8-letter words containing t, u, m
- cyathium — a form of inflorescence of the type found on the poinsettia
- cymatium — the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature
- decretum — the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- dismount — to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
- document — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- domatium — a plant cavity inhabited by commensal insects or mites or, occasionally, microorganisms
- dortmund — a city in W Germany.
- drum kit — percussion: set of drums
- drum out — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- drum set — kit consisting of several drums
- drumbeat — the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- drumette — the thick first section of a chicken wing that resembles a drumstick.
- drymouth — a condition of insufficient saliva, known medically as xerostomia
- dumbshit — (vulgar, pejorative, colloquial) A stupid person or someone who makes or has just made a significant mistake.
- dumetose — (botany) dumose.
- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- dumosity — the condition of being filled with bushes
- dumpcart — a cart with a body that can be tilted or a bottom that can be opened downward to discharge the contents.
- dumpsite — dump (def 17).
- dumpster — a large metal bin for refuse designed to be hoisted onto a specially equipped truck for emptying or hauling away.
- dust-mop — to clean with a dust mop.
- dutchman — a native or inhabitant of the Netherlands.
- electrum — A natural or artificial alloy of gold with at least 20 percent silver, used for jewelry, especially in ancient times.
- emeritus — (of the former holder of an office, esp. a college professor) Having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor.
- emulated — Simple past tense and past participle of emulate.
- emulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emulate.
- emulator — A person or thing that emulates.
- emulgent — medication that stimulates the flow of bile
- erumpent — Bursting forth or through a surface.
- euromart — European Economic Community
- eurythmy — The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
- euthymia — (psychology) A normal, non-depressed, reasonably positive mood; serenity.
- exhumate — (obsolete) To exhume; to disinter.
- extremum — The maximum or minimum value of a function.
- factotum — a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house.
- falmouth — a seaport in S Cornwall, in SW England.
- farm out — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- fistbump — A fist bump.
- flameout — burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- footmuff — a muff used to keep the feet warm
- footpump — a pump that is operated by foot
- foulmart — the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- foumarts — Plural form of foumart.
- fremitus — palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.
- frumenty — a dish of hulled wheat boiled in milk and seasoned with sugar, cinnamon, and raisins.
- frustums — Plural form of frustum.
- fulltime — Alternative form of full-time.
- fumarate — the salt of fumaric acid, a key chemical intermediate in the Krebs cycle.
- fumatory — of or relating to smoke, especially tobacco smoke, or to a place for smoking.
- fumewort — Any of various plants of the subfamily Fumarioideae or family Fumariaceae.