10-letter words containing k, m
- lossmakers — Plural form of lossmaker.
- lossmaking — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- lovemaking — the act of courting or wooing.
- lukewarmly — In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without extremeness.
- lukewarmth — lukewarmness
- lumberjack — a person who works at lumbering; logger.
- lumpsucker — A globular fish of cooler northern waters, typically having a ventral sucker and spiny fins; a lumpfish.
- lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
- lysenkoism — a genetic doctrine formulated by Lysenko and asserting that acquired characteristics are inheritable.
- maasbanker — (South Africa) A species of edible mackerel, Trachurus trachurus.
- mack daddy — a prominent or successful pimp
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- madhyamika — a school of philosophy, of a.d. c200, that attempted a reconciliation with Hinayana from a Mahayana position.
- mafficking — to celebrate with extravagant public demonstrations.
- maidenlike — Like a maiden; gentle, demure.
- mail clerk — a person who performs clerical work in a post office
- mail truck — a large vehicle that is used to transport letters, packages, etc, by road
- make a hit — If you make a hit with someone, they like you or are impressed by you when they meet you.
- make after — to set off in pursuit of; chase
- make as if — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make haste — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- make merry — celebrate, be festive
- make money — make a profit
- make peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- make ready — the state or condition of being ready.
- make sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- make shift — to manage or do the best one can (with whatever means are at hand)
- make up to — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make water — colloquial
- make waves — a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
- make-ahead — that can be prepared in advance: a make-ahead casserole.
- make-peace — a peacemaker.
- make-ready — Printing. the process of preparing a form for printing by overlays or underlays to equalize the impression.
- makeshifts — Plural form of makeshift.
- makeweight — something put in a scale to complete a required weight.
- maki-zushi — cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, usually shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood (nigiri-zushi) or formed into a long seaweed-wrapped roll, often around strips of vegetable or raw fish, and sliced into bite-size pieces (maki-zushi)
- making out — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- makunouchi — a Japanese fast food dish consisting of fish, meat, eggs, and vegetables served with rice and an umeboshi
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- malinowski — Bronislaw Kasper [bron-uh-slahf kas-per;; Polish braw-nee-slahf kahs-puh r] /ˈbrɒn əˌslɑf ˈkæs pər;; Polish brɔˈni slɑf ˈkɑs pər/ (Show IPA), 1884–1942, Polish anthropologist in the U.S.
- mallemucks — Plural form of mallemuck.
- mamaroneck — a city in SE New York.
- mankiewicz — Joseph L(eo) 1909–1993, U.S. motion-picture director, producer, and writer.
- mao jacket — a plain, shirtlike jacket, usually blue or gray, with pockets and a high collar, worn by Mao Zedong and universally adopted in the People's Republic of China during his regime.
- māori bunk — a raised sleeping platform
- mark spitz — Mark (Andrew) born 1950, U.S. swimmer: winner of seven gold medals in 1972 summer Olympic Games.
- mark twain — Roger (William Roger Clemens"The Rocket") born 1962, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- markedness — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
- marker pen — a pen with a thick tip made of felt
- market cap — A market cap is the total market value of all the shares in a company.