10-letter words containing a, t, r, m
- matterless — the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
- mattresses — Plural form of mattress.
- maturation — the act or process of maturating.
- matureness — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maturities — Plural form of maturity.
- matzo brei — small pieces of matzo soaked in water, mixed with beaten eggs, and fried.
- maupertuis — Pierre Louis Moreau de [pyer lwee maw-roh duh] /pyɛr lwi mɔˈroʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1698–1759, French mathematician, astronomer, and biologist.
- mauretania — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- mauritania — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- maxi-skirt — a long skirt or skirt part, as of a coat or dress, ending below the middle of the calf but above the ankle.
- mcpartland — Marian, 1918–2013, British jazz pianist and composer, in U.S. since 1946.
- meat-eater — a person or animal that eats meat
- meatometer — A device to measure the width of a human's urinary meatus.
- meatpacker — a person or company involved in the wholesale meat trade
- meatscreen — a metal screen placed behind meat that is being roasted in order to reflect the fire's heat
- mecopteran — mecopterous.
- media star — a person who is well-known because of frequent appearances in the mass media
- medicaster — A quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge.
- megastores — Plural form of megastore.
- megatheres — Plural form of megathere.
- megathrust — (geology) A sudden slip along a fault between a subducting and an overriding plate; results in a major earthquake.
- meliorated — Made better; improved.
- memorative — (obsolete) commemorative.
- menstruant — A woman who is menstruating.
- menstruate — to undergo menstruation.
- mercantile — of or relating to merchants or trade; commercial.
- mercaptide — a metallic salt of a mercaptan.
- merchantry — (dated) The body of merchants taken collectively.
- mercy seat — Bible: Golden covering on the Arc of Covenant
- mercy-seat — Bible. the gold covering on the ark of the covenant, regarded as the resting place of God. Ex. 25:17–22. the throne of God.
- meritocrat — a member of a meritocracy.
- mesocratic — (of an igneous rock) composed of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts.
- mesothorax — the middle segment of the three divisions of the thorax of an insect, bearing the second pair of legs and the first pair of wings.
- metacarpal — of or relating to the metacarpus.
- metacarpus — the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges.
- metacenter — the intersection between two vertical lines, one through the center of buoyancy of a hull in equilibrium, the other through the center of buoyancy when the hull is inclined slightly to one side or toward one end: the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the initial stability of the hull.
- metacentre — the intersection between two vertical lines, one through the center of buoyancy of a hull in equilibrium, the other through the center of buoyancy when the hull is inclined slightly to one side or toward one end: the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the initial stability of the hull.
- metallurgy — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metalworks — Plural form of metalwork.
- metamerism — Zoology. division into metameres, the developmental process of somite formation. existence in a metameric state.
- metaphoric — 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).
- metaphrase — a literal translation.
- metaphrast — a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
- metatarsal — of or relating to the metatarsus, the part of the foot that includes the bones between the ankle and toes.
- metatarsus — the part of a foot or hind limb, especially its bony structure, included between the tarsus and the toes or phalanges.
- metatheory — a theory devised to analyze a theory.
- metathorax — the posterior division of the thorax of an insect, bearing the third pair of legs and the second pair of wings.
- meter maid — a female member of a police or traffic department responsible for issuing tickets for parking violations.
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- methylator — A person, company of device that methylates (originally, one that produced methylated spirits).