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12-letter words containing a, m, p, e

  • madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
  • magic carpet — flying rug in fantasy stories
  • magnetic dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
  • magnetograph — a recording magnetometer, used especially for recording variations in the earth's magnetic field.
  • magnetooptic — pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.
  • magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
  • magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
  • magpie goose — a black-and-white gooselike bird, Anseranas semipalmatus, of Australia, believed to be the most primitive waterfowl in existence.
  • major planet — planet (def 1a).
  • major-planet — Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
  • make poo poo — excrement; feces.
  • make whoopee — make whoopee, to engage in uproarious merrymaking.
  • make-up base — a primer of make-up applied to the face in order to prepare it for the main layer of make-up
  • make-up case — a case in which cosmetics are kept
  • make-up girl — a woman or girl who applies cosmetics to a person, such as to a model or actor
  • makeup water — Makeup water is water which is added to compensate for losses, especially losses caused by evaporation.
  • malimprinted — (of an animal or person) suffering from a defect in the behavioural process of imprinting, resulting in attraction to members of other species, fetishism, etc
  • malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
  • manila paper — strong, light-brown or buff paper, originally made from Manila hemp but now also from wood pulp substitutes and various other fibers.
  • manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
  • manspreading — the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him
  • mantelpieces — Plural form of mantelpiece.
  • mantle plume — plume (def 10).
  • maple butter — thickened maple syrup
  • maple family — the plant family Aceraceae, typified by trees and shrubs having sweet sap, simple opposite leaves usually lobed or toothed, clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a double-winged nutlet, and including maples and the box elder.
  • mapplethorpe — Robert, 1946–89, U.S. photographer.
  • mare vaporum — (Sea of Vapors) a dark plain in the first quadrant and near the center of the face of the moon: about 39,000 sq. mi. (101,000 sq. km).
  • marimbaphone — (obsolete, music) A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba but with steel keys instead of wood, developed in early 20th century United States.
  • marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
  • market price — the price at which a commodity, security, or service is selling in the open market.
  • marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
  • marlinespike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
  • marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
  • martempering — a quenching process used to harden austenitic steel.
  • masking tape — an easily removed adhesive tape used temporarily for defining margins, protecting surfaces, etc., as when painting, and sometimes also for binding, sealing, or mending.
  • mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • massotherapy — treatment by massage.
  • master point — a point awarded to a bridge player who has won or placed in an officially recognized tournament.
  • master print — an original copy of a cinema film that can be used to produce other copies
  • masterpieces — Plural form of masterpiece.
  • mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
  • meadow pipit — a common European songbird, Anthus pratensis, with a pale brown speckled plumage: family Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)
  • meanspirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
  • meat packing — the business or industry of slaughtering cattle and other meat animals and processing the carcasses for sale, sometimes including the packaging of processed meat products.
  • meclonazepam — A benzodiazepine derivative, similar in structure to clonazepam, with sedative and anxiolytic effects and antiparasitic activity against Schistosoma mansoni.
  • media person — a person who works in the mass media
  • media player — Digital Technology. a portable electronic device or a software program that plays and stores digital audio or video files in various formats.
  • median plane — a vertical plane that divides an organism into symmetrical halves.
  • median point — centroid (def 2).
  • median strip — a paved, planted, or landscaped strip in the center of a highway that separates lanes of traffic going in opposite directions.
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