11-letter words containing h, e, m, a, n
- machineguns — Plural form of machinegun.
- machinelike — like a machine, as in regular movement or uniform pattern of operation: to conduct business with machinelike efficiency.
- machineries — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- macintoshes — Plural form of macintosh.
- maidenheads — Plural form of maidenhead.
- maidenhoods — Plural form of maidenhood.
- main chance — an opportunity offering the greatest gain: Being ambitious, he always had an eye for the main chance.
- main gauche — a dagger of the 16th and 17th centuries, held in the left hand in dueling and used to parry the sword of an opponent.
- make change — If you make change, you give someone smaller notes, bills, or coins, in exchange for the same value of larger ones.
- malebranche — Nicolas de [nee-kaw-lah duh] /ni kɔˈlɑ də/ (Show IPA), 1638–1715, French philosopher.
- managership — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- manchineels — Plural form of manchineel.
- manichaeism — the system of religious doctrines, including elements of Gnosticism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Buddhism, etc, taught by the Persian prophet Mani about the 3rd century ad. It was based on a supposed primordial conflict between light and darkness, or goodness and evil
- manila hemp — a fibrous material made from the leafstalks of the abacá, Musa textilis, used for making ropes, fabrics, etc.
- mannishness — The condition of being mannish; manliness or masculinity.
- manor house — the house of the lord of a manor.
- mantelshelf — mantel (def 2).
- manure heap — a pile of animal excreta, esp on a farm, kept for use as fertiliser
- maple honey — maple syrup.
- marcheshvan — Heshvan.
- marchioness — marquise (defs 1, 2).
- marshlander — a person inhabiting marshland
- mashie iron — a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mid-mashie but less slope than a mashie.
- master hand — an expert: a master hand at diplomacy.
- matthiessen — Peter, 1927–2014, U.S. novelist and travel writer.
- mawkishness — characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
- mechanicals — (US) mechanical fixtures and fittings.
- mechanician — a person skilled in constructing, working, or repairing machines; mechanic; machinist.
- mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- mechanizing — Present participle of mechanize.
- mechatronic — relating to mechatronics
- megaphoning — Present participle of megaphone.
- megaphonist — Someone who uses a megaphone.
- melancholia — a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
- melancholic — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- melanchthon — Philipp [fil-ip;; German fee-lip] /ˈfɪl ɪp;; German ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), (Philipp Schwarzert) 1497–1560, German Protestant reformer.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melanophore — a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.
- menaphthone — Menadione.
- menorrhagia — excessive menstrual discharge.
- mental home — a home, hospital, or institution for people who are mentally ill
- menthaceous — belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
- mentholated — saturated with or containing menthol: a mentholated cough drop.
- merchandise — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandize — Alternative spelling of merchandise.
- merchanting — the act of selling commodities
- merchantman — a trading ship.
- merchantmen — Plural form of merchantman.
- mesenchymal — Of or pertaining to the mesenchyme.
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.