8-letter words containing u, a, m
- amesbury — a town in NE Massachusetts.
- ammianus — Marcellinus [mahr-suh-lahy-nuh s] /ˌmɑr səˈlaɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c325–c398, Roman historian.
- ammonium — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group NH4– or the ion NH4+
- amoungst — Archaic form of amongst.
- amounted — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amourist — Alternative form of amorist.
- amourous — Alternative form of amorous.
- amphiuma — an aquatic, eellike salamander of the genus Amphiuma, of the southeastern U.S., having two pairs of very small feet.
- amplexus — the mating embrace of amphibians, particularly frogs and toads
- ampoules — Plural form of ampoule.
- ampullae — Anatomy. a dilated portion of a canal or duct, especially of the semicircular canals of the ear.
- amputate — To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged.
- amputees — Plural form of amputee.
- amuletic — having the qualities of a charm
- amundsen — Roald (ˈrɔald). 1872–1928, Norwegian explorer and navigator, who was the first man to reach the South Pole (1911)
- amusable — capable of being amused
- amusedly — in a way that shows one is amused
- amusette — a type of light field cannon
- amyelous — congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- amygdule — a small gas pocket, usually found in volcanic rock, partly or completely filled with a mineral, esp. a zeolite, calcite, or quartz
- ancohuma — one of the two peaks of Mount Sorata
- anemious — (of a plant) Growing in exposed windy places.
- aneurism — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- aneurysm — a sac formed by abnormal dilation of the weakened wall of a blood vessel
- antimuon — the antiparticle of a muon
- antismut — opposed to or acting to prevent the circulation of obscene material
- apterium — a bare patch on the skin of a bird between the feathered pterylae
- apurimac — a river in S Peru, rising in the Andes and flowing northwest into the Urubamba River. Length: about 885 km (550 miles)
- aquafarm — to cultivate fish or shellfish under controlled conditions
- aquarium — An aquarium is a building, often in a zoo, where fish and underwater animals are kept.
- aquiform — Resembling water; watery, liquid.
- aramburu — Pedro Eugenio [pe-th raw e-oo-he-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ˌɛ uˈhɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–70, president of Argentina 1955–58.
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- ariminum — Rimini
- armarium — ambry (def 1).
- armature — a revolving structure in an electric motor or generator, wound with the coils that carry the current
- armgaunt — (of limbs) slender
- armguard — a band of leather or other material worn about the wrist or lower part of the arm for protection and support.
- arminius — ?17 bc–?21 ad, Germanic chieftain: organized a revolt against the Romans in 9 ad
- armoured — Armoured vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.
- armourer — An armourer is someone who makes or supplies weapons.
- asarotum — (in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- ascidium — part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
- asmodeus — (in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
- aspidium — a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailments
- assuming — You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- atheneum — (initial capital letter) a sanctuary of Athena at Athens, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars.
- audhumla — a cow, owned by Ymir and born like him from drops of the melting primeval ice: its licking of a mass of salty ice exposed the first god, Buri.
- augments — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment.