12-letter words containing i, n, m, a, r
- manoeuvering — Present participle of manoeuver.
- manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
- manspreading — the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him
- manu-service — denoting a business that involves both the manufacture of goods and the provision of after-sales services
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- māori warden — a person appointed to exercise advisory and minor disciplinary powers in Māori communities
- marconi mast — an elaborately stayed mast.
- marconigraph — (dated) wireless telegraph.
- mare sirenum — (Sea of Sirens) an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- margin plank — a plank forming a border for wooden decking.
- marginal man — a person who participates only slightly in the life of two cultural groups without feeling identified with either group.
- marginal sea — water that lies alongside a state, falls under its authority, and extends about 3½ statute miles (6 kilometers) from the coast.
- marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalise.
- marginalized — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalize.
- marimbaphone — (obsolete, music) A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba but with steel keys instead of wood, developed in early 20th century United States.
- marin marais — Marin [ma-ran] /maˈrɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1656–1728, French viola da gamba player and composer.
- marine borer — any mollusc or crustacean that lives usually in warm seas and destroys wood by boring into and eating it. The gribble and shipworm are the best known since they penetrate any wood in favourable water
- marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
- marionettist — A puppeteer who controls a marionette.
- mark reading — the function performed by an optical mark reader
- marking gage — any of various adjustable tools for marking a line parallel to a straight edge against which the tool is moved.
- markov chain — a Markov process restricted to discrete random events or to discontinuous time sequences.
- marksmanship — a person who is skilled in shooting at a mark; a person who shoots well.
- marlinespike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- married name — woman's surname after marriage
- martempering — a quenching process used to harden austenitic steel.
- martinsville — a city in S Virginia.
- maspar unity — A translator from UNITY to MPL by Martin Huber, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Version 1.0.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- mass transit — a system of large-scale public transportation in a given metropolitan area, typically comprising buses, subways, and elevated trains.
- master point — a point awarded to a bridge player who has won or placed in an officially recognized tournament.
- master print — an original copy of a cinema film that can be used to produce other copies
- masterbating — Misspelling of masturbating.
- masterliness — The quality of being masterly.
- masterminded — Simple past tense and past participle of mastermind.
- mastersinger — Meistersinger (def 1).
- masturbating — Present participle of masturbate.
- masturbation — the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
- match-winner — a player who wins a sports match for his or her team, for example by scoring a goal
- materialness — The state of being material.
- matricentred — Matricentric.
- matricentric — (of a family or society) Centering around the mother or mothers.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matriculants — Plural form of matriculant.
- matrilineage — lineal descent traced through the female line.
- matrimonials — Plural form of matrimonial.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).