8-letter words containing a, r, m, d
- mag card — Computers. a plastic or paper card with a magnetizable layer on which data can be recorded and from which data can be read.
- mahendra — (Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva) 1920–72, king of Nepal 1955–72.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- maindoor — a door giving access to a house from the street
- mainyard — (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung.
- malgrado — in spite of
- mallards — Plural form of mallard.
- malodour — Alternative spelling of malodor.
- mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- mandator — a person who gives a mandate.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandorla — A pointed oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art.
- mandrake — a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form.
- mandrels — Plural form of mandrel.
- 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.
- mannered — having manners as specified (usually used in combination): ill-mannered people.
- manrider — a train used to carry miners into a coal mine
- mansards — Plural form of mansard.
- maradona — Diego (dɪˈeɪɡəʊ) (Armando). born 1960, Argentinian footballer and manager: his clubs included Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, and Napoli; scored 34 goals in 91 internationals (1977–94); under his captaincy Argentina won the World Cup in 1986
- marauded — to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
- marauder — to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
- maravedi — a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
- margined — Having a margin.
- marigold — any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
- marinade — a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- markdown — a reduction in price, usually to encourage buying.
- markedly — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
- markered — Simple past tense and past participle of marker.
- marketed — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- markland — An old Scots unit of measure equal to eight ouncelands.
- marooned — to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers.
- marquand — J(ohn) P(hillips) 1893–1960, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- marrieds — Plural form of married.
- mars red — a deep red-orange color.
- martyred — a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- marveled — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
- maryland — a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast. 10,577 sq. mi. (27,395 sq. km). Capital: Annapolis. Abbreviation: MD (for use with zip code), Md.
- mastered — a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something: a master of six languages; to be master of one's fate.
- matadora — A female matador.
- matadore — Dated form of matador.
- matadors — Plural form of matador.
- mattered — the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
- mazdoors — Plural form of mazdoor.
- meagered — Simple past tense and past participle of meager.
- meanders — Plural form of meander.
- measured — ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile.
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- medicare — (sometimes lowercase) a U.S. government program of hospitalization insurance and voluntary medical insurance for persons aged 65 and over and for certain disabled persons under 65. Compare Medicaid.
- medullar — Medullary.
- menander — 342?–291 b.c, Greek writer of comedies.