8-letter words containing a, l, m, i
- mailshot — Bulk advertising sent through the post/mail.
- mainland — the largest of the Shetland Islands. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).
- mainline — to inject a narcotic, especially heroin, directly into a vein.
- mainsail — the lowermost sail on a mainmast.
- maiolica — majolica.
- maitland — Frederic William, 1850–1906, English jurist and legal historian.
- majlises — Plural form of majlis.
- majolica — Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated.
- makefile — Alternative spelling of make file.
- maladies — any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- malaised — Experiencing malaise.
- malarial — Pathology. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and which occupies and destroys red blood cells.
- malarian — (dated) Relating to malaria; malarial.
- malawian — Formerly Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). Capital: Lilongwe.
- malayali — a speaker of the Malayalam language
- malaysia — a constitutional monarchy in SE Asia: a federation, comprising the former British territories of Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak: member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 126,310 sq. mi. (327,143 sq. km). Capital: Kuala Lumpur.
- maldives — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
- malecite — a member of a North American Indian people of southern and western New Brunswick and northern Maine.
- maledict — accursed.
- malefice — a wicked deed or enchantment
- malevich — Kasimir [kaz-uh mir] /ˈkæz əmɪr/ (Show IPA), 1878–1935, Russian painter: founder of suprematism.
- malibran — Maria Felicita [Spanish mah-ree-ah fe-lee-thee-tah] /Spanish mɑˈri ɑ ˌfɛ liˈθi tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1808–36, Spanish opera singer, born in France.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maligner — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malignly — In a malign manner.
- malihini — a newcomer to Hawaii.
- malinger — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- maliseet — Malecite.
- malisons — Plural form of malison.
- malistic — Of, or pertaining to, malism.
- malleoli — the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibia.
- malpighi — Marcello [mahr-chel-law] /mɑrˈtʃɛl lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1628–94, Italian anatomist.
- maltings — Plural form of malting.
- malunion — (anatomy) Bad or incorrect union (of parts of the body).
- malvasia — a sweet grape from which malmsey wine is made.
- malvinas — a female given name.
- mamaliga — a porridge of cornmeal, orig. of Romania
- mamillae — Plural form of mamilla.
- mamillar — resembling a breast or nipple
- mammalia — (obsolete) alternative case form of Mammalia.
- mammilla — Anatomy. the nipple of the mamma, or breast.
- manchild — a male child; boy; son.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- mandalic — Of, or pertaining to, a mandala.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- mandolin — a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- 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.
- mangling — to smooth or press with a mangle.
- maniable — (obsolete) manageable.