9-letter words containing u, m
- mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- mousiness — The property of being mousy.
- moussakas — Plural form of moussaka.
- moustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.
- mouth off — Anatomy, Zoology. the opening through which an animal or human takes in food. the cavity containing the structures used in mastication. the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
- mouthable — able to be recited or spoken well
- mouthbows — Plural form of mouthbow.
- mouthfeel — the tactile sensation a food gives to the mouth: a creamy mouthfeel.
- mouthfull — Misspelling of mouthful.
- mouthfuls — Plural form of mouthful.
- mouthings — Plural form of mouthing.
- mouthless — Without a mouth.
- mouthlike — Resembling a mouth or some aspect of one.
- mouthpart — Usually, mouthparts. the appendages surrounding or associated with the mouth of arthropods.
- mouthwash — a solution, often containing antiseptic, astringent, and breath-sweetening agents, used for cleansing the mouth and teeth, and for gargling.
- moutonnee — noting or pertaining to a rock formation having a rounded outline like the back of a sheep, resulting from glacial action. Compare roche moutonnée.
- mu-prolog — (language) Prolog with "wait" declarations for coroutining, developed by L. Naish of the Univeristy of Melbourne in 1982.
- muay thai — a martial art developed in Thailand in which blows may be struck with the fists, elbows, knees, and shins
- much less — to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact.
- mucinogen — any of a group of substances from which mucins are derived
- muck heap — a pile of dung, soil or refuse
- muckamuck — (US, dialectal, possibly dated) Food.
- muckender — (obsolete) A handkerchief.
- muckheaps — Plural form of muckheap.
- muckiness — The quality of being mucky.
- muckraked — Simple past tense and past participle of muckrake.
- muckraker — to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
- muckrakes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of muckrake.
- mucksweat — profuse sweat or a state of profuse sweating
- muckworms — Plural form of muckworm.
- muckymuck — a person who is or looks very important
- mucolytic — denoting or pertaining to enzymes that break down mucus.
- mucositis — A complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed. Often seen as sores in the mouth.
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- mud berth — a mooring place in which a vessel rests on the bottom at low tide.
- mud crack — a fracture, part of a desiccation pattern, caused by the drying out and shrinking of silt or clay.
- mud motor — A mud motor is a drilling motor that uses the force of the drilling fluid to turn the drill bit.
- mud puppy — any of several often large, aquatic salamanders of the genus Necturus, of eastern North America, having bushy, red gills and well-developed limbs.
- mud slide — mudflow.
- mud snake — an iridescent black and red snake, Farancia abacura, of southeastern and south-central U.S., having a sharp, stiff tail tip used in manipulating prey into position for swallowing.
- mud-caked — covered with mud or dirt
- mud-flaps — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
- muddiness — The characteristic of being muddy.
- mudguards — Plural form of mudguard.
- mudhopper — an amphibious fish found on mud flats and in mangrove swamps
- mudlogger — a person in the oil industry who checks the mud for traces of oil or gas
- mudminnow — any of several small, carnivorous fishes of the genera Umbra and Novumbra, found in muddy streams and pools.
- mudslides — Plural form of mudslide.
- mudsucker — a goby, Gillichthys mirabilis, of California, used as bait.
- muffettee — a small muff worn over the wrist