8-letter words containing a, r, m, o
- mealworm — the larva of any of several darkling beetles of the genus Tenebrio, which infests granaries and is used as food for birds and animals.
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- megacorp — (informal) A very large corporation; megacorporation.
- memorate — (folklore) An oral narrative from memory relating a personal experience, especially the precursor of a legend.
- memorial — something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.
- menorahs — Plural form of menorah.
- mercapto — containing the mercapto group; sulfhydryl; thiol.
- mercator — Gerhardus [jer-hahr-duh s] /dʒərˈhɑr dəs/ (Show IPA), (Gerhard Kremer) 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.
- merodach — Marduk.
- merwoman — A mermaid.
- mesocarp — the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.
- 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).
- metrazol — pentylenetetrazol
- microamp — One millionth ( 10-6 ) of an ampere, abbreviated as \u00b5A.
- microbar — a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to one millionth of a bar; one dyne per square centimeter.
- microbat — Any of the small bats in the suborder Microchiroptera.
- microcap — (US, finance) The stock of a public company with a market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less.
- microcar — A very small car.
- micropia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- microtia — A congenital deformity where the pinna (external ear) is underdeveloped.
- migrator — (computing) A computer program that helps move objects between locations, e.g. from a legacy system to a new technology.
- minatory — menacing; threatening.
- miniator — to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- minorcan — of or relating to Minorca.
- minotaur — Classical Mythology. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it.
- miradors — Plural form of mirador.
- mobocrat — One who favours a form of government in which the unintelligent populace rules without restraint.
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- moderato — moderate; in moderate time.
- modiolar — relating to the modiolus
- moharram — the first month of the Muslim calendar.
- molarity — the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- moldwarp — the common European mole, Talpa europaea.
- mole rat — any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae
- momparas — Plural form of mompara.
- monandry — the practice or condition of having one husband at a time.
- 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.
- monardas — Plural form of monarda.
- monastir — Bitola
- monaural — monophonic (def 2).
- mondrian — Piet [peet] /pit/ (Show IPA), (Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan) 1872–1944, Dutch painter.
- monerans — Plural form of moneran.
- monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- monocarp — a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.
- monocrat — a person favoring monocracy.
- monogram — a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
- monomark — a series of letters or figures to identify goods, personal articles, etc
- monorail — a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
- monrovia — a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.