8-letter words containing a, m, t
- maitrise — mastery; skill.
- majestic — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
- majestie — Archaic form of majesty.
- majority — the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
- make 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.
- makebate — a person who causes contention or discord.
- makefast — any structure to which a ship is tied up, as a bollard or buoy.
- maladapt — To adapt badly; to exhibit maladaptation.
- malamute — Alaskan malamute.
- malapert — unbecomingly bold or saucy.
- malaxate — To soften, especially by kneading with the hands.
- malecite — a member of a North American Indian people of southern and western New Brunswick and northern Maine.
- maledict — accursed.
- malemute — Alaskan malamute.
- maliseet — Malecite.
- malistic — Of, or pertaining to, malism.
- mall rat — See example at rat (def 5).
- malleate — to beat or shape with a hammer, as in metalworking.
- malonate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of malonic acid.
- malthene — petrolene.
- maltings — Plural form of malting.
- maltreat — to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
- maltster — a maker of or dealer in malt.
- maltworm — a heavy drinker
- mammatus — a bumpy, breast-shaped cloud
- mammetry — (obsolete) The religion of Muhammad: Islam.
- mammitis — Mastitis.
- mammoths — Plural form of mammoth.
- man-trap — an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- manatees — Plural form of manatee.
- mandated — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- mandates — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- mandator — a person who gives a mandate.
- maneater — Alternative spelling of man-eater.
- mangbetu — a member of a people of the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- mangiest — Superlative form of mangy.
- manhunts — Plural form of manhunt.
- manifest — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- manitoba — a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man. Capital: Winnipeg.
- manitous — Plural form of manitou.
- manliest — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- mann act — an act of the U.S. Congress (1910) making it a federal offense to aid or participate in the interstate transportation of a woman for immoral purposes.
- mannitol — Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- manolete — (Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- manshift — the work accomplished by one person in one shift
- mansholt — Sicco Leendert (ˈsɪko ˈleːndərt). 1908–95, Dutch economist and politician; vice president (1958–72) and president (1972–73) of the European Economic Community Commission. He was the author of the Mansholt Plan for the agricultural organization of the European Economic Community
- mansuete — gentle or tame
- mantegna — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1431–1506, Italian painter and engraver.
- mantelet — a short mantle.
- mantilla — a silk or lace head scarf arranged over a high comb and falling over the back and shoulders, worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.