8-letter words containing i, n, m
- mahanadi — a river in central India, flowing N and E to the Bay of Bengal. 550 miles (885 km) long.
- maharani — (formerly) the wife of a maharajah.
- mahonias — Plural form of mahonia.
- maidanek — a Nazi concentration camp in eastern Poland, near Lublin.
- maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
- mail van — a small or medium-sized road vehicle that is used to transport letters, packages, etc
- mailings — Plural form of mailing.
- main man — one's best and most trusted male friend.
- mainboom — the spar for the mainsail
- maindoor — a door giving access to a house from the street
- mainland — the largest of the Shetland Islands. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).
- mainline — to inject a narcotic, especially heroin, directly into a vein.
- mainmast — the second mast from forward in any ship having two or more masts, except for a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
- mainsail — the lowermost sail on a mainmast.
- mainstay — Nautical. the stay that secures the mainmast forward.
- maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- mainyard — (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung.
- maitland — Frederic William, 1850–1906, English jurist and legal historian.
- majoring — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- makimono — a horizontal hand scroll containing either text or a captioned painting, intended to be viewed as it is unrolled from right to left, one segment at a time.
- malarian — (dated) Relating to malaria; malarial.
- malawian — Formerly Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). Capital: Lilongwe.
- malibran — Maria Felicita [Spanish mah-ree-ah fe-lee-thee-tah] /Spanish mɑˈri ɑ ˌfɛ liˈθi tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1808–36, Spanish opera singer, born in France.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maligner — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malignly — In a malign manner.
- malihini — a newcomer to Hawaii.
- malinger — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- malisons — Plural form of malison.
- maltings — Plural form of malting.
- malunion — (anatomy) Bad or incorrect union (of parts of the body).
- malvinas — a female given name.
- mammonic — Of, or pertaining to, Mammons.
- manacing — Present participle of manace.
- managing — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- manakins — Plural form of manakin.
- manchild — a male child; boy; son.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- mandalic — Of, or pertaining to, a mandala.
- mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- mandingo — a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.
- mandinka — Malinke.
- mandioca — cassava.
- mandolin — a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- mandrill — a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
- manequin — Dated form of mannequin.
- manganic — of or containing manganese, especially in the trivalent state.
- manganin — Any of several alloys of copper, manganese and nickel used in the manufacture of electrical resistors because of the thermal stability of their resistance.