10-letter words containing a, s, m, n
- melanosome — an organelle in melanocytes that synthesizes and stores melanin.
- membranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
- men's wear — apparel and accessories for men.
- menageries — Plural form of menagerie.
- mendacious — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- mendicants — Plural form of mendicant.
- menopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- menostaxis — an abnormally prolonged period of menstruation.
- menstruant — A woman who is menstruating.
- menstruate — to undergo menstruation.
- mensurable — measurable.
- mergansers — Plural form of merganser.
- mesocranic — having a skull with a cranial index between that of dolichocranic and brachycranic skulls.
- messageing — Misspelling of messaging.
- messianism — (often initial capital letter) the belief in the coming of the Messiah, or a movement based on this belief.
- metahumans — Plural form of metahuman.
- metallings — road metals
- metasyntax — (grammar) Syntax used to describe syntax. The best known example is BNF and its variants such as EBNF. A metasyntactic variable is a variable used in metasyntax.
- mezzanines — Plural form of mezzanine.
- microloans — Plural form of microloan.
- micronesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the small Pacific islands N of the equator and E of the Philippines, whose main groups are the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
- mid-season — the middle of a season of the year or of a sporting season
- midshipman — a student, as at the U.S. Naval Academy, in training for commission as ensign in the Navy or second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. Compare cadet (def 2).
- mignardise — A bite-sized dessert sometimes served at the end of a meal.
- migrainous — Of, relating to, or afflicted with migraine.
- migrations — Plural form of migration.
- milk snake — a nonvenomous brown-and-grey North American colubrid snake Lampropeltis doliata, related to the king snakes
- mind games — actions or statements intended to undermine or mislead someone else, often to gain advantage for oneself
- mindscapes — Plural form of mindscape.
- minelayers — Plural form of minelayer.
- mineralise — Alt form mineralize.
- mineralist — a mineralogist
- mineshafts — Plural form of mineshaft.
- mini-state — a small, independent nation.
- miniatures — Plural form of miniature.
- minibeasts — Plural form of minibeast.
- minimalise — to make minimal: to minimalize tax increases.
- minimalism — Music. a reductive style or school of modern music utilizing only simple sonorities, rhythms, and patterns, with minimal embellishment or orchestrational complexity, and characterized by protracted repetition of figurations, obsessive structural rigor, and often a pulsing, hypnotic effect.
- minimalist — a person who favors a moderate approach to the achievement of a set of goals or who holds minimal expectations for the success of a program.
- ministates — Plural form of ministate.
- ministrant — ministering.
- ministrate — to minister or administer.
- minnesotan — a state in the N central United States. 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). Capital: St. Paul. Abbreviation: MN (for use with zip code), Minn.
- minor axis — the axis of an ellipse that is perpendicular to the major axis at a point equidistant from the foci.
- mint sauce — Mint sauce is a sauce made from mint leaves, vinegar, and sugar, which is often eaten with lamb.
- mint stamp — a stamp in perfect condition
- misaligned — improperly aligned.
- misanalyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- misandrism — (uncountable) The principle or disposition of misandry, the hatred of men.
- misandrist — hatred of males.