9-letter words containing u, n, m
- home unit — a self-contained residence which is part of a series of similar residences
- homebound — confined to one's home, especially because of illness.
- homunculi — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
- houyhnhnm — (in Swift's Gulliver's Travels) one of a race of horses endowed with reason, who rule the Yahoos, a race of degraded, brutish creatures having human form.
- humanhood — the state or character of being human
- humanised — Simple past tense and past participle of humanise.
- humanists — Plural form of humanist.
- humanized — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanizer — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humanize.
- humankind — human beings collectively; the human race.
- humanlike — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- humanness — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- humanoids — Plural form of humanoid.
- humdinger — a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.
- humectant — a substance that absorbs or helps another substance retain moisture, as glycerol.
- humidness — Humidity.
- humiliant — humiliating, humbling
- humongous — extraordinarily large.
- humouring — humor.
- humungous — humongous.
- hunkerism — a member of the conservative faction in the Democratic Party in New York State, 1845–48.
- huntsmans — (Australia) Plural form of huntsman, in the sense of a spider.
- hydronium — (inorganic chemistry) the hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+.
- ice-minus — noting or pertaining to genetically altered bacteria used on crops to inhibit frost formation.
- ichneumon — Also called African mongoose, Egyptian mongoose. a slender, long-tailed mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, inhabiting Africa and southern Europe, and believed by the ancient Egyptians to devour crocodile eggs.
- idomeneus — a king of Crete who fought on the Greek side in the Trojan War
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- illumined — Simple past tense and past participle of illumine.
- illuminer — an illuminator
- illumines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of illumine.
- imbuement — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- iminourea — guanidine.
- immunised — Simple past tense and past participle of immunise.
- immunized — Simple past tense and past participle of immunize.
- immunizer — to make immune.
- immunizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of immunize.
- immunogen — any substance or cell introduced into the body in order to generate an immune response.
- importune — to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
- impounded — Simple past tense and past participle of impound.
- impounder — One who impounds.
- imprudent — not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- impudence — the quality or state of being impudent; effrontery; insolence.
- impudency — (now rare) Impudence.
- impugning — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impulsing — Present participle of impulse.
- impulsion — the act of impelling, driving onward, or pushing.
- impundulu — a mythical bird associated with witchcraft, frequently manifested as the secretary bird
- in ambush — If someone is lying in ambush, they are hiding and waiting for someone, usually to attack them.
- in-humane — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.