9-letter words containing a, e, r, o
- marlstone — an indurated marl.
- marmoreal — of or like marble: skin of marmoreal smoothness.
- marmorean — (obsolete) marmoreal.
- marmosets — Plural form of marmoset.
- marrooned — Simple past tense and past participle of marroon.
- marruecos — Spanish name of Morocco.
- marvelous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- masonried — built of masonry
- masoretic — of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- massorete — one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- massymore — the underground dungeon of a castle
- masterdom — complete control; mastery
- masterson — William Barclay ("Bat") 1853–1921, U.S. frontier law officer.
- matronage — the state of being a matron.
- matronize — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- mattamore — An underground storage place for grain.
- mayflower — (italics) the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton to the New World in 1620.
- meadowrue — A plant (any plant of genus Thalictrum), also known as thalictrum.
- mealworms — Plural form of mealworm.
- meandrous — meandering; winding; rambling.
- meatworks — (Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
- mediators — Plural form of mediator.
- mediatory — pertaining to mediation.
- meditator — to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
- megaflora — plants large enough to be seen by the naked eye
- megaspore — the larger of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and a few fern allies, developing into a female gametophyte. Compare microspore.
- megastore — A very large store, typically one specializing in a particular type of product.
- megastorm — a very powerful storm that causes catastrophic damage
- meliorate — (transitive) To make better, to improve; to heal or solve a problem.
- melodrama — a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization.
- memorable — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- memorably — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- memoranda — a short note designating something to be remembered, especially something to be done or acted upon in the future; reminder.
- memorials — Plural form of memorial.
- menorrhea — menstrual flow.
- mentorial — Of or relating to a mentor.
- mercapto- — (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of an HS- group
- meromelia — A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity.
- meropidan — any insectivorous bird of the family Meropidae
- mescalero — a member of a group of Apache Indians who originally inhabited northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. east of the Rio Grande, have intermarried with the Chiricahua and Lipan, and are presently situated in New Mexico.
- mesocarps — Plural form of mesocarp.
- mesocrany — the state of having a medium breadth of skull
- mestranol — an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- metalcore — (music) A genre of rock music related to punk and heavy metal.
- metalwork — objects made of metal.
- metamorph — (biology) An organism that has undergone metamorphosis.
- metaphore — Misspelling of metaphor.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- microbeam — (physics) A beam having a small cross section.