9-letter words containing m, a, e, l
- mackerels — Plural form of mackerel.
- maclennan — (John) Hugh, 1907–90, Canadian novelist and essayist.
- macrolide — Any of a class of antibiotics containing a lactone ring, of which the first and best known is erythromycin.
- maculated — Simple past tense and past participle of maculate.
- maculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maculate.
- madeleine — a small shell-shaped cake made of flour, eggs, sugar, and butter and baked in a mold.
- madonsela — Thuli (ˈtʊlɪ). born 1962, South African advocate; in her term as Public Protector (2009–16) she was noted for exposing political corruption
- madrilene — a consommé flavored with tomato, frequently jelled and served cold.
- madrileno — a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
- maelstrom — a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
- mag wheel — a wheel containing magnesium or aluminum generally alloyed with steel, which makes it lighter in weight and shinier than an ordinary steel wheel: used especially on racing cars and sports cars.
- magalogue — a combination of a magazine and a catalogue
- magdalena — a river in SW Colombia, flowing N to the Caribbean. 1060 miles (1705 km) long.
- magdalene — the, Mary Magdalene.
- mailboxes — Plural form of mailbox.
- mailorder — Ordered to be delivered to one's home.
- mailwomen — Plural form of mailwoman.
- main line — a fashionable residential district west of Philadelphia.
- mainlined — Simple past tense and past participle of mainline.
- mainliner — Slang. a person who mainlines.
- majuscule — (of letters) capital.
- make bail — If someone who has been arrested makes bail, or if another person makes bail for them, the arrested person is released on bail.
- make bold — 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 like — 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 love — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- make sail — to sail upon, over, or through: to sail the seven seas.
- make talk — to talk idly, as in an effort to pass time
- makefiles — Plural form of makefile.
- mala fide — in bad faith; not genuine.
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- malaguena — a Spanish dance similar to the fandango, originating in Málaga.
- malamutes — Plural form of malamute.
- malanders — a dry, scabby or scurfy eruption or scratch behind the knee in a horse's foreleg.
- malatesta — an Italian family that ruled Rimini from the 13th to the 16th century
- male alto — countertenor.
- male fern — a bright-green fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, of Europe and northeastern North America.
- maleberry — swamp andromeda.
- maledicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maledict.
- maleffect — an undesirable effect
- malengine — a wicked plan or deceit
- malformed — faultily or anomalously formed.
- malingers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malinger.
- malingery — The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.
- malintent — Malicious intent.
- malipiero — Gian Francesco [jahn frahn-che-skaw] /dʒɑn frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, Italian composer.
- malleable — capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
- malleably — In a malleable manner; flexibly.
- mallemuck — mollymawk.
- malleolar — pertaining to a malleolus.
- malleolus — the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibia.