11-letter words containing t, u, m
- marguerites — Plural form of marguerite.
- mariculture — marine aquaculture.
- marquessate — The territory of a marquess, margrave or person of comparable rank.
- marquisates — Plural form of marquisate.
- marquisette — a lightweight open fabric of leno weave in cotton, rayon, silk, or nylon.
- martinsburg — a city in NE West Virginia.
- mary stuart — a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
- masculation — Making masculine; giving male characteristics.
- masculinist — Characterized by or denoting attitudes or values held to be typical of men.
- masculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- massachuset — a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts.
- masterfully — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- masturbated — Simple past tense and past participle of masturbate.
- masturbates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of masturbate.
- masturbator — to engage in masturbation.
- match up to — If someone or something does not match up to what was expected, they are smaller, less impressive, or of poorer quality.
- matriculant — a person who matriculates; a candidate for matriculation.
- matriculate — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- matutinally — In the early morning.
- mauretanian — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- mauritanian — Official name Islamic Republic of Mauritania. a republic in W Africa, largely in the Sahara Desert: formerly a French colony; a member of the French Community 1958–66; independent 1960. 418,120 sq. mi. (1,082,931 sq. km). Capital: Nouakchott.
- measure out — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- measurement — the act of measuring.
- mecopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Mecoptera, comprising the scorpionflies and hangingflies.
- mediastinum — a median septum or partition between two parts of an organ, or paired cavities of the body.
- medium shot — a camera shot in which the subject is in the middle distance, permitting some of the background to be seen. Compare closeup (def 2), long shot (def 3).
- medium-term — The medium-term is the period of time which lasts a few months or years beyond the present time, in contrast with the short term or the long term.
- mediumistic — pertaining to a spiritualistic medium.
- medullation — the formation of a medullary sheath about a nerve fiber.
- megatherium — An extinct giant ground sloth of the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs in America, reaching a height of 16 feet (5 m) when standing erect.
- megatsunami — (informal, often used by journalists) A very large tsunami.
- mellifluent — mellifluous.
- menstrually — In a menstrual manner; in terms of the menses.
- menstruated — Simple past tense and past participle of menstruate.
- menstruates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of menstruate.
- mensuration — the branch of geometry that deals with the measurement of length, area, or volume.
- mensurative — adapted for or concerned with measuring.
- menthaceous — belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
- meritorious — deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.
- merry mount — a settlement in Mt. Wollaston (Quincy), Mass., c1625–28, noted for its rejection of Puritan standards of behavior.
- mesothelium — epithelium of mesodermal origin, which lines the body cavities.
- mesothorium — one of two radioactive decay products of thorium, an isotope of radium or actinium.
- metaculture — All the universal concepts that are present in all cultures.
- metalithium — A heavy isotope of the simplest alkali metal, (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and containing 8 neutrons. Metalithium is an artificial isotope produced by bombarding Lithium 7 with neutrons. It is radioactive, with a half-life of 0.84 seconds.
- metallurgic — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metasequoia — a tall deciduous coniferous tree, Metasequoia glyptostrobodes, first known as a fossil and then discovered alive in China.
- metatextual — Of or pertaining to metatextuality.
- metrosexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- microbursts — Plural form of microburst.
- microtrauma — (medicine) Any small, insignificant injury, but especially one of a series (such as suffered by athletes) that can lead to major injury.