8-letter words containing mu
- muckworm — (not in technical use) the larva of any of several insects, as the dung beetle, which lives in or beneath manure.
- mucoidal — Of or pertaining to mucus; mucoid.
- mucosity — The state of being mucous.
- muculent — Slimy; moist and moderately viscous.
- mud bath — skin treatment: soaking in mud
- mud crab — a large edible crab, Scylla serrata, of Australian mangrove regions
- mud flap — Also called mud flap. splash guard.
- mud flat — the muddy, nearly level bed of a dry lake.
- mud hose — A mud hose is a flexible tube which connects the mud tank to the swivel for forcing mud down the hole inside the drill string.
- mud room — a vestibule or other area in a house, in which wet and muddy clothes or footwear are removed.
- mud tank — A mud tank is a large treatment and storage tank for cleaned mud.
- mud wasp — any of several wasps, as the mud dauber, that construct a nest of mud.
- mud-flap — Also called mud flap. splash guard.
- mudbanks — Plural form of mudbank.
- mudbaths — Plural form of mudbath.
- mudbrick — A brick made from mud or clay mixed with straw and dried in the sun rather than being fired.
- muddiest — Superlative form of muddy.
- muddlers — Plural form of muddler.
- muddling — Present participle of muddle.
- muddying — Cause to become covered in or full of mud.
- mudflaps — Plural form of mudflap.
- mudflats — Plural form of mudflat.
- mudguard — Also called mud flap. splash guard.
- mudlarks — Plural form of mudlark.
- mudpuppy — any of several often large, aquatic salamanders of the genus Necturus, of eastern North America, having bushy, red gills and well-developed limbs.
- mudrooms — Plural form of mudroom.
- mudsills — Plural form of mudsill.
- mudslide — mudflow.
- mudspate — mudflow.
- 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.
- mufflers — Plural form of muffler.
- muffling — Present participle of muffle.
- mufulira — a city in N central Zambia, on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- mug shot — Also called headshot. an identifying photograph of a suspect or criminal, often one of a set showing a frontal view, a profile view, and a view of the back of the head.
- muggings — Plural form of mugging.
- mugshots — Plural form of mugshot.
- mugwumps — Plural form of mugwump.
- muhammad — ("the Conqueror") 1430–81, sultan of Turkey 1451–81: conqueror of Constantinople 1453.
- muharram — Moharram.
- muhlbach — Luise [loo-ee-zuh] /luˈi zə/ (Show IPA), (Klara Müller Mundt) 1814–73, German novelist.
- muishond — A species of weasel found in southern Africa, Poecilogale albinucha.
- mujtahid — a person who has been certified as capable of interpreting religious law.
- mulattos — Plural form of mulatto.
- mulberry — the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus.
- mulching — (agriculture) Used for applying a mulch.
- mulcting — Present participle of mulct.
- mule-fat — a composite shrub, Baccharis viminea, of California, having willowlike leaves and clustered flowers, growing in riverbeds.
- muleteer — a driver of mules.