5-Letter Words with M: page 3

All 1,173 five-letter words with M: page 3 of 3

M

• moyen10n. Intercession; intervention.
• mucho12adj. Much; a great deal of.
• mucin9n. Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus.
• mucky16adj. Covered in muck.
• mucor9n. The property of being mucid.
• mucus9n. A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
• mudar8n. Calotropis gigantea (crown flower, giant milkweed).
• muddy12adj. Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
• mudge9n. Mud; sludge.
• mudra8n. Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of...
• mufti10n. A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa.
• mugga9n. Eucalyptus sideroxylon, a species of eucalyptus endemic to eastern...
• muggy12adj. Humid, or hot and humid.
• mugil8n. Any fish of the genus Mugil of mugilid mullets.
• muhly13n. Any of the many species of grasses of genus Muhlenbergia.
• mujra14n. A form of exotic dance in India, traditionally performed by courtesans...
• mukim13n. A level of administrative division used in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia...
• mukti11n. Feminine synonym of masculine substantive noun मोक्ष (mokṣa...
• mulai7n. A title for the ruler of Morocco.
• mulch12n. Any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate...
• mules7v. To remove skin from (an animal) to prevent myiasis.
• mulet7n. A fine, a penalty paid for an offense.
• muley10adj. Without horns.
• mulga8n. Any of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura...
• multi7n. A multituberculate.
• mummy14n. An embalmed human or non-human animal corpse wrapped in linen bandages...
• mumps11n. A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus...
• mumsy12adj. Characteristic of a mum; motherly.
• munch12v. To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.
• mundu8n. A garment resembling a dhoti, worn around the waist in Kerala, the...
• munga8n. Food.
• munge8v. To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example...
• mungo8n. A material of short fiber and inferior quality obtained by deviling...
• munia7n. Any of certain estrildid finches of the genera Lonchura (most...
• munny10n. A measure of land used in the neighbourhood of Madras.
• munya10adj. Good.
• mural7n. A large painting, usually drawn on a wall.
• murex14n. Any member of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
• murga8n. A stress position used as corporal punishment in parts of South Asia....
• murgh11n. Chicken.
• murid8adj. Of or belonging to the family Muridae.
• murky14adj. Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
• murra7n. An ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably...
• murre7n. Any seabird of the genus Uria in the family Alcidae (the auks).
• murri7n. A medieval Arab condiment made from fermented barley.
• murry10adv. Very, extremely.
• murse7n. A man's purse.
• murti7n. A sacred image of a deity.
• murza16n. One of the hereditary nobility among the Tatars, up to the 19th...
• musar7n. An itinerant musette player.
• muser7n. One who muses.
• musha10interj. An expression of sympathy.
• mushy13adj. Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or...
• music9n. A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some...
• musky14adj. Resembling or characteristic of musk, especially in scent.
• musou7n. A subgenre of hack-and-slash usually involving fighting hundreds of...
• mussy10adj. Having been mussed: messy, rumpled.
• musth10n. Chiefly preceded by in or on: the state each year during which a male...
• musty10adj. Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy.
• mutch12n. A linen or muslin hat, especially one of a type once commonly worn by...
• muted8adj. Not expressed strongly or openly; subdued and understated.
• muter7n. Something that mutes sound.
• mutex14n. An object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual...
• mutie7n. A mutant.
• muzzy28adj. Blurred, hazy, indistinct, unfocussed.
• myall10n. An Aboriginal person living according to tradition.
• mycin12n. Any -mycin compound.
• myeon10n. An administrative unit in South Korea, corresponding to a small rural...
• mylar10n. A polyester film.
• myoma12n. A tumor composed of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly...
• myron10n. Chrism; myrrh.
• myrrh13n. A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus...
• mysen10pron. Myself.
• mysid11n. Any crustacean of the order Mysida.
• mysis10n. A set of growth stages in the larvae of Decapoda after protozoea and...

N

• namaz16n. Synonym of salat (“Islamic prayer”).
• namba9n. A penis sheath worn by tribesmen in parts of the Pacific.
• named8adj. Having a name.
• namee7n. That which is given a name.
• namer7n. One who names, or calls by name.
• namus7n. A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to...
• nemes7n. A headcloth worn by pharaohs.
• ngoma8n. A large social dancing event in parts of Africa.
• nimbo9n. The neem tree.
• nimby12adj. Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near...
• nizam16n. The hereditary sovereign of Hyderabad, a former state of India.
• noema7n. The perceived as perceived.
• nomad8n. A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture...
• noman7pron. Nobody.
• nomen7n. The family name of an Ancient Roman, designating their gens.
• nomer7n. A denomination.
• nomia7n. Any of various ground-nesting halictid bees of the genus Nomia, native...
• nomic9adj. Customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in...
• nomos7n. The body of law, especially that governing human behaviour.
• norma7n. A norm.
• notum7n. The back; the dorsal side of the thorax in insects or nudibranches.
• novum10n. A new feature, a novelty.
• numen7n. A divinity, especially a local or presiding god.
• nummy12adj. Delicious.
• nygma11n. A spot on the wings of certain endopterygotes, having a peculiar dense...
• nymph15n. Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grottos, wind...

O

• oakum11n. Coarse fibres separated by hackling from flax or hemp when preparing...
• odium8n. Hatred; dislike.
• ohmic12adj. Of or relating to, or measured in, ohms.
• okama11n. A gay man, in the context of Japanese culture, especially one who is...
• oleum7n. A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.
• omake11n. A special video feature that accompanies an anime, such as a collection...
• ombre9n. A Spanish card game, usually played by three people. It involves forty...
• omega8n. The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek...
• omena7n. In Kenya, small fish dried and milled into flour.
• omiai7n. A Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to...
• omics9n. Any of several biological subfields that aim to identify or...
• omkar11n. The symbol ॐ that represents the syllable “om” or “aum”.
• onium7n. Any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any...
• oomph12n. Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
• opium9n. A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice...
• ormer7n. An abalone or sea-ear, particularly Haliotis tuberculata, common in the...
• oxime14n. Any of a class of organic compounds, of general formula RR'C=NOH...

P

• padam10n. In Carnatic music, a type of short song, or the accompanying dance.
• padma10n. Lotus blossom.
• palmo9n. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.
• palmy12adj. Of, related to, or abounding in palm trees.
• pamps11n. Synonym of pampers (“a diaper”).
• param9n. Dicyandiamide.
• parma9n. A dish cooked in the parmigiana style.
• parmi9n. A chicken parmigiana.
• parmo9n. A north-eastern English dish of deep-fried breaded chicken topped with...
• payam12n. A subdivision of a county in parts of South Sudan and Sudan.
• perma9v. To permakill.
• pharm12n. A site where organisms are produced for the creation of medicine or...
• pilum9n. A Roman military javelin.
• plasm9n. A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular...
• pluma9n. A feather.
• plumb11n. A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by...
• plume9n. A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize...
• plump11adj. Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
• pombe11n. An African beer made from millet.
• pomme11n. A roundel vert (green circular spot), resembling or representing an...
• pommy14n. A pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an Englishman.
• preem9n. The premiere of a film.
• premo9adj. Excellent, attractive.
• prima9adj. Most important.
• prime9adj. First in importance, degree, or rank.
• primo9n. The principal part of a duet.
• primp11v. To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
• prism9n. An object having the shape of a geometrical prism (sense 1).
• proem9n. An introduction, preface or preamble.
• promo9n. An interview or monologue intended to promote a character or an...
• psalm9n. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship...
• pumpy14adj. Intense on the forearms.
• pygmy16n. A member of various legendary races of dwarfs, or supernatural peoples...

Q

• qalam16n. A reed pen used for Islamic calligraphy.
• qualm16n. A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.

R

• rajma14n. An Indian dish of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with spices.
• ramal7adj. Relating to a branch.
• rambo9n. A knife.
• ramen7n. Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese...
• ramet7n. A clone (individual member of a genet).
• ramie7n. A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, of species Boehmeria nivea...
• rammy12adj. Of a food, taste, odour etc.: like a ram; pungent, rank.
• ramus7n. A small spray or twig.
• rasam7n. A spicy South Indian soup made with tamarind juice.
• realm7n. A sphere of knowledge or of influence; a domain.
• rearm7v. To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or...
• reman7v. To supply with new personnel.
• remap9v. To assign differently; to relabel or repurpose.
• remis7n. A draw.
• remit7v. To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
• remix14n. A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various...
• resum7v. To perform resummation upon.
• rhema10n. A spiritual communication or inspiration from God to an individual, as...
• rheum10n. Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or...
• rhomb12n. A rhombus.
• rhumb12n. A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.
• rhyme13n. Rhyming verse (poetic form).
• rimed8adj. Covered in rime (etymology 1) or (generally) frost.
• rimer7n. A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder.
• roman7adj. Upright, as opposed to italic.
• roomy10adj. Spacious, expansive, comfortable.
• rumba9n. A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.
• rumbo9n. A type of punch made chiefly from rum; grog.
• rumen7n. The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.
• rumex14n. Any plant of the genus Rumex; a dock or sorrel.
• rummy12n. A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
• rumor7n. A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable...
• rumpy12n. A Manx cat with virtually no tail, particularly prized among Manx...

S

• salmi7n. A rich stew or ragout, especially of game.
• samaj14n. A society, community or congregation, especially of the Brahmo Samaj.
• saman7n. A fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the law.
• samba9n. A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.
• sambo9n. A sandwich.
• samey10adj. Exhibiting sameness, without variety; monotonous.
• sammo9n. A sandwich.
• sammy12v. To moisten (animal skins) with water.
• samsa7n. A Central Asian bun stuffed with meat and sometimes with vegetables.
• sarim7n. A powerful faction of literati that dominated Middle and Late Joseon...
• sarma7n. A dumpling of minced meat and other ingredients wrapped in a leaf...
• satem7adj. Of or relating to a Proto-Indo-European language group that produced...
• scamp11n. A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
• scram9v. To leave in a hurry; to go away.
• scrim9n. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork...
• scrum9n. A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
• seamy10adj. Sordid, squalid or corrupt.
• sebum9n. A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin...
• sedum8n. Any of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, native to...
• semba9n. A genre of traditional music and dance from Angola.
• semis7n. A small bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at half an...
• semla7n. A pastry with a cream and almond paste filling, traditionally eaten on...
• semon7n. A unit of semiology or semantics.
• serum7n. Blood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood...
• sesma7n. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 13.9 cm.
• shama10n. Copsychus malabaricus (white-rumped shama), a saxicoline songbird of...
• shame10n. An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness...
• sharm10n. Self-harm.
• shawm13n. A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
• sherm10n. The drug phencyclidine (PCP).
• shmoo10n. A fictional animal created by cartoonist Al Capp, shaped like a smooth...
• shmup12n. A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around...
• shram10v. To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to numb.
• shtum10adj. Silent; speechless; dumb.
• sigma8n. The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ...
• simar7n. A type of ecclesiastical vestment, similar to a cassock.
• simit7n. A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.
• simon7n. Sixpence coin.
• simpy12adj. Characteristic of a simp; foolish.
• simul7n. An exhibition in which one (typically much stronger) player plays...
• skimo11n. Ski mountaineering, especially competitive ski mountaineering.
• skimp13v. To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
• slime7n. Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any...
• slimy10adj. Of or pertaining to slime.
• slump9v. To collapse heavily or helplessly.
• smack13n. A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
• small7adj. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
• smark11n. A fan of professional wrestling who is aware that the matches are...
• smarm9n. Smarmy language or behavior.
• smart7v. To hurt or sting.
• smash10n. The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
• smear7v. To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across...
• smell7n. A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the...
• smelt7n. Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the...
• smexy17adj. Embodying the qualities of sex appeal and intelligence.
• smile7n. A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of...
• smirk11n. An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied...
• smite7v. To strike down or kill with godly force.
• smith10n. A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and...
• smitt7n. Fine clay or ochre made up into balls, used for marking sheep.
• smize16v. To smile with one's eyes.
• smock13n. A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or slip.
• smoke11n. The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by...
• smoko11n. A cigarette break from work or military duty; a brief cessation of work...
• smoky14adj. Filled with smoke.
• smolt7n. A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery...
• smoot7n. A unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately...
• smore7v. To smother.
• smout7n. A printer who does short-term work in various offices.
• smurf10n. A blue pixie with a white stocking cap, from the media franchise The...
• smush10n. A beaten or pulverized mass.
• solum7n. Within a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the...
• somal7adj. Of or related to the soma, or cell body, of a neuron.
• soman7n. A highly toxic G-series nerve agent in the organophosphate class of...
• somen7n. Thin, white noodles usually served cold with sauce for dipping.
• somma9n. A volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone.
• spasm9n. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a...
• sperm9n. The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.
• spume9n. Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater.
• squam16n. An oilskin hat; a southwester.
• stamp9n. An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
• steam7n. The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the...
• steem7n. A gleam of light; a flame.
• stoma7n. One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which...
• stomp9v. To trample heavily.
• storm7n. Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant...
• stram7v. To slam; to beat or put down or close violently or noisily.
• strim7v. To cut using a strimmer/string trimmer.
• strum7v. To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) by plucking various...
• stump9n. The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains...
• sumac9n. Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and certain...
• suman7n. Rice cake from the Philippines made from glutinous rice cooked in...
• summa9n. A comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially...
• summy12n. Somersault.
• swami10n. A Hindu ascetic or religious teacher.
• swamp12n. An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees...
• swarm10n. A large number of insects or other bugs (e.g. centipedes), especially...

T

• talma7n. A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak.
• tamas7n. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that...
• tambo9n. A tambourine player in a black minstrel troupe.
• tamed8adj. Domesticated; made tame.
• tamer7n. One who tames or subdues.
• tamga8n. A seal or stamp used by Eurasian nomads and the cultures they...
• tamid8n. The twice-daily sacrifice of two male lambs by the priesthood.
• tamis7n. A culinary strainer, originally made from worsted cloth.
• tammy12n. A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed...
• tampo9n. Ink designs or lettering printed using tampography, also known as pad...
• tatum7n. The shortest statistically significant time interval between successive...
• tempo9n. A frequency or rate.
• tempt9v. To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to...
• terem7n. Separate living quarters occupied by elite women of the Principality of...
• terma7n. Hidden teachings in various Buddhist traditions.
• thame10pron. Them.
• thema10n. A subject or theme.
• theme10n. A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
• therm10n. A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units, often used in...
• thrum10n. A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration.
• thumb12n. The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the...
• thump12n. A blow that produces a muffled sound.
• thyme13n. Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as garden thyme (Thymus...
• tilma7n. An indigenous Mexican outer garment for men, worn on the front like a...
• timar7n. A fiefdom in the Ottoman Empire granted by the Sultan to a spahi in...
• timba9n. A Cuban salsa-derived style of music.
• timbo9n. The pacara tree, Enterolobium contortisiliquum.
• timbs9n. A pair of Timberland boots.
• timed8adj. Happening at a certain time.
• timer7n. A device used to measure amounts of time.
• times7n. The circumstances of a certain time.
• timid8adj. Lacking in courage or confidence.
• timps9n. Timpani.
• timur7n. Rattan pepper.
• toman7n. A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army.
• tomax14n. Synonym of tomahawk.
• tombo9n. A traditional sweet beer made from the bamboo palm.
• tomin7n. A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 0.6 g.
• tommy12n. A British infantryman, especially one from World War I. Ellipsis of...
• tomoe7n. A circular design of swirling water, commonly used in Japanese family...
• tomos7n. An ecclesiastical document, usually promulgated by a synod which...
• torma7n. A figure, made mostly of flour and butter, used in tantric rituals or...
• totem7n. Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a...
• trama7n. The inner, fleshy portion of a mushroom's basidiocarp, distinct from...
• tramp9n. The act of walking with heavy steps.
• trema7n. A diacritic consisting of two dots ( ¨ ) placed over a letter, used...
• tromp9v. To tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot.
• trump9n. The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
• tumah10n. A state of ritual impurity arising from contact with corpses, the...
• tumid8adj. Swollen, enlarged, bulging.
• tummy12n. The stomach or belly.
• tumor7n. An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess...

U

• ujima14n. Collective work and responsibility, in the context of African-American...
• ukemi11n. The set of breakfall and roll techniques used by uke to safely fall and...
• ulama7n. A modern ball game descended from tlachtli.
• umami9n. One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as...
• umbel9n. A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster (= inflorescence) in which the...
• umber9n. A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and...
• umbra9n. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
• umiak11n. A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is...
• ummah12n. The worldwide Muslim community.
• umrah10n. A minor hajj, a lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, other than at the time of...
• unjam14v. To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed.
• unman7v. To sap (a person) of the strength, whether physical or emotional...
• unmet7adj. Not achieved; unfulfilled.
• urman7n. Synonym of taiga (a kind of subarctic forest).

V

• vamps12n. Old or refooted stockings.
• vampy15adj. Resembling or characteristic of a vamp; tending toward indecency.
• velum10n. The soft palate.
• venom10n. An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological...
• vomer10n. The vomer bone; the small thin bone that forms part of the septum...
• vomit10v. To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth...
• vroom10interj. The sound of an engine, especially when it is revving up.

W

• whelm13n. A surge of water.
• whomp15v. To hit extremely hard.
• whump15n. A soft thumping sound.
• woman10n. An adult female human.
• womxn17n. Feminist spelling of woman.
• womyn13n. Feminist spelling of woman.
• wormy13adj. Of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms.

X

• xylem17n. A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the...

Y

• yamen10n. A residence of an official of the Chinese Empire.
• yammy15adj. Yummy.
• yummo12interj. Yum; yummy.
• yummy15adj. Delicious.

Z

• zamak20n. Any of a family of alloys with a zinc base and alloying elements of...
• zaman16n. Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.
• zamia16n. Any of various cycads of the genera Zamia and Macrozamia.
• zimbo18n. A particular univalve mollusc once used as currency.
• zoomy19adj. That goes zoom!

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