9 letter word starting with mu

Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
mucinogen noun Same as Mucigen.
muckender noun A handkerchief.
muckiness noun The quality of being mucky.
mucronate adjective Alt. of Mucronated
muddiness noun The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the muddiness of a stream., Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a subject; intellectual dullness.
mudsucker noun A woodcock.
muffineer noun A dish for keeping muffins hot.
mugginess noun The condition or quality of being muggy.
mulattoes plural of Mulatto
mulctuary adjective Imposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine.
mulierose adjective Fond of woman.
mullerian adjective Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes Muller.
multiflue adjective Having many flues; as, a multiflue boiler. See Boiler.
multifoil noun An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils., Having more than five divisions or foils.
multifold adjective Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.
multiform adjective Having many forms, shapes, or appearances.
multiplex adjective Manifold; multiple.
multisect adjective Divided into many similar segments; — said of an insect or myriapod.
multitude noun A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly., A great number of persons or things, regarded collectively; as, the book will be read by a multitude of people; the multitude of stars; a multitude of cares., The state of being many; numerousness.
mummeries plural of Mummery
mummichog noun Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and of allied genera; the killifishes; — called also minnow.
mummified adjective Converted into a mummy or a mummylike substance; having the appearance of a mummy; withered., of Mummify
mummiform adjective Having some resemblance to a mummy; — in zoology, said of the pupae of certain insects.
mummychog noun See Mummichog.
mundanity noun Worldliness.
mundation noun The act of cleansing.
mundatory adjective Cleansing; having power to cleanse.
mundungus noun A stinking tobacco.
munnerary adjective Having the nature of a gift.
munnerate verb t. To remunerate.
municipal adjective Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government; as, municipal rights; municipal officers., Of or pertaining to a state, kingdom, or nation.
munjistin noun An orange-red coloring substance resembling alizarin, found in the root of an East Indian species of madder (Rubia munjista).
muraenoid adjective Alt. of Murenoid
murdering present participle & vb. noun of Murder
murderess noun A woman who commits murder.
murderous adjective Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault.
muricated adjective Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points or of pickles; covered, or roughened, as a surface, with sharp points or excrescences.
murkiness noun The state of being murky.
murmuring present participle & vb. noun of Murmur, Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining.
murmurous adjective Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring.
murtherer noun A murderer.
musaceous adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the genus Musa.
muscadine noun A name given to several very different kinds of grapes, but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong, or southern fox grape, which is said to be the parent stock of the Catawba. See Grapevine., A fragrant and delicious pear., See Muscardin.
muscardin noun The common European dormouse; — so named from its odor.
musciform adjective Having the form or structure of flies of the genus Musca, or family Muscidae., Having the appearance or form of a moss.
muscogees noun pl. See Muskogees.
muscology noun Bryology.
muscosity noun Mossiness.
muscovado adjective Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist., Unrefined or raw sugar.
muscovite noun A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian., Common potash mica. See Mica.
musculous adjective Muscular.
musically adverb In a musical manner.
musketeer noun A soldier armed with a musket.
musketoon noun A short musket., One who is armed with such a musket.
muskiness noun The quality or state of being musky; the scent of musk.
muskmelon noun The fruit of a cucubritaceous plant (Cicumis Melo), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of Melon.
muskogees noun pl. A powerful tribe of North American Indians that formerly occupied the region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. They constituted a large part of the Creek confederacy.
musomania noun See Musicomania.
mussulman noun A Mohammedan; a Moslem.
mustaches plural of Mustache
musteline adjective Like or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, or the weasels and martens.
mustering present participle & vb. noun of Muster
mustiness noun The quality or state of being musty.
mute-hill noun See Moot-hill.
mutilated imp. & past participle of Mutilate
mutilator noun One who mutilates.
mutinying present participle & vb. noun of Mutiny
muttering present participle & vb. noun of Mutter
mutualism noun The doctrine of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare.
mutuality noun The quality of correlation; reciprocation; interchange; interaction; interdependence., Reciprocity of consideration.
mutuation noun The act of borrowing or exchanging.
muzarabic adjective Of or pertaining to Muzarabs; as, the Muzarabic liturgy.
muzziness noun The state or quality of being muzzy.