacs, it doesn't have enough computrons!" 2. A mythical subatomic particle that carries computation or information, in much the same way that an electron carries electric charge (see also bogon).
- consumers — a person or thing that consumes.
- conundrum — A conundrum is a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve.
- core dump — a copy of main memory that is printed, displayed, or recorded on an output medium.
- cormidium — a collection of polyps in a siphonophore
- corn smut — an ascomycetous parasitic fungus, Ustilago zeae, that causes gall-like deformations on maize grain
- cornemuse — a type of French bagpipes
- costumers — a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
- costumery — multiple costumes considered collectively
- costumier — A costumier is a person or company that makes or supplies costumes.
- coumarone — a colorless liquid, C8H6O, derived from coal tar and combined with indene to produce synthetic resins used in paints, adhesives, etc.
- courtroom — A courtroom is a room in which a legal court meets.
- criminous — criminal
- cromulent — (humorous) Fine, acceptable or normal; excellent, realistic, legitimate or authentic.
- cruciform — A cruciform building or object is shaped like a cross.
- crumhorns — Plural form of crumhorn.
- cuneiform — wedge-shaped
- currycomb — a square comb consisting of rows of small teeth, used for grooming horses
- curvesome — (dated) curvy.
- curviform — having a curved shape
- customary — Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- customers — A person or organization that buys goods or services from a store or business.
- damourite — (mineral) A kind of muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.
- dartmouth — a port in SW England, in S Devon: Royal Naval College (1905). Pop: 5512 (2001)
- demeanour — Your demeanour is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings.
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- dishumour — to upset or offend
- docudrama — a fictionalized drama based primarily on actual events.
- doronicum — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, comprising the leopard's-banes.
- doumergue — Gaston [gas-tawn] /gasˈtɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1863–1937, French statesman: president of France 1924–31.
- drum into — instill by repetition
- drum roll — fast continuous drumming
- drumrolls — Plural form of drumroll.
- dubersome — (archaic) Doubtful.
- dufferdom — the state of being or the characteristic appearance or behaviour of a duffer (in the sense of a useless and incompetent person)
- dumb dora — a foolishly simple, stupid, or scatterbrained woman.
- dumbarton — Also, Dunbarton [duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/ (Show IPA). Also called Dumbartonshire [duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in W Scotland.
- durometer — a device for measuring the hardness of materials, especially metals.