10-letter words containing i, h, r
- maastricht — a city in the SE Netherlands, on the Maas River.
- machinator — One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.
- 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.
- maestricht — Maastricht.
- maharishis — Plural form of maharishi.
- maidenhair — any fern of the genus Adiantum, the cultivated species of which have fine, glossy stalks and delicate, finely divided fronds.
- mainbocher — (Main Rousseau Bocher) 1891–1976, U.S. fashion designer.
- malnourish — Lb transitive To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.
- man orchid — an orchid, Aceras anthropophorum, having greenish or reddish flowers in a loose spike, with a deeply lobed dark brown lip thought to resemble the silhouette of a man
- manchurian — a historic region in NE China: ancestral home of the Manchu. About 413,000 sq. mi. (1,070,000 sq. km).
- mannerheim — Baron Carl Gustaf Emil von [kahrl goo s-tahf ey-meel fuh n] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈeɪ mil fən/ (Show IPA), 1867–1951, Finnish soldier and statesman.
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- marchantia — a type of liverwort plant
- margherita — a female given name, Italian form of Margaret.
- marigraphs — Plural form of marigraph.
- marsh pink — any of several eastern North American plants belonging to the genus Sabatia, of the gentian family, having rose-pink flowers.
- marshaling — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- marshfield — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- marshiness — The quality or state of being marshy.
- mastership — the office, function, or authority of a master.
- matchgirls — Plural form of matchgirl.
- matriarchs — A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
- matriarchy — a family, society, community, or state governed by women.
- mechanizer — A person who, or machine that mechanizes.
- membership — the state of being a member, as of a society or club.
- mentorship — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- mesorrhine — having a moderately broad and high-bridged nose.
- 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).
- methedrine — Methamphetamine.
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- metternich — Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von [kley-mens ven-tsuh l ney-paw-moo k loh-tahr fuh n,, loh-tahr] /ˈkleɪ mɛns ˈvɛn tsəl ˈneɪ pɔ mʊk ˈloʊ tɑr fən,, loʊˈtɑr/ (Show IPA), 1773–1859, Austrian statesman and diplomat.
- michurinsk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Ryazan.
- microchips — Plural form of microchip.
- microfiche — a flat sheet of microfilm in a form suitable for filing, typically measuring 4 by 6 inches (10 by 15 cm) and containing microreproductions, as of printed or graphic matter, in a grid pattern.
- micrograph — an instrument for executing extremely minute writing or engraving.
- microlight — An ultralight aircraft.
- microliths — Plural form of microlith.
- microphage — a small phagocytic cell in blood or lymph, especially a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
- microphone — an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.
- microphyll — (botany) A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- microtherm — a plant requiring a minimum of heat for growth.
- milk churn — a container used to transport milk from farms
- millihenry — a unit of inductance equal to one thousandth of a henry. Abbreviation: mH, mh.
- millwright — a person who erects the machinery of a mill.
- mimeograph — a printing machine with an ink-fed drum, around which a cut waxed stencil is placed and which rotates as successive sheets of paper are fed into it.
- mimography — the representation of sign language in writing
- minehunter — a naval vessel that searches for mines by electronic means
- mirthfully — In a mirthful manner.
- mischanter — mishanter.