8-letter words containing u, n, m
- monmouth — James Scott, Duke of, 1649–85, illegitimate son of Charles II of England and pretender to the throne of James II.
- monobuoy — a floating platform anchored offshore in deep water and equipped with pipelines leading to storage tanks onshore, to which large, deep-draft tankers moor to load or unload.
- monocule — (zoology) A small crustacean with one median eye.
- monofuel — a fuel that is made up of a single constituent and has nothing added to it
- monohull — (of a vessel) having a single hull.
- monsieur — the conventional French title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
- montague — (in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Romeo. Compare Capulet.
- montreux — a town and resort in W Switzerland, in Vaud canton on Lake Geneva; annual television festival. Pop: 22 454 (2000)
- monument — something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: the Washington Monument.
- moondust — The fine regolith found on the surface of the Moon.
- moorburn — the practice of burning off old growth on a heather moor to encourage new growth for grazing
- moribund — in a dying state; near death.
- mouching — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
- moufflon — Alternative spelling of mouflon.
- mouflons — Plural form of mouflon.
- moulding — a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating, and associated with decay or dampness.
- moulinet — a portable pulley device for bending crossbow or turning the drum of a crane
- moulmein — a seaport in S Burma at the mouth of the Salween River.
- moulting — Present participle of moult.
- mounding — a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
- mount up — accumulate
- mountain — heap of sth
- mountant — an adhesive used for mounting pictures
- mounties — Plural form of mountie.
- mounting — A backing, setting, or support for something.
- mourners — Plural form of mourner.
- mournful — Feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief.
- mourning — The expression of deep sorrow for someone who has died, typically involving following certain conventions such as wearing black clothes.
- mousekin — a little mouse
- mousings — Plural form of mousing.
- mouthing — the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
- mowburnt — (of hay, straw, etc) damaged by overheating in a mow
- mu meson — (no longer in technical use) muon.
- muchness — Archaic. greatness, as in quantity, measure, or degree.
- mucinoid — any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- mucinous — Of, pertaining to or containing mucin.
- muckland — fertile farmland characterized by soil (muck soil) that contains a high percentage (between 20 percent and 50 percent) of organic matter.
- muculent — Slimy; moist and moderately viscous.
- mud tank — A mud tank is a large treatment and storage tank for cleaned mud.
- mudbanks — Plural form of mudbank.
- muddling — Present participle of muddle.
- muddying — Cause to become covered in or full of mud.
- mudstone — a clayey rock with the texture and composition of shale but little or no lamination.
- muenster — a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.
- muezzins — Plural form of muezzin.
- muffling — Present participle of muffle.
- muggings — Plural form of mugging.
- muishond — A species of weasel found in southern Africa, Poecilogale albinucha.
- mulching — (agriculture) Used for applying a mulch.
- mulcting — Present participle of mulct.