6-letter words containing u, m
- summon — to call upon to do something specified.
- sumner — Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- sumpit — in Malaysia, a long wooden blowpipe, from which poison-tipped or barbed darts are blown, used primarily for hunting
- sumter — a city in central South Carolina.
- surimi — a paste of inexpensive fish shaped, colored, and flavored in imitation of lobster meat, crabmeat, etc.
- talcum — Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- talmud — the collection of Jewish law and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara and being either the edition produced in Palestine a.d. c400 or the larger, more important one produced in Babylonia a.d. c500.
- tamanu — the tree, Calophyllum inophyllum, native to SE Asia and found in the South Pacific, the oil of which is extracted from its fruit and used to treat skin conditions, cuts, burns, etc
- tammuz — the tenth month of the Jewish calendar. Compare Jewish calendar.
- tampur — tambura.
- targum — a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament.
- tectum — a rooflike structure.
- tedium — the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
- telium — the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- temuco — a city in S Chile.
- tergum — the dorsal surface of a body segment of an arthropod.
- thimbu — a city in and the capital of Bhutan, in the W part.
- thrump — a thumping, rumbling sound, usually repetitive: the thrump of artillery echoing through the valley.
- thumbs — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- thumby — clumsy; uncoordinated
- thymus — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- timaru — a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- timour — Tamerlane.
- timucu — a needlefish, Strongylura timucu, inhabiting warm waters of the western Atlantic.
- tomium — the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- trauma — Pathology. a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident. the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- truism — a self-evident, obvious truth.
- truman — Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- trumbo — Dalton, 1905–76, U.S. novelist and screenwriter.
- trumps — a trumpet.
- tubman — a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions over every other barrister except the postman.
- tumaco — a seaport in SW Colombia.
- tumbes — a seaport in NW Peru.
- tumble — to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- tumefy — to make or become tumid; swell or puff up
- tumour — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- tumphy — a fool
- tumuli — Archaeology. an artificial mound, especially over a grave; barrow.
- tumult — violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.
- tutman — a man who does tutwork
- tyumen — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia.
- udmurt — a member of a Uralic people living in the Udmurt Autonomous Republic and adjacent areas of the Kama River basin.
- ugsome — horrid; loathsome.
- ultima — (italics) Latin. the highest degree attainable.
- ultimo — in or of the month preceding the current one: on the 12th ultimo. Abbreviation: ult., ulto. Compare instant (def 11), proximo.
- umbery — resembling umber in colour
- umbles — numbles
- umbrae — shade; shadow.
- umbral — shade; shadow.
- umbria — an ancient district in central and N Italy.