5-letter words containing u, a, m
- larum — alarum.
- macau — Macao.
- magus — (sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- mahua — any of several trees of the genus Madhuca, of the sapodilla family, native to India, the Malay Peninsula, and southeastern Asia, especially M. latifolia, the flowers of which are used, fresh or dried, for food or are fermented to prepare an intoxicating drink.
- maidu — a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
- makua — a member of a people living in northern Mozambique and adjacent regions of Tanzania and Malawi.
- mallu — (slang) a person from the Indian state of Kerala, especially one who speaks Malayalam.
- malum — An evil or wrongdoing.
- malus — (business) The return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance.
- mangu — Mashed plantain.
- manue — Manoah.
- manul — A small wild cat of Central Asia, Otocolobus manul.
- manus — Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- manzu — Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–91, Italian sculptor.
- mapau — a small New Zealand tree, Myrsine australis, with reddish bark, aromatic leaves, and dark berries
- maqui — an evergreen shrub, Aristotelia chilensis, of Chile, having toothed, oblong leaves, greenish-white flowers, and purple berries, grown as an ornamental in S California.
- marut — any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- masur — Kurt, born 1927, German orchestral conductor.
- matsu — Wade-Giles. an island off the SE coast of China, in the East China Sea: controlled by Taiwan. 17 sq. mi. (44 sq. km).
- mauby — (in the E Caribbean) a bittersweet drink made from the bark of a rhamnaceous tree
- maude — Matilda (def 1).
- mauka — toward the mountains; inland.
- mauls — Plural form of maul.
- maund — a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
- maura — a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- mauri — (NZ) life force, according to Maori beliefs.
- maury — Matthew Fontaine [fon-teyn,, fon-teyn] /fɒnˈteɪn,, ˈfɒn teɪn/ (Show IPA), 1806–73, U.S. naval officer and scientist.
- mauve — a pale bluish purple.
- mavun — Obsolete. a man’s vest.
- mazut — a liquid residue remaining after the distillation of petroleum and which is chiefly used as a fuel oil
- miaou — the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- miaul — the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- mucal — Mucous, mucosal: of or pertaining to mucus or the production thereof.
- mudar — (plant) Either of two milkweed-like shrubs, which yield a strong fibre and an acrid milky juice used medicinally:.
- mudra — Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- mugga — an Australian eucalyptus tree with dark bark and pink flowers, Eucalyptus sideroxylon
- mukha — Mocha.
- mulai — A title for the ruler of Morocco.
- mulga — an Australian shrub or small tree, Acacia aneura, forming dense growths in some areas and having foliage used as forage for livestock.
- mulla — Archaic form of mullah.
- munda — a small family of languages spoken in east-central India.
- munga — (obsolete) The bonnet monkey.
- munia — Any of certain estrildid finches of the genera Lonchura (most instances) and Amandava (two species).
- mural — a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- murat — a river in E Turkey, flowing W to the Euphrates. 425 miles (685 km) long.
- murra — a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
- murva — one of two varieties of sansevieria (Sansevieria roxburghiana or Sansevieria zeylanica) cultivated in parts of Asia for the strong fibre found in their leaves
- musaf — the religious service celebrated by Jews in addition to and immediately after the morning service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- musar — rabbinic literature concerned with ethics, right conduct, etc
- musca — a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon