10-letter words containing a, k, i
- lizardlike — Reminding of a lizard.
- lokayatika — a member of the Lokayata school.
- look alive — having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
- look-alike — a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.
- lookalikes — Plural form of lookalike.
- lopatnikov — Nicolai Lvovich [nik-uh-lahy luh-voh-vich;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy lvaw-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ ləˈvoʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ ˈlvɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. composer, born in Russia.
- lossmaking — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- lovemaking — the act of courting or wooing.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- madhyamika — a school of philosophy, of a.d. c200, that attempted a reconciliation with Hinayana from a Mahayana position.
- mafficking — to celebrate with extravagant public demonstrations.
- maidenlike — Like a maiden; gentle, demure.
- mail clerk — a person who performs clerical work in a post office
- mail truck — a large vehicle that is used to transport letters, packages, etc, by road
- make a hit — If you make a hit with someone, they like you or are impressed by you when they meet you.
- make as if — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make shift — to manage or do the best one can (with whatever means are at hand)
- makeshifts — Plural form of makeshift.
- makeweight — something put in a scale to complete a required weight.
- maki-zushi — cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, usually shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood (nigiri-zushi) or formed into a long seaweed-wrapped roll, often around strips of vegetable or raw fish, and sliced into bite-size pieces (maki-zushi)
- making out — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- makunouchi — a Japanese fast food dish consisting of fish, meat, eggs, and vegetables served with rice and an umeboshi
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- malinowski — Bronislaw Kasper [bron-uh-slahf kas-per;; Polish braw-nee-slahf kahs-puh r] /ˈbrɒn əˌslɑf ˈkæs pər;; Polish brɔˈni slɑf ˈkɑs pər/ (Show IPA), 1884–1942, Polish anthropologist in the U.S.
- mankiewicz — Joseph L(eo) 1909–1993, U.S. motion-picture director, producer, and writer.
- māori bunk — a raised sleeping platform
- mark spitz — Mark (Andrew) born 1950, U.S. swimmer: winner of seven gold medals in 1972 summer Olympic Games.
- mark twain — Roger (William Roger Clemens"The Rocket") born 1962, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- marketings — Plural form of marketing.
- marketroid — /mar'k*-troyd/ (Or "marketing slime", "marketeer", "marketing droid", "marketdroid") A member of a company's marketing department, especially one who promises users that the next version of a product will have features that are not actually scheduled for inclusion, are extremely difficult to implement, and/or are in violation of the laws of physics; and/or one who describes existing features (and misfeatures) in ebullient, buzzword-laden adspeak. Derogatory.
- markiewicz — Constance, Countess, original name Constance Gore-Booth. 1868–1927, Irish nationalist, married to a Polish count. She fought in the Easter Rising (1916) and was sentenced to death but reprieved. The first woman elected to the British parliament (1918), she refused to take her seat
- marsh pink — any of several eastern North American plants belonging to the genus Sabatia, of the gentian family, having rose-pink flowers.
- martyrlike — Resembling or characteristic of a martyr.
- maskinonge — muskellunge.
- maskirovka — the use, by Russia or the former Soviet Union, of military deception intended to confuse Western intelligence
- matchstick — a short, slender piece of flammable wood used in making matches.
- matronlike — Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
- maxi-skirt — a long skirt or skirt part, as of a coat or dress, ending below the middle of the calf but above the ankle.
- mayakovski — Vladimir Vladimirovich [vlad-uh-meer vlad-uh-meer-uh-vich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir vluh-dyee-myi-ruh-vyich] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˌvlæd əˈmɪər əˌvɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr vlʌˈdyi myɪ rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1930, Russian poet.
- mediaspeak — The jargon used by the media.
- mein kampf — the autobiography (1925–27) of Adolf Hitler, setting forth his political philosophy and his plan for German conquest.
- miaskovsky — Nikolai Yakovlevich [nik-uh-lahy;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy yuh-kaw-vlyuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ yʌˈkɔ vlyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1950, Russian composer.
- microcrack — a microscopic crack in a material
- microquake — Microearthquake.
- milk adder — any of numerous, usually brightly marked king snakes of the subspecies Lampropeltis triangulum (doliata), of North America.
- milk float — a motor vehicle, usually battery powered, in which bottles or cartons of milk and other dairy products are delivered to homes by a daily or regular route.
- milk glass — an opaque white glass.
- milk gravy — a gravy or sauce made from cooking fat, milk, flour, and seasonings.
- milk shake — a frothy drink made of cold milk, flavoring, and usually ice cream, shaken together or blended in a mixer.
- milk snake — a nonvenomous brown-and-grey North American colubrid snake Lampropeltis doliata, related to the king snakes