6-letter words containing a, m, u
- barnum — P(hineas) T(aylor). 1810–91, US showman, who created The Greatest Show on Earth (1871) and, with J. A. Bailey, founded the Barnum and Bailey Circus (1881)
- batumi — seaport in Georgia, on the Black Sea, near the Turkish border: pop. 136,000
- bemaul — to maul
- brumal — of, characteristic of, or relating to winter; wintry
- bumbag — a small bag worn on a belt, round the waist
- burman — a member of the dominant ethnic group of Burma, living mainly in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River drainages and the S panhandle.
- busman — someone who works on buses, particularly as a driver or conductor
- cadmus — a Phoenician prince who killed a dragon and planted its teeth, from which sprang a multitude of warriors who fought among themselves until only five remained, who joined Cadmus to found Thebes
- caecum — any structure or part that ends in a blind sac or pouch, esp the pouch that marks the beginning of the large intestine
- caelum — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Eridanus
- campus — A campus is an area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college.
- culham — a village in S central England, in Oxfordshire: site of the UK centre for thermonuclear reactor research and of the Joint European Torus (JET) programme
- cumana — a city in NE Venezuela: founded in 1523; the oldest European settlement in South America. Pop: 271 000 (2005 est)
- cumbia — a rhythmic style of music originating in Colombia
- cupman — a drinking companion
- dadgum — (US, euphemistic) goddamned.
- damnum — (legal) harm; detriment.
- daruma — a large red papier-mâché Japanese doll in the form of a seated potbellied Buddhist monk: considered a bringer of luck and prosperity.
- datums — Plural form of datum.
- doumas — duma.
- dumela — hello; good morning
- dumyat — Arabic name of Damietta.
- dunham — Katherine, 1910?–2006, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- durham — a county in NE England. 940 sq. mi. (2435 sq. km).
- empusa — a goblin in Greek mythology
- exacum — any plant of the annual or perennial tropical genus Exacum; some are grown as greenhouse biennials for their bluish-purple platter-shaped flowers: family Gentianaceae
- factum — a statement of the facts in a controversy or legal case.
- faiyum — Faiyum (def 2).
- falsum — (logic) An arbitrary contradiction, denoted \u22a5.
- famous — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- fulham — a die loaded at one corner either to favor a throw of 4, 5, or 6 (high fulham) or to favor a throw of 1, 2, or 3 (low fulham)
- fullam — a die loaded at one corner either to favor a throw of 4, 5, or 6 (high fulham) or to favor a throw of 1, 2, or 3 (low fulham)
- fulmar — any of certain oceanic birds of the petrel family, especially Fulmarus glacialis, a gull-like Arctic species.
- fumado — a smoked fish
- fumage — a tax payable to the king for each hearth in every house owned by a person not exempt from church taxes and poor taxes.
- fusuma — a sliding door in a Japanese house, especially one serving as a room partition.
- galium — (botany) Any of the genus Galium of annual and perennial herbaceous plants, including the bedstraws.
- gazump — to cheat (a house buyer) by raising the price, at the time a contract is to be signed, over the amount originally agreed upon.
- granum — (in prescriptions) a grain.
- guemal — huemul.
- gunman — a person armed with or expert in the use of a gun, especially one ready to use a gun unlawfully.
- guzman — Martín Luis [mahr-teen-lwees] /mɑrˈtin lwis/ (Show IPA), 1887–1976, Mexican novelist, journalist, and soldier.
- ham up — an actor or performer who overacts.
- hamous — Alternative form of hamose.
- hamsun — Knut [knoot] /knut/ (Show IPA), 1859–1952, Norwegian novelist: Nobel Prize 1920.
- hamuli — Plural form of hamulus.
- haulmy — having haulms
- heaume — helm2 (def 1).
- huambo — a city in central Angola.
- humane — characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.