9-letter words containing u, m, e, a
- satu-mare — a city in NW Romania.
- scrummage — scrum (defs 1, 3).
- sea mouse — any of several large, marine annelids of the genus Aphrodite and related genera, having a covering of long, fine, hairlike setae.
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semirural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- separatum — a reprint of an article separately from the magazine, journal, or book in which it was originally published; an offprint
- septarium — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- sexualism — any discrimination based upon sexual preference
- shamateur — a sportsperson who is officially an amateur but accepts payment
- shulamite — an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
- simulacre — simulacrum.
- simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- slum area — an area of a city filled with slums
- soul mate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
- squamella — a small scale or bract in a plant
- squeamish — fastidious or dainty.
- steampunk — a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.
- stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stud mare — a female horse kept for breeding
- sub-frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- subdermal — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- sublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- submarket — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- submental — situated beneath the chin
- subsample — a specimen from or a small part of a sample.
- subschema — a part of a computer database which is used by an individual
- sudermann — Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1857–1928, German dramatist and novelist.
- summarise — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- summarize — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- summative — additive.
- sun cream — a chemical, usually in the form of a cream, applied to exposed skin to block out all or almost all of the ultraviolet rays of the sun
- superatom — a cluster of atoms behaving in certain ways like a single atom
- superfarm — a very large farm, sometimes incorporating or coordinating a number of smaller farms
- supermale — a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles, and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man.
- supermart — a large self-service store selling food and household supplies
- supertram — a tram with greater capacity and speed than conventional trams
- supremacy — the state of being supreme.
- surmaster — the deputy headmaster of St Paul's School in London
- tambourer — someone who embroiders on a tambour
- team foul — one of a number of personal fouls committed within a specified period that do not exceed the allowable limit after which the opposing team begins to receive bonus free throws.
- tenaculum — Surgery. a small sharp-pointed hook set in a handle, used for seizing and picking up parts in operations and dissections.
- terrarium — a vivarium for land animals (distinguished from aquarium).
- transhume — to move cattle to suitable grazing grounds according to the season
- transmute — change into another form
- trapezium — Geometry. (in Euclidean geometry) any rectilinear quadrilateral plane figure not a parallelogram. a quadrilateral plane figure of which no two sides are parallel. British. trapezoid (def 1a).
- tremulant — trembling; tremulous.
- tremulate — to make a tremulous sound