10-letter words containing m, a, i, d
- madhyamika — a school of philosophy, of a.d. c200, that attempted a reconciliation with Hinayana from a Mahayana position.
- madonnaish — resembling a Madonna
- madreporic — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- magic wand — handheld stick for casting spells
- magindanao — a member of a Moro people of Mindanao in the Philippines.
- magistrand — a fourth-year university student
- magnetised — Simple past tense and past participle of magnetise.
- magnetized — Simple past tense and past participle of magnetize.
- magnitudes — Plural form of magnitude.
- maidenhair — any fern of the genus Adiantum, the cultivated species of which have fine, glossy stalks and delicate, finely divided fronds.
- maidenhead — the hymen.
- maidenhood — the state or time of being a maiden or virgin.
- maidenlike — Like a maiden; gentle, demure.
- maidenweed — a plant with finely separated leaves
- mail order — shopping by post
- mail-order — pertaining to or obtained by mail order: a dozen mail-order rosebushes.
- maimonides — (Moses ben Maimon"RaMBaM") 1135–1204, Jewish scholastic philosopher and rabbi, born in Spain: one of the major theologians of Judaism.
- mainlander — a person who lives on a mainland.
- maintained — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- mala fides — bad faith; intent to cheat or deceive. Compare bona fides (def 1).
- malaligned — Badly aligned; misaligned.
- maledicent — ((archaic)) one who enjoys using slanderous language.
- maledicted — Simple past tense and past participle of maledict.
- malic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 O 5 , occurring in apples and other fruits and as an intermediate in animal metabolism.
- malingered — Simple past tense and past participle of malinger.
- mamillated — Having nipples.
- man friday — a male assistant to an administrator or executive; right-hand man.
- man orchid — an orchid, Aceras anthropophorum, having greenish or reddish flowers in a loose spike, with a deeply lobed dark brown lip thought to resemble the silhouette of a man
- mandarinic — Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin.
- mandeville — Bernard de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), c1670–1733, English physician and satirist, born in Holland.
- mandibular — pertaining to or of the nature of a mandible.
- manfredini — Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1684–1748, Italian composer.
- manifested — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- 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.
- manumitted — Simple past tense and past participle of manumit.
- many-sided — having many sides.
- marbleized — Simple past tense and past participle of marbleize.
- mardi gras — the day before Lent, celebrated in some cities, as New Orleans and Paris, as a day of carnival and merrymaking; Shrove Tuesday.
- marginated — Having a distinct margin.
- marinading — a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- marinduque — an island of the Philippines, between Luzon and Mindora islands. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).
- mariticide — The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
- marketroid — /mar'k*-troyd/ (Or "marketing slime", "marketeer", "marketing droid", "marketdroid") A member of a company's marketing department, especially one who promises users that the next version of a product will have features that are not actually scheduled for inclusion, are extremely difficult to implement, and/or are in violation of the laws of physics; and/or one who describes existing features (and misfeatures) in ebullient, buzzword-laden adspeak. Derogatory.
- marshfield — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- mass media — any of the means of communication, as television or newspapers, that reach very large numbers of people.
- mastermind — to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
- masticated — Simple past tense and past participle of masticate.
- mastodonic — a massive, elephantlike mammal of the genus Mammut (Mastodon), that flourished worldwide from the Miocene through the Pleistocene epochs and, in North America, into recent times, having long, curved upper tusks and, in the male, short lower tusks.