8-letter words containing t, u, m, o
- mezuzoth — Plural form of mezuzah.
- micronut — (climbing) A small nut (piece of metal jammed into the rockface to protect a climb).
- mind out — to be careful or pay attention
- minotaur — Classical Mythology. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it.
- miscount — an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- misdoubt — doubt or suspicion.
- misquote — a quotation that is incorrect.
- misroute — Divert or direct to the wrong place or by the wrong route.
- miss out — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- mistouch — To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
- mistutor — to teach badly or wrongly
- modulate — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- moistful — loaded with or full of wetness or moisture
- moisture — condensed or diffused liquid, especially water: moisture in the air.
- molehunt — a hunt for moles
- momentum — force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events: The car gained momentum going downhill. Her career lost momentum after two unsuccessful films.
- monmouth — James Scott, Duke of, 1649–85, illegitimate son of Charles II of England and pretender to the throne of James II.
- montague — (in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Romeo. Compare Capulet.
- montreux — a town and resort in W Switzerland, in Vaud canton on Lake Geneva; annual television festival. Pop: 22 454 (2000)
- monument — something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: the Washington Monument.
- moondust — The fine regolith found on the surface of the Moon.
- moquette — a type of fabric with a thick, velvety pile, used for carpets and in upholstering.
- moratuwa — a city in W Sri Lanka.
- mortuary — funeral home.
- mosquito — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, the females of which suck the blood of animals and humans, some species transmitting certain diseases, as malaria and yellow fever.
- motorbus — a passenger bus powered by a motor.
- motorium — the area of the brain or nervous system involved in movement
- moulinet — a portable pulley device for bending crossbow or turning the drum of a crane
- moulting — Present participle of moult.
- moultrie — William, 1730–1805, U.S. general.
- mount up — accumulate
- mountain — heap of sth
- mountant — an adhesive used for mounting pictures
- mounties — Plural form of mountie.
- mounting — A backing, setting, or support for something.
- mousemat — a piece of material on which a computer mouse is moved
- mouterer — a miller who receives payment for grinding corn
- mouthbow — Musical bow.
- mouthful — the amount a mouth can hold.
- mouthier — Comparative form of mouthy.
- mouthily — in a mouthy or bombastic manner
- mouthing — the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
- move out — an act or instance of moving; movement.
- move-out — an act or instance of vacating a living or working place: With so many business move-outs, the local economy is suffering.
- mowburnt — (of hay, straw, etc) damaged by overheating in a mow
- muck out — clear out: animal's living quarters
- mucosity — The state of being mucous.
- mudstone — a clayey rock with the texture and composition of shale but little or no lamination.
- mug shot — Also called headshot. an identifying photograph of a suspect or criminal, often one of a set showing a frontal view, a profile view, and a view of the back of the head.
- mugshots — Plural form of mugshot.