8-letter words containing u, m, b
- columbus — a city in central Ohio: the state capital. Pop: 728 432 (2003 est)
- comb out — to remove (tangles or knots) from (the hair) with a comb
- comb-out — a thorough combing or brushing of the hair.
- coulombs — Plural form of coulomb.
- crumbing — Present participle of crumb.
- crumbled — Simple past tense and past participle of crumble.
- crumbles — Plural form of crumble.
- cubiform — having the shape of a cube
- cucumber — A cucumber is a long thin vegetable with a hard green skin and wet transparent flesh. It is eaten raw in salads.
- cumbered — Simple past tense and past participle of cumber.
- cumberer — Someone or something that cumbers.
- cumbrian — of or relating to Cumbria or its inhabitants
- cumbrous — cumbersome
- cumbungi — any of various tall Australian marsh plants of the genus Typha
- delubrum — a shrine or sanctuary
- dim bulb — a stupid person; dimwit.
- drambuie — a liqueur based on Scotch whisky and made exclusively in Scotland from a recipe dating from the 18th century
- drumbeat — the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- dumb bid — the undisclosed price set by the owner of something to be auctioned, below which no offer will be accepted.
- dumb-ass — a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead.
- dumbbell — a gymnastic apparatus consisting of two wooden or metal balls connected by a short bar serving as a handle, used as a weight for exercising.
- dumbells — Plural form of dumbell.
- dumbhead — blockhead.
- dumbness — lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- dumbshit — (vulgar, pejorative, colloquial) A stupid person or someone who makes or has just made a significant mistake.
- dumbshow — Gestures used to convey a meaning or message without speech; mime.
- dumbsize — (informal) To reduce the number of employees in a business without regard to organizational efficiency, such that its operations become unprofitable or inefficient.
- dzhambul — a city in S Kazakhstan, NE of Chimkent.
- e number — E numbers are artificial substances which are added to some foods and drinks to improve their flavour or colour or to make them last longer. They are called E numbers because they are represented in Europe by code names which begin with the letter 'E'.
- eboracum — ancient name of York, England.
- ebullism — (physiology) The formation of bubbles of gas in biological fluids due to reduced environmental pressure.
- embushed — Simple past tense and past participle of embush.
- embusque — man who avoids military conscription by obtaining a government job
- emu bush — any of various Australian shrubs, esp those of the genus Eremophila (family Myoporaceae), whose fruits are eaten by emus
- emulable — Worthy of emulation.
- encumber — Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
- f-number — a number corresponding to the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a lens system, especially a camera lens. In f /1.4, 1.4 is the f-number and signifies that the focal length of the lens is 1.4 times as great as the diameter. /, f/, f, f: Abbreviation: f.
- fabulism — (literature) A form of magic realism in which fantastical elements are placed into an everyday setting.
- fistbump — A fist bump.
- flambeau — a flaming torch.
- fumbling — to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
- galbanum — a gum resin with a peculiar, strong odor, obtained from certain Asian plants of the genus Ferula, used in incense and formerly in medicine.
- gambusia — any fish of the genus Gambusia, comprising small livebearers that feed on aquatic insect larvae and are used to control mosquitoes.
- gemsbuck — gemsbok.
- giambeux — Obsolete form of jambeux.
- glum bum — a pessimistic person
- grubworm — grub (def 1).
- grumbled — to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
- grumbler — A person who persistently grumbles; a complainer.
- grumbles — Plural form of grumble.