8-letter words containing a, l, m, d
- manchild — a male child; boy; son.
- mandalas — Plural form of mandala.
- mandalay — a city in central Burma (Myanmar), on the Irrawaddy River: the former capital of Upper Burma.
- mandalic — Of, or pertaining to, a mandala.
- mandella — A decorative Native American object, derived from a traditional ceremonial shield.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- mandolin — a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- mandorla — A pointed oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art.
- mandrels — Plural form of mandrel.
- mandrill — a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
- manifold — of many kinds; numerous and varied: manifold duties.
- manyfold — by many times; by multiples: The state's highway expenses have increased manyfold in the past decade.
- marigold — any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
- markedly — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
- markland — An old Scots unit of measure equal to eight ouncelands.
- marveled — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
- maryland — a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast. 10,577 sq. mi. (27,395 sq. km). Capital: Annapolis. Abbreviation: MD (for use with zip code), Md.
- mathilde — a female given name, French or German form of Matilda.
- mattedly — in a matted manner
- maudling — Present participle of maudle.
- maudslay — Henry, 1771–1831, English mechanical engineer.
- mayfield — a city in SW Kentucky.
- mcdonald — David John, 1902–79, U.S. labor leader: president of the United Steelworkers of America 1952–65.
- medaling — a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like: a gold medal for the best swimmer.
- medalist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- medalled — a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like: a gold medal for the best swimmer.
- medallic — of or relating to medals.
- medially — situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.
- medianly — In a median direction.
- medicals — Plural form of medical.
- medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- medullae — Irregular plural form of medulla.
- medullar — Medullary.
- megadeal — a large business transaction.
- melammed — melamed.
- melanoid — of or characterized by melanosis.
- melodica — A wind instrument with a small keyboard controlling a row of reeds, and a mouthpiece at one end.
- mendable — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- metalled — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- midlands — a city in W Texas.
- midscale — (business) Neither downscale nor upscale.
- miladies — Plural form of milady.
- miliband — David (Wright). born 1965, British Labour politician; foreign secretary (2007–10)
- milkmaid — a woman who milks cows or is employed in a dairy; dairymaid.
- milldams — Plural form of milldam.
- milliard — one thousand millions; equivalent to U.S. billion.
- misleads — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mislead.
- misplead — To plead amiss or in a wrong manner; err in pleading.
- ml-linda — U Edinburgh, under development.