9-letter words containing c, h, a, m
- manchukuo — a former country (1932–45) in E Asia, under Japanese control: included Manchuria and parts of Inner Mongolia; now a part of China.
- manchuria — a historic region in NE China: ancestral home of the Manchu. About 413,000 sq. mi. (1,070,000 sq. km).
- manichean — 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.
- manicheus — Manes.
- march fly — any of several flies of the family Bibionidae that appear during spring and early summer.
- marchland — borderland.
- marchlike — (music) Resembling a march.
- marchpane — marzipan.
- mariachis — Plural form of mariachi.
- markevich — Igor [ee-guh r] /ˈi gər/ (Show IPA), 1912–83, Russian conductor and composer.
- marrakech — a city in W Morocco.
- marshbuck — an antelope of the central African swamplands, Strepsiceros spekei, with spreading hoofs adapted to boggy ground; an important vector of the tsetse fly
- mascouche — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- mashgiach — mashgiah.
- masochism — Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- match day — the day on which a sports match, esp a football match, takes place
- match-fit — in good physical condition for competing in a match
- matchable — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- matchbook — a small cardboard folder into which several rows of paper matches are stapled or glued.
- matchgirl — A girl who sold matches on the streets.
- matchings — Plural form of matching.
- matchless — having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable: matchless courage.
- matchlist — a list of names, telephone numbers, and related information compiled to help people find others who are willing to share a resource or service, as a car pool.
- matchlock — an old form of gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match.
- matchmake — To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.
- matchmark — a mark made on mating components of an engine, machine, etc, to ensure that the components are assembled in the correct relative positions
- matchplay — Alternative form of match play.
- matchwood — wood suitable for match.
- matholwch — a legendary king of Ireland and the husband of Branwen.
- matriarch — the female head of a family or tribal line.
- mcglashan — Don(ald). born 1959, New Zealand musician and songwriter in the bands Blam Blam Blam, the Front Lawn, and the Mutton Birds
- mechanick — Obsolete spelling of mechanic.
- mechanics — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- mechanise — to make mechanical.
- mechanism — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanist — a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- mechanize — to make mechanical.
- mechitzah — mehitzah.
- megachain — A very large and successful chain (group of stores or businesses).
- merchants — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- michoacan — a state in SW Mexico. 23,196 sq. mi. (60,080 sq. km). Capital: Morelia.
- minicoach — a small bus or buslike van.
- miryachit — A disorder found in Siberia, characterized by a jumping motion.
- mischance — a mishap or misfortune.
- mischancy — unlucky; unfortunate
- mischarge — (legal or, finance) To charge wrongly.
- mishpocha — an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage and sometimes including close friends; clan.
- monachism — monasticism.