8-letter words containing u, m
- muskroot — The root of Ferula sumbul, a tall umbelliferous plant, formerly used in medicine and as a substitute for musk.
- muslined — draped or covered with muslin
- muslinet — a thick type of muslin
- musquash — Chiefly British. the fur of the muskrat.
- must-see — something, as a remarkable sight or entertainment, that should be seen or attended: The new play is a must-see.
- mustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.
- mustangs — Plural form of mustang.
- mustards — Plural form of mustard.
- mustardy — Like mustard.
- mustelid — any of numerous carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, comprising the weasels, martens, skunks, badgers, and otters.
- mustered — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
- musterer — a person who musters or assembles people
- mut dash — a dash equal in length to one side of an em quad; em dash.
- mutagens — Plural form of mutagen.
- mutandum — a thing which is to be changed
- mutating — to change; alter.
- mutation — Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
- mutative — to change; alter.
- mutators — Plural form of mutator.
- mutatory — subject to change; variable
- mutazila — a member of a medieval theological sect (Mutazila) that maintained that nothing but eternity could be asserted regarding Allah, that the eternal nature of the Koran was questionable, and that humans have free will.
- mutchkin — Scot. a unit of liquid measure equal to a little less than a U.S. liquid pint.
- muteable — Capable of being muted.
- muteness — silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
- muticous — Botany. having no pointed process or awn; awnless.
- mutilate — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- mutineer — a person who mutinies.
- mutinied — revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
- mutinies — Plural form of mutiny.
- mutinous — disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
- muttered — to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
- mutterer — One who mutters.
- mutually — possessed, experienced, performed, etc., by each of two or more with respect to the other; reciprocal: to have mutual respect.
- muzorewa — Abel (Tendekayi) (ˈeibəl) 1925–2010, Zimabwean Methodist bishop and politician; president of the African National Council (1971–85). He was one of the negotiators of an internal settlement (1978–79); prime minister of Rhodesia (1979)
- muzzling — the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
- my aunt! — an exclamation of surprise or amazement
- mycelium — the mass of hyphae that form the vegetative part of a fungus.
- myoporum — any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Myoporum, chiefly of Australia and New Zealand, cultivated in warm regions as hedges or ornamentals.
- mystique — a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object, endowing the person or object with enhanced value or profound meaning: the mystique of Poe.
- naturism — a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.
- naumachy — naumachia.
- nebulium — a hypothetical element once thought to be present in emission nebulae because of certain unidentified spectral lines, now known to be forbidden transitions of oxygen and nitrogen ions.
- nembutal — pentobarbital sodium
- nembutsu — meditation on the name of Amida.
- nemorous — (rare) Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves.
- neumatic — any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- neuromas — Plural form of neuroma.
- new chum — a recent British immigrant
- ngultrum — a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Bhutan, equal to 100 chetrums.
- nihonium — a highly radioactive element, of which only a few atoms have ever been produced. Symbol: Nh; atomic no: 113; atomic wt: 286