8-letter words containing a, r, m, h
- mahzorim — Plural form of mahzor.
- mairehau — a small aromatic shrub Phebalium nudum, of New Zealand's North Island
- malaphor — (rare neologism) An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result.
- malherbe — François de (frɑ̃swa də). 1555–1628, French poet and critic. He advocated the classical ideals of clarity and concision of meaning
- man-hour — a man who is honored by a group.
- manhours — Plural form of manhour.
- manuhiri — a visitor to a Māori marae
- manwhore — (slang) A man who sells his body for money; a male prostitute.
- mar-hawk — a falconer who trains or handles the birds badly.
- maranhao — a state in NE Brazil. 125,312 sq. mi. (324,560 sq. km). Capital: São Luiz.
- marathon — a plain in SE Greece, in Attica: the Athenians defeated the Persians here 490 b.c.
- marchers — Plural form of marcher.
- marchesa — an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- marchese — an Italian nobleman, equivalent in rank to a marquis.
- marching — to touch at the border; border.
- marchman — a person living on the border territories
- mariachi — pertaining to traditional Mexican dance music, usually played by a small band of strolling musicians dressed in native costumes.
- marichal — Juan, born 1937, U.S. baseball pitcher, born in the Dominican Republic.
- marishes — a marsh.
- markhoor — markhor.
- markhors — Plural form of markhor.
- marshall — Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist.
- marshals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marshal.
- marybeth — a female given name.
- mccarthy — Cormac [kawr-mak,, ‐muh k] /ˈkɔr mæk,, ‐mək/ (Show IPA), born 1933, U.S. novelist.
- megahurt — (computer slang, rare) megahertz.
- menarche — the first menstrual period; the establishment of menstruation.
- menorahs — Plural form of menorah.
- merchant — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- merodach — Marduk.
- metaphor — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- minarchy — (countable) Government with the least necessary power over its citizens.
- misheard — to hear incorrectly or imperfectly: to mishear a remark.
- mishears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mishear.
- mithraic — of Mithras or Mithraism
- mizrachi — a Zionist movement, founded in 1902, chiefly devoted to furthering the integration of Zionism and religious orthodoxy.
- moharram — the first month of the Muslim calendar.
- monarchs — a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- moorhead — a city in W Minnesota.
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- mouchard — a police informer or spy
- muharram — Moharram.
- mushaira — A poetic symposium in Pakistan or North India at which poets gather to perform their works, traditionally ghazals.
- myograph — an instrument for recording the contractions and relaxations of muscles.
- myriadth — constituting a very small part of a thing
- nomarchy — one of the provinces into which modern Greece is divided.
- northman — one of the ancient Scandinavians, especially a member of the group that from about the 8th to the 11th century made many raids and established settlements in Great Britain, Ireland, many parts of continental Europe, and probably in parts of North America.
- omniarch — A ruler of the world.
- outcharm — to exceed in charming