8-letter words containing m, a, d, e, s
- dysmelia — a congenital abnormality characterized by missing, shortened, or excessive development of extremities.
- eardrums — Plural form of eardrum.
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- emendals — funds put aside for repairs
- emeralds — A bright green precious stone consisting of a chromium-rich variety of beryl.
- endgames — Plural form of endgame.
- famished — extremely hungry: to be famished after a hike; famished, homeless multitudes.
- gambades — Plural form of gambade.
- gladsome — giving or causing joy; delightful.
- handsome — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- headmost — most advanced; foremost.
- headsman — a public executioner who beheads condemned persons.
- headsmen — Plural form of headsman.
- herdsman — a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- impasted — Simple past tense and past participle of impaste.
- inseamed — Simple past tense and past participle of inseam.
- jemadars — Plural form of jemadar.
- leadsman — a sailor who sounds with a lead line.
- leadsmen — Plural form of leadsman.
- lodesman — a person who steers a ship
- maderise — become reddish
- madhouse — a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons.
- madurese — a member of a people native to the island of Madura and also inhabiting the northeastern coast of Java.
- maidless — Without a maid (female servant).
- maladies — any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- malaised — Experiencing malaise.
- maldives — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
- mandates — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- mandrels — Plural form of mandrel.
- marrieds — Plural form of married.
- mars red — a deep red-orange color.
- massaged — Simple past tense and past participle of massage.
- mast bed — a construction in a wooden deck around the opening for a mast.
- mastered — a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something: a master of six languages; to be master of one's fate.
- masthead — Also called flag. a statement printed in all issues of a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually on the editorial page, giving the publication's name, the names of the owner and staff, etc.
- mayweeds — Plural form of mayweed.
- meanders — Plural form of meander.
- measured — ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile.
- medalist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- medevacs — Plural form of medevac.
- mediates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mediate.
- medicals — Plural form of medical.
- megadose — a dose many times the usual amount, as of a vitamin or drug.
- mermaids — Plural form of mermaid.
- mesdames — a plural of madam.
- messaged — Simple past tense and past participle of message.
- midscale — (business) Neither downscale nor upscale.
- midspace — an area between two celestial objects
- midyears — Plural form of midyear.