9-letter words containing a, n, u, m
- 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.
- manoeuver — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of maneuver.
- manoeuvre — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- 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.
- manurable — Able, or suitable, to be manured or cultivated on.
- manurance — the cultivation or occupation of land
- marabunta — A large population of army ants on the move, eating anything in their wake.
- 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.
- marquesan — a Polynesian native of the Marquesas Islands.
- 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
- mass noun — a noun, as water, electricity, or happiness, that typically refers to an indefinitely divisible substance or an abstract notion, and that in English cannot be used, in such a sense, with the indefinite article or in the plural.
- matanuska — a river in S Alaska flowing SW to Cook Inlet. 90 miles (145 km) long.
- matutinal — pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day.
- maudlinly — In a maudlin fashion.
- mauna kea — a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. 13,784 feet (4201 meters).
- mauna loa — an active volcano on the island of Hawaii. 13,680 feet (4170 meters).
- maundered — Simple past tense and past participle of maunder.
- maunderer — A babbler, a mumbler, one who speaks incessantly.
- mauritian — an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. 720 sq. mi. (1865 sq. km).
- mausolean — Of, pertaining to, or similar to, a mausoleum.
- maxim gun — an early single-barreled, water-cooled machine gun cocked by the force of its own recoil.
- may queen — a girl or young woman crowned with flowers and honored as queen in the festivities of May Day.
- meandrous — meandering; winding; rambling.
- 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.
- megafauna — land animals of a given area that can be seen with the unaided eye.
- meiofauna — Minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments.
- melanuria — the presence of melanin in urine
- melanuric — relating to melanuria
- menopause — the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
- menstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- mensurate — (obsolete) To measure absolutely the height, lattitude and longitude of a point on the earth.
- mesangium — (anatomy) A thin layer of the glomerulus, within the basement membrane surrounding the glomerular capillaries.
- meshugana — a crazy person.
- metahuman — Superhuman.
- mezzaluna — a crescent-shaped, single- or double-bladed chopping knife, with a handle on each end or a connecting handle.
- minacious — menacing; threatening.