8-letter words containing a, r, m, o
- kymogram — the graphic record produced by a diagnostic kymograph.
- laborism — a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- lampwork — (glassblowing) A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.
- landform — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- larksome — mischievous or fond of larking
- lavaform — in the form of lava
- leafworm — A caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- logogram — a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called logograph [law-guh-graf, -grahf, log-uh-] /ˈlɔ gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈlɒg ə-/ (Show IPA).
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- lombardo — Guy (Albert) 1902–77, U.S. bandleader, born in Canada.
- lombardy — a region and former kingdom in N Italy. 9190 sq. mi. (23,800 sq. km).
- long arm — a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.
- macaroni — small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- macarons — Plural form of macaron.
- macaroon — a drop cookie made of egg whites, sugar, usually almond paste or coconut, and sometimes a little flour.
- maccaron — Alternative spelling of macaron.
- macropod — A plant-eating marsupial mammal of an Australasian family that comprises the kangaroos and wallabies.
- macrotia — (medicine) Abnormal development of the auricle of the ear.
- macroura — Macruran.
- madworts — Plural form of madwort.
- maestros — Plural form of maestro.
- maggiore — Lake, a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland. 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).
- mahzorim — Plural form of mahzor.
- 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.
- mailroom — Also, mail room. a room used for handling incoming and outgoing mail, as in a large organization.
- maindoor — a door giving access to a house from the street
- majorcan — a native or inhabitant of Majorca
- majoring — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- majority — the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
- makarova — Natalia [nuh-tal-yuh,, -tahl-;; Russian nuh-tah-lyuh] /nəˈtæl yə,, -ˈtɑl-;; Russian nʌˈtɑ lyə/ (Show IPA), born 1940, Soviet ballerina, in the U.S. and England since 1970.
- make for — 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.
- makeover — remodeling; renovation; restoration: The old house needs a complete makeover.
- makework — Alternative form of make-work.
- malaphor — (rare neologism) An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result.
- malaprop — Mrs. a character in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775), noted for her misapplication of words.
- malaroma — an unpleasant smell
- malgrado — in spite of
- mallorca — Majorca.
- malodour — Alternative spelling of malodor.
- maltworm — a heavy drinker
- mamogram — Non-standard spelling of mammogram.
- man-hour — a man who is honored by a group.
- manarola — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- mandator — a person who gives a mandate.
- 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.
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
- manhours — Plural form of manhour.
- maniform — shaped like a hand.
- manoever — Misspelling of manoeuvre or 'maneuver'.