10-letter words containing h, m, c, s
- machoflops — /mach'oh-flops/ A pun on "megaflops" referring to the inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real application programs are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.
- macintrash — /mak'in-trash"/ The Apple Macintosh, as described by a hacker who doesn"t appreciate being kept away from the *real computer* by the interface. The term maggotbox has been reported in regular use in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Compare Macintoy. See also beige toaster, WIMP environment, point-and-drool interface, drool-proof paper, user-friendly.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- maestricht — Maastricht.
- malachites — Plural form of malachite.
- manchester — a city in NW England: connected with the Mersey estuary by a ship canal (35½ mi. [57 km] long).
- 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.
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- march past — a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
- march-past — a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
- marchese's — an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- marchlands — Plural form of marchland.
- masochists — Plural form of masochist.
- mast cloth — a partial lining sewed to the back of a square sail to prevent chafing from contact with the mast.
- matchbooks — Plural form of matchbook.
- matchboxes — Plural form of matchbox.
- matchgirls — Plural form of matchgirl.
- matchlocks — Plural form of matchlock.
- matchstick — a short, slender piece of flammable wood used in making matches.
- matriarchs — A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
- 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.
- meerschaum — a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H 4 Mg 2 Si 3 O 1 0 , occurring in white, claylike masses, used for ornamental carvings, for pipe bowls, etc.; sepiolite.
- melchiades — Saint, died a.d. 314, pope 310–314.
- mesenchyme — cells of mesodermal origin that are capable of developing into connective tissues, blood, and lymphatic and blood vessels.
- mesolithic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a transitional period of the Stone Age intermediate between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic periods, characterized by adaptation to a hunting, collecting, and fishing economy based on the use of forest, lakeside, and seashore environments; Epipaleolithic.
- mesophilic — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- mesoscaphe — a mid-20th century vessel lowered into the sea to a moderate depth for the purpose of underwater exploration
- 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.
- michaelmas — a festival celebrated on September 29 in honor of the archangel Michael.
- michurinsk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Ryazan.
- microchips — Plural form of microchip.
- microliths — Plural form of microlith.
- minischool — an alternative educational institution, usually offering specialized or individual instruction.
- miscanthus — any tall perennial bamboo-like grass of the genus Miscanthus, native from southern Africa to SE Asia and cultivated for ornament in temperate regions
- mischances — Plural form of mischance.
- mischannel — to channel wrongly
- mischanter — mishanter.
- mischarged — Simple past tense and past participle of mischarge.
- mischarges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mischarge.
- mischivous — Obsolete spelling of mischievous.
- mischmetal — an alloy of cerium with certain rare earth metals and iron, used to produce the spark in lighters
- mismatched — Simple past tense and past participle of mismatch.