9-letter words containing u, m, e, a
- leucaemia — Alternative spelling of leukemia.
- leukaemia — (UK) alternative spelling of leukemia.
- leukaemic — relating to, or affected by, leukaemia
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- lumberman — a person who deals in lumber.
- luminaire — A complete electric light unit (used especially in technical contexts).
- luminance — brightness
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.
- macquarie — a river in SE Australia, in New South Wales, flowing NW to the Darling River. 750 miles (1210 km) long.
- maculated — Simple past tense and past participle of maculate.
- maculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maculate.
- madhouses — Plural form of madhouse.
- magalogue — a combination of a magazine and a catalogue
- magdeburg — a state in central Germany. 9515 sq. mi. (24,644 sq. km). Capital: Magdeburg.
- magnesium — a light, ductile, silver-white, metallic element that burns with a dazzling white light, used in lightweight alloys, flares, fireworks, in the manufacture of flashbulbs, optical mirrors, and precision instruments, and as a zinc substitute in batteries. Symbol: Mg; atomic weight: 24.312; atomic number: 12; specific gravity: 1.74 at 20°C.
- magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- maieutics — the Socratic method of eliciting knowledge by a series of questions and answers
- main menu — website, DVD, etc.: navigation page
- maiquetia — a city in the Federal District, in N Venezuela.
- majuscule — (of letters) capital.
- make sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- malaguena — a Spanish dance similar to the fandango, originating in Málaga.
- malamutes — Plural form of malamute.
- mallemuck — mollymawk.
- malleolus — the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibia.
- malthouse — A building in which malt is prepared and stored.
- maltitude — (math) Any of the four line segments perpendicular to the sides of a cyclic quadrilateral and passing through the opposite side's midpoint.
- mamelukes — Plural form of mameluke.
- manage up — to build a successful working relationship with a superior, manager, or employer
- mandelbug — (jargon, programming) /man'del-buhg/ (From the Mandelbrot set) A bug whose underlying causes are so complex and obscure as to make its behaviour appear chaotic or even nondeterministic. This term implies that the speaker thinks it is a Bohr bug, rather than a heisenbug. See also schroedinbug.
- manducate — to chew; masticate; eat.
- maneouvre — Misspelling of manoeuvre.
- maneuvers — Plural form of maneuver.
- maneuvres — Plural form of maneuvre.
- mangetout — A vegetable pea eaten when immature.
- mangulate — to bend or twist out of shape; mangle
- manhunter — an intensive search for a criminal, suspect, escaped convict, etc., as by law enforcement agencies.
- manicheus — Manes.
- manicules — Plural form of manicule.
- manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manicures — Plural form of manicure.
- mannequin — a styled and three-dimensional representation of the human form used in window displays, as of clothing; dummy.
- manoeuver — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of maneuver.
- manoeuvre — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- manualize — (transitive) To make manual.
- manurable — Able, or suitable, to be manured or cultivated on.
- manurance — the cultivation or occupation of land
- maquettes — Plural form of maquette.
- marauders — Plural form of marauder.
- marcellus — (ʿAlī ibn-abu-Talib"the Lion of God") a.d. c600–661, Arab caliph (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad).