7-letter words containing u, a, m
- jam nut — lock nut (def 2).
- jambeau — Armor. greave.
- jambeux — (historical) mediaeval armour for the legs below the knees.
- jiamusi — a city in E Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
- judaism — the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud. Compare Conservative Jew, Orthodox Jew, Reform Jew.
- jumared — Simple past tense and past participle of jumar.
- jump at — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- junkman — a dealer in resalable used metal, paper, rags, and other junk.
- juryman — a juror.
- kalmuck — a member of any of a group of Buddhistic Mongol tribes of a region extending from western China to the valley of the lower Volga River.
- kamerun — German name of Cameroons.
- kaufman — George S(imon) 1889–1961, U.S. dramatist.
- kerugma — the preaching of the gospel of Christ, especially in the manner of the early church.
- kumayri — a city in NW Armenia.
- kumayry — city in NW Armenia: pop. 120,000
- kumbaya — The title of the etymological folk song, used with varying degrees of sincerity or sarcasm to refer to the song's evocations of spiritual unity and interpersonal harmony.
- kumquat — a small, round or oblong citrus fruit having a sweet rind and acid pulp, used chiefly for preserves.
- l'amour — Louis (Dearborn) 1908–88, U.S. novelist.
- labarum — an ecclesiastical standard or banner, as for carrying in procession.
- ladanum — labdanum.
- lampuki — a large marine fish, Coryphaena hippurus or C. equisetis
- leucoma — a dense, white opacity of the cornea.
- leukoma — a dense, white opacity of the cornea.
- lum-hat — a top hat
- lumbago — pain in the lower, or lumbar, region of the back or loins, especially chronic or recurring pain.
- lumbang — a euphorbiaceous tree, Aleurites mollucana, the fruits of which yield tung oil
- lumenal — Of or pertaining to the lumen.
- luminal — (biology) of or pertaining to the lumen.
- lumumba — Patrice (Emergy) [puh-trees em-er-zhee] /pəˈtris ˌɛm ɛrˈʒi/ (Show IPA), 1925–61, African political leader: premier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960–61.
- macaque — any monkey of the genus Macaca, chiefly of Asia, characterized by cheek pouches and, usually, a short tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- machaut — Guillaume de [French gee-yohm duh] /French giˈyoʊm də/ (Show IPA), Guillaume de Machaut.
- maculae — a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- macular — a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- macules — Plural form of macule.
- macumba — a Brazilian cult incorporating the use of fetishes and sorcery and deriving largely from African practices.
- made-up — concocted; falsely fabricated or invented: a made-up story.
- madoqua — any small African antelope of the genus Madoqua
- madurai — a city in S Tamil Nadu, in S India.
- magaluf — a resort town on the SW coast of Majorca
- magnium — (obsolete) magnesium.
- magnums — Plural form of magnum.
- magueys — Plural form of maguey.
- mahfouz — Naguib [nah-geeb] /nɑˈgib/ (Show IPA), 1911–2006, Egyptian author: Nobel prize 1988.
- mahound — Archaic. Muhammad.
- mahouts — Plural form of mahout.
- mahuang — a Chinese shrub, Ephedra sinica, that is a source of ephedrine.
- mailout — An informational or promotional document sent by post.
- mainour — a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief: to be taken with the mainour.
- majunga — a seaport on NW Madagascar.
- make up — the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.