8-letter words containing a, n, e, c
- lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
- macanese — a native or inhabitant of Macao.
- macarena — (often initial capital letter) a dance performed in a group line or solo and following a rhythmic pattern of arm, hand, and hip movements in time to a Spanish song.
- machined — Simple past tense and past participle of machine.
- machiner — One who operates a machine.
- machines — Plural form of machine.
- maclaren — Ian [ee-uh n,, ahy-uh n] /ˈi ən,, ˈaɪ ən/ (Show IPA), Watson, John.
- macneice — Louis, 1907–63, British poet, born in Northern Ireland.
- maecenas — Gaius Cilnius [sil-nee-uh s] /ˈsɪl ni əs/ (Show IPA), c70–8 b.c, Roman statesman: friend and patron of Horace and Vergil.
- maenadic — (Greek mythology) Of, or pertaining to the maenad.
- magnetic — of or relating to a magnet or magnetism.
- man cave — a room or other area in a home that is primarily a male sanctuary, designed and furnished to accommodate the man's recreational activities, hobbies, etc.: The basement is my husband's man cave—during football season, you can usually find him down there watching the game with his buddies on the big-screen TV.
- manacled — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- manacles — Plural form of manacle.
- manchego — a Spanish cheese made from ewes' milk
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- mancozeb — A grayish-yellow pesticide.
- manichee — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- manicure — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manscape — A view of a group of people.
- manucode — any of various birds of paradise of the New Guinea region, having dark, metallic plumage.
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- mechanic — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- meconate — a salt of meconic acid
- medicant — a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
- medicean — Catherine de', Catherine de Médicis.
- medician — (chiefly in science fiction) A physician, a medical doctor; a medic.
- menacing — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- menarche — the first menstrual period; the establishment of menstruation.
- meniscal — Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.
- merchant — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- mescalin — Alternative form of mescaline.
- mexicano — the Nahuatl language.
- midocean — The area in the middle of an ocean, far from shore.
- mixtecan — a branch of a family of American Indian languages spoken in central Mexico
- mooncake — A rich, dense Chinese pastry with a variety of fillings, usually to eat in Zhongqiu Festival.
- moonface — a round and full face
- mulhacen — a mountain in S Spain: the highest peak in Spain. 11,411 feet (3478 meters).
- nacelles — Plural form of nacelle.
- nacreous — of or relating to nacre.
- nanoacre — (unit, humour) /nan'oh-ay"kr/ A unit (about 2 mm square) of real estate on a VLSI integrated circuit. VLSI nanoacres have costs in the same range as real acres once one allows for design and fabrication setup costs.
- narceine — a narcotic alkaloid, C 2 3 H 2 7 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- nascence — beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.
- nascency — beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.
- nautches — Plural form of nautch.
- navicert — A form of passport permitting a neutral ship to traverse a blockade in wartime.
- nearctic — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- neckatee — a piece of ornamental cloth worn around the neck
- neckband — a band of cloth at the neck of a garment.