10-letter words containing u, n, e, m
- auntie man — an effeminate or homosexual male
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline
- autoimmune — Autoimmune describes medical conditions in which normal cells are attacked by the body's immune system.
- avouchment — The act of avouching.
- baumgarten — Alexander Gottlieb. 1714–62, German philosopher, noted for his pioneering work on aesthetics, a term that he originated
- beau monde — the world of fashion and society
- bemusement — Bemusement is the feeling that you have when you are puzzled or confused by something.
- benumbment — the act of benumbing
- bismuthine — an unstable hydride of bismuth, BiH 3 , analogous to arsine and stibine.
- bituminize — to treat with or convert into bitumen
- box number — A box number is a number used as an address, for example one given by a newspaper for replies to a private advertisement, or one used by an organization for the letters sent to it.
- bunglesome — characterized by bungling
- burdensome — If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.
- burlingame — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, U.S. diplomat.
- burnt lime — calcium oxide; quicklime
- burnt-lime — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- bustamante — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1780–1853, Mexican military and political leader: president 1830–32, 1837–41.
- by-numbers — done in an uninspired, simplistic, or formulaic way
- c terminus — the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
- calumniate — to slander
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
- ceruminous — earwax.
- chipmunked — Simple past tense and past participle of chipmunk.
- chumminess — friendly; intimate; sociable.
- cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
- circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- clemenceau — Georges Eugène Benjamin (ʒɔrʒ œʒɛn bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃). 1841–1929, French statesman; prime minister of France (1906–09; 1917–20); negotiated the Treaty of Versailles (1919)
- clumsiness — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- coenosteum — the calcareous skeleton of a hydrocoral or a coral colony
- columbines — Plural form of columbine.
- columnated — Architecture. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- come round — to be restored to life or consciousness
- come under — If you come under attack or pressure, for example, people attack you or put pressure on you.
- comeupance — Alternative form of comeuppance.
- comminuted — pulverized; ground
- communique — A communiqué is an official statement or announcement.
- communized — Simple past tense and past participle of communize.
- communizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communize.
- compendium — A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book.
- compounded — If something is compounded of different things, it is a mixture of those things.
- compounder — A person who mixes or combines ingredients in order to produce an animal feed, medicine, or other substance.
- consumable — Consumable goods are items which are intended to be bought, used, and then replaced.
- consumedly — (intensifier)
- consummate — You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful.
- councilmen — Plural form of councilman.
- counterman — a man who works on a lunch counter or behind the counter of a cafe
- countermen — Plural form of counterman.
- countrymen — a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
- couplement — the action of coupling or the state of being coupled