9-letter words containing a, m, n, d
- ladderman — a firefighter who is a member of a hook-and-ladder company.
- lamb down — to persuade (someone) to spend all his money
- laminated — Also, laminous. composed of or having laminae.
- lampooned — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampstand — a support for a light bulb
- land mass — geography: area of land
- land mine — an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
- land-mass — a part of the continental crust above sea level having a distinct identity, as a continent or large island.
- landforms — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- landmarks — Plural form of landmark.
- landmines — Plural form of landmine.
- landsturm — a general draft of people in time of war.
- lemonades — Plural form of lemonade.
- lindemann — Frederick Alexander, 1st Viscount Cherwell. 1886–1957, British physicist, born in Germany; Churchill's scientific adviser during World War II
- ma-and-pa — mom-and-pop.
- macdonald — James Ramsay, 1866–1937, British statesman and labor leader: prime minister 1924, 1929–35.
- macedoine — a mixture of fruits or vegetables, often served as a salad.
- macedonia — Also, Macedon [mas-i-don] /ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn/ (Show IPA). an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia.
- mackinder — Sir Halford John. 1861–1947, British geographer noted esp for his work in political geography. His writings include Democratic Ideas and Reality (1919)
- macrodont — the condition of having abnormally large teeth.
- mad money — a small sum of money carried or kept in reserve for minor expenses, emergencies, or impulse purchases.
- maddening — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
- madeleine — a small shell-shaped cake made of flour, eggs, sugar, and butter and baked in a mold.
- madonsela — Thuli (ˈtʊlɪ). born 1962, South African advocate; in her term as Public Protector (2009–16) she was noted for exposing political corruption
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- madrilene — a consommé flavored with tomato, frequently jelled and served cold.
- madrileno — a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
- magdalena — a river in SW Colombia, flowing N to the Caribbean. 1060 miles (1705 km) long.
- magdalene — the, Mary Magdalene.
- magnified — Having been visually enlarged by the process of magnification.
- magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- maidenish — Resembling or characteristic of a maiden.
- maidstone — a city in Kent, in SE England.
- main body — the hull, as distinguished from the rest of a ship.
- main deck — the uppermost weatherproof deck, running the full length of a ship.
- main door — the principal or largest door that is used to enter a building which has more than one door
- main drag — the main street of a city or town; main stem.
- main idea — the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about: Find the main idea in each paragraph.
- main road — principal street
- main yard — a yard for a square mainsail.
- mainboard — (computing) motherboard.
- mainlined — Simple past tense and past participle of mainline.
- malanders — a dry, scabby or scurfy eruption or scratch behind the knee in a horse's foreleg.
- maldivian — 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.
- man-child — a male child; boy; son.
- man-sized — large; big; generous: a man-sized sandwich.
- manawydan — a brother of Bran, Efnisien, and Branwen, and the second husband of Rhiannon: he rescued Pryderi from enchantments cast upon him by Llwyd.
- mandarine — Alternative spelling of mandarin (in the term
- mandarins — Plural form of mandarin.
- mandatary — a person or nation holding a mandate.