8-letter words containing r, u, s, m, a
- measurer — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- measures — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- mensural — pertaining to measure.
- mosasaur — any of several extinct carnivorous marine lizards from the Cretaceous Period, having the limbs modified into broad, webbed paddles.
- mudlarks — Plural form of mudlark.
- muralism — an artistic movement identified chiefly with the Mexican painters José Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Siqueiros and exemplified by their grand-scale, narrative murals on humanitarian, social, and political themes.
- muralist — an artist who paints murals, especially an artist associated with muralism.
- murmansk — an ice-free seaport and railroad terminus in the NW Russian Federation, on the Murman Coast.
- murrains — Plural form of murrain.
- muscular — of or relating to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
- musgrave — Thea. born 1928, Scottish composer, noted esp for her operas
- mushaira — A poetic symposium in Pakistan or North India at which poets gather to perform their works, traditionally ghazals.
- muskrats — Plural form of muskrat.
- mustards — Plural form of mustard.
- mustardy — Like mustard.
- mutators — Plural form of mutator.
- naturism — a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.
- neuromas — Plural form of neuroma.
- numerals — Plural form of numeral.
- outsmart — to get the better of (someone); outwit.
- racemous — racemose.
- ramulose — having many small branches.
- reassume — to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- rosamund — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “horse” and “protection.”.
- rosarium — a rose garden.
- ruralism — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- rush mat — a small piece of material made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus), which is put on the ground or floor for protection, decoration, or comfort
- samarium — a rare-earth metallic element discovered in samarskite. Symbol: Sm; atomic weight: 150.35; atomic number: 62; specific gravity: 7.49.
- scalprum — a large scalpel
- serapeum — a place, as a burial site, building, or group of buildings, dedicated to Serapis.
- solarium — a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- soralium — (in a lichen) a group of soredia.
- staumrel — stupid; half-witted.
- striatum — a striped mass of white and grey matter in the brain which controls movement and balance
- sudarium — (in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
- sumatran — a large island in the W part of Indonesia. 164,147 sq. mi. (425,141 sq. km).
- sumerian — of or relating to Sumer, its people, or their language.
- supermac — A general-purpose macro language, embeddable in existing languages as a run-time library.
- superman — a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- supermax — having or relating to the very highest levels of security
- surf mat — a small inflatable rubber mattress used to ride on waves
- suriname — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- surnames — the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- testamur — a certificate proving an examination has been passed
- tiramisu — an Italian dessert with coffee and liquor-soaked layers of sponge cake alternating with mascarpone cheese and chocolate.
- transume — to make an official transcription of
- ultraism — extremism.
- upstream — toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- urbanism — the way of life of people who live in a large city.
- username — Also called login name, logon name, sign-in name, sign-on name. a unique sequence of characters used to identify a user and allow access to a computer system, computer network, or online account.