12-letter words containing s, e, r, u, m
- mouse arrest — (jargon) Getting busted for violating an on-line service's rule of conduct. "Sorry I couldn't get back to you. AOL put me under mouse arrest."
- mouse trails — (operating system) A feature (usually of Graphical User Interfaces) which causes the mouse pointer to leave a trail across the screen. This is done by keeping track of the last eight or so (maybe configurable) pointer positions, and only erasing the oldest. This means that at any time, there may be up to eight pointers on the screen, but if the mouse is still, they will all be in the same position, and so only one will be visible. When the mouse moves, it appears to leave a trail of pointers behind it, and this can dramatically increase the visibility of the pointer when using LCD screens. The older ones had such long persistence that a single mouse pointer, when moving, tended to be completely invisible, and on a cluttered screen, was very difficult to find.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- mousquetaire — musketeer.
- muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- mule skinner — a muleteer.
- muleskinners — Plural form of muleskinner.
- mullet dress — a dress whose skirt is cut short at the front but long at the back
- multi-storey — A multi-storey building has several floors at different levels above the ground.
- multiplexers — Plural form of multiplexer.
- multipresent — able to be present in several places simultaneously
- multipurpose — able to be used for several purposes: a multipurpose lawn spray.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multiseriate — arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- multiservice — involving two or more of the armed services
- multistoried — Multi-storey.
- multitaskers — Plural form of multitasker.
- multiversity — a university with several campuses, each of which has many schools, divisions, etc.
- murder squad — the section of a police force that is responsible for dealing with murders
- murfreesboro — a city in central Tennessee: battle of Stone River (or Murfreesboro) 1862.
- muscle fiber — one of the structural cells of a muscle.
- muscle fibre — any of the numerous elongated contractile cells that make up striated muscle
- muscle shirt — Slang. a T-shirt having short sleeves or no sleeves.
- mushroomlike — Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom.
- music centre — a single hi-fi unit containing (for example) a turntable, amplifier, radio, cassette player, and compact disc player
- music locker — Digital Technology. an online service that supports cloud-based storage of digital music files so as to allow users to stream or download their personal music collections for playback on any compatible device: I uploaded all my CDs to a music locker, and now I can access the music from my laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
- musical ride — a display by riders on horseback of manoeuvres to music, esp by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- musterbation — Alt form musturbation.
- mutessarifat — a province governed by a mutessarif
- mysteriously — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- mystery tour — an excursion to an unspecified destination
- neurectomies — Plural form of neurectomy.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.
- neurotropism — the quality of being neurotropic.
- new urbanism — an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- non-consumer — a person or thing that consumes.
- nourishments — Plural form of nourishment.
- numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- numbers pool — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- numerousness — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- nurserywomen — Plural form of nurserywoman.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- oamaru stone — a kind of limestone, of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island, New Zealand
- ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).