9-letter words containing u, n, m, i
- junkerism — the spirit or policy of the Junkers.
- kusimanse — (zoology) Several species of dwarf mongoose in genus Crossarchus.
- laconicum — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- lemniscus — a band of fibers, especially of white nerve fibers in the brain.
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- londinium — the Latin name for London when it was a Roman city
- lumbering — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- luminaire — A complete electric light unit (used especially in technical contexts).
- luminance — brightness
- luminaria — (especially in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a Christmas lantern consisting of a lighted candle set in sand inside a paper bag.
- luminesce — to exhibit luminescence.
- lumpenism — Lumpen beliefs or behaviour.
- lumpiness — full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
- lumpingly — clumsily and heavily
- lunchtime — a period set aside for eating lunch or the period of an hour or so, beginning roughly at noon, during which lunch is commonly eaten.
- lutuamian — a member of a group of American Indian peoples including the Modoc and the Klamath.
- maclaurin — Colin, 1698–1746, Scottish mathematician.
- magnalium — an alloy of magnesium and aluminum, sometimes also containing copper, nickel, tin, and lead.
- 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.
- main menu — website, DVD, etc.: navigation page
- making-up — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- manchuria — a historic region in NE China: ancestral home of the Manchu. About 413,000 sq. mi. (1,070,000 sq. km).
- mancunian — a native or resident of Manchester, England.
- mandibula — (anatomy) mandible.
- 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.
- manipular — of or relating to the Roman maniple.
- mannequin — a styled and three-dimensional representation of the human form used in window displays, as of clothing; dummy.
- manualism — the theory or practice of education for the deaf employing and promoting the use of sign language as the primary means of communication.
- manualist — an advocate of manualism.
- manualize — (transitive) To make manual.
- manubrial — Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
- manubrium — Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
- marauding — engaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area: marauding bands of outlaws.
- marihuana — hemp (def 1).
- marijuana — hemp (def 1).
- marinus i — died a.d. 884, pope 882–884.
- marsupian — (obsolete) marsupial.
- martineau — Harriet, 1802–76, English novelist and economist.
- masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- mash unit — a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
- matutinal — pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day.
- maudlinly — In a maudlin fashion.
- mauritian — an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. 720 sq. mi. (1865 sq. km).
- maxim gun — an early single-barreled, water-cooled machine gun cocked by the force of its own recoil.
- measuring — Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units or by comparing it with an object of known size.