10-letter words containing l, a, m, o
- mail coach — a railway coach specially constructed for the transportation of mail
- mail order — shopping by post
- mail-order — pertaining to or obtained by mail order: a dozen mail-order rosebushes.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- malacology — the science dealing with the study of mollusks.
- malapropos — inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.
- malar bone — Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- malar-bone — Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- malaxation — The act of softening a mass by malaxating.
- malcontent — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
- male model — a male who poses for a photographer, painter, or sculptor
- malefactor — a person who violates the law; criminal.
- malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- 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.
- malleation — the act of hammering or beating something thin
- malleefowl — Alternative form of mallee fowl.
- malleiform — having the shape of a hammer
- mallowpuff — a white marshmallow on a biscuit base and covered with chocolate
- malnourish — Lb transitive To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.
- malodorous — having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.
- malolactic — Of or denoting bacterial fermentation that converts malic acid to lactic acid, especially as a secondary process used to reduce the acidity of some wines.
- malvaceous — belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
- mamoncillo — the genip, Melicoccus bijugatus.
- mandelbrot — designating or of any of various sets of points used in the study of chaos to generate fractals
- maned wolf — a South American wild dog, Chrysocyon jubatus, having a shaggy, reddish coat and long ears and legs: now reduced in number.
- manifolded — of many kinds; numerous and varied: manifold duties.
- manifolder — a machine for making manifolds or copies, as of writing.
- manifoldly — In a manifold manner.
- manitoulin — an island in N Lake Huron belonging to Canada. 80 miles (130 km) long.
- mantellone — a purple mantle extending to the ankles, worn over the cassock by lesser prelates of the papal court.
- manzanillo — a seaport in SE Cuba.
- mar-a-lago — an estate and resort in Palm Beach, Florida; used by Donald Trump as a presidential retreat
- marblewood — any of several trees having wood somewhat resembling marble in graining or texture, as Diospyros marmorata, of southern Asia, or Olea paniculata, of Australia.
- marco polo — Marco [mahr-koh] /ˈmɑr koʊ/ (Show IPA), c1254–1324, Venetian traveler.
- mariolatry — excessive (and proscribed) veneration of the Virgin Mary, especially in forms appropriate to God.
- marjolaine — (italics) French. marjoram.
- marlaceous — Resembling marl.
- marouflage — a method of attaching a canvas to a wall through adhesion, accomplished by coating the surface with white lead mixed with oil.
- marrowless — Anatomy. a soft, fatty, vascular tissue in the interior cavities of bones that is a major site of blood cell production.
- martellato — (of notes or chords in a musical score) heavily accented and detached.
- marvellous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- maskalonge — muskellunge.
- mast cloth — a partial lining sewed to the back of a square sail to prevent chafing from contact with the mast.
- matchlocks — Plural form of matchlock.
- matrifocal — of, relating to, or designating a family unit or structure headed by the mother and lacking a father permanently or for extended periods.
- matrilocal — of or relating to residence with the wife's family or tribe; uxorilocal: matrilocal customs.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- matronalia — an annual festival of ancient Rome held by matrons in honor of Juno.
- matronlike — Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.