10-letter words containing c, a, i, s
- magistracy — the office or function of a magistrate.
- majestical — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
- malachites — Plural form of malachite.
- manichaeus — Mani
- manicheism — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- manicurist — a person who gives manicures.
- manscaping — Present participle of manscape.
- manuscribe — (archaic) To write by hand.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- marcionism — the doctrines and principles of the Marcionites.
- masochists — Plural form of masochist.
- mason city — a city in N Iowa.
- massacring — Present participle of massacre.
- massecuite — A suspension of sugar crystals in syrup produced in a sugar factory.
- masseteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the masseter.
- masticated — Simple past tense and past participle of masticate.
- masticator — Someone who masticates.
- mastodonic — a massive, elephantlike mammal of the genus Mammut (Mastodon), that flourished worldwide from the Miocene through the Pleistocene epochs and, in North America, into recent times, having long, curved upper tusks and, in the male, short lower tusks.
- matchgirls — Plural form of matchgirl.
- matchstick — a short, slender piece of flammable wood used in making matches.
- matriarchs — A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
- matricides — Plural form of matricide.
- mechanised — to make mechanical.
- mechanisms — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanists — Plural form of mechanist.
- mechanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mechanize.
- mediascape — Communications media as a whole.
- medicalise — to handle or accept as deserving of or appropriate for medical treatment.
- medicaster — A quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge.
- medicinals — Plural form of medicinal.
- megacities — Plural form of megacity.
- megascopic — Visible to the naked eye.
- melanistic — Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- melchiades — Saint, died a.d. 314, pope 310–314.
- meliaceous — belonging to the Meliaceae, the mahogany family of plants.
- melismatic — an ornamental phrase of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in plainsong or blues singing.
- mendacious — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- mendicants — Plural form of mendicant.
- mercurials — Plural form of mercurial.
- mesmerical — Alternative form of mesmeric.
- mesocardia — the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.
- mesocranic — having a skull with a cranial index between that of dolichocranic and brachycranic skulls.
- mesocratic — (of an igneous rock) composed of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts.
- metaethics — the philosophy of ethics dealing with the meaning of ethical terms, the nature of moral discourse, and the foundations of moral principles.
- metaphasic — Relating to metaphase.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metastatic — Pathology. the transference of disease-producing organisms or of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces. the condition produced by this.
- metricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metricate.
- michaelmas — a festival celebrated on September 29 in honor of the archangel Michael.