6-letter words containing a, i, m
- manias — Plural form of mania.
- manies — constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people.
- manila — an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China: formerly (1898–1946) under the guardianship of the U.S.; now an independent republic. 114,830 sq. mi. (297,410 sq. km). Capital: Manila.
- manini — small; insignificant.
- manioc — cassava.
- manisa — a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- manism — Ancestor-worship.
- manist — Ancestor-worshipper.
- manita — (rare) The tree Chiranthodendron pentadactyllon, or the red, hand-like flower this tree produces.
- manito — (among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- manitu — (among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- mankin — (rare) A little man; a manikin.
- mannai — an ancient kingdom in Iran, in Kurdistan.
- mannie — a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- manoir — A type of manor or country house.
- mantic — of or relating to divination.
- mantid — mantis.
- mantis — any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- manzil — (Islam) Any of the seven partitions of the Qur'an, which can be read in an entire day.
- maoism — the political, social, economic, and military theories and policies advocated by Mao Zedong, as those concerning revolutionary movements and guerrilla warfare.
- maoist — the political, social, economic, and military theories and policies advocated by Mao Zedong, as those concerning revolutionary movements and guerrilla warfare.
- maping — former name of Liuzhou.
- maquis — the French underground movement, or Resistance, that combatted the Nazis in World War II.
- marabi — A lively music genre from South Africa.
- marais — a swamp or bayou.
- marcia — a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- marcie — a female given name, form of Marcia.
- margie — a female given name, form of Margaret.
- margin — the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- marian — of or relating to the Virgin Mary.
- marias — a female given name, form of Mary.
- mariel — a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- marina — a town in W California.
- marine — of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea: marine vegetation.
- marini — Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- marino — Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- marion — Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- marish — a marsh.
- marist — a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- marius — Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- mark i — (computer) (Or "Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator", "ASCC") A first generation computer that was designed by Howard Aiken of Harvard University, taking inspiration from Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. The Mark I, as the Harvard University staff called it, was built by IBM between 1939 to 1944. It was delivered to Harvard University and became operational in March 1944. The Mark I is considered to be the first full-sized digital computer. It was built from clutches, relays, rotating shafts and switches. It read its instructions from one paper tape and data from another. It could store 72 numbers, each of 23 decimal digits. It weighed about 4500 Kg, had 800 Km of wiring, was used only for numeric calculations, and took three seconds to carry out one multiplication. The IBM archives call it the, "...industry's largest electromechanical calculator." One of the Mark I's first programers was John von Neumann. The Mark I was retired in 1959, and disassembled. Parts are archived at Harvard in the Science Center. It was followed by the Mark II.
- marlin — any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- maroni — a river in N South America, forming the border between French Guiana and Suriname, flowing N to the Atlantic Ocean: upper course called the Itany. 450 miles (724 km) long.
- marrie — (archaic) alternative spelling of marry.
- martin — (Oddone Colonna) 1368–1431, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1417–31.
- marvin — a male given name.
- mary i — ("Bloody Mary") 1516–58, queen of England 1553–58 (wife of Philip II of Spain; daughter of Henry VIII).
- mashie — a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- masjid — a mosque.
- maskil — an advocate or supporter of the Haskalah.