7-letter words containing m, a, i, l
- mainbol — (language) MAcro ImplementatioN of SNOBOL4.
- malachi — a Minor Prophet of the 5th century b.c.
- malacia — softening, or loss of consistency, of an organ or tissue.
- malaise — a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- malaria — Pathology. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and which occupies and destroys red blood cells.
- malefic — productive of evil; malign; doing harm; baneful: a malefic spell.
- malices — desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy.
- malicho — mischief or wrongdoing
- maligns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malign.
- malinda — a female given name.
- malines — French name of Mechlin.
- malinke — a member of an agricultural people living in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Ivory Coast.
- malison — a curse.
- malkins — Plural form of malkin.
- malling — the overbuilding of shopping malls in a region: the malling of America.
- malonic — of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- malpais — Southwestern U.S. an extensive area of rough, barren lava flows.
- malting — germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- malvine — a female given name.
- mamilla — (anatomy) The small projection of a mammary gland, a nipple.
- mandril — a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
- manilla — Manila hemp.
- manille — the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- manimal — (informal) A fanciful life form that is part human and part beast; a creature recognizable as human but possessing physical or primitive behavioral characteristics that are exclusive to animals.
- maniple — (in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- manlier — Comparative form of manly.
- manlike — resembling a human being; anthropoid.
- manlily — in a manly manner
- maplike — Having the characteristics of a map.
- maquila — a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation.
- marilia — a city in SE Brazil.
- marilyn — a female given name, form of Mary.
- marisol — (Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- marital — Of or relating to marriage or the relations between husband and wife.
- marlais — (language) A simple-minded interpreter by Brent Benson at Harris for a programming language strongly resembling Dylan. Marlais version 0.2a is a "hackers release" for education, experimentation, porting, extension, and bug fixing. It has been ported to Sun-3, Sun-4, VAX/BSD, OS/2, Linux, Sequent Symmetry, Encore, HP-UX, Ultrix, SGI, Sony News, and A/UX.
- marlier — Comparative form of marly.
- marline — small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- marling — small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- marlins — Plural form of marlin.
- marlite — an indurated marl.
- marlpit — (dated) A pit where marl has been dug.
- martial — inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people.
- matilda — Also called Maud. 1102–67, empress of the Holy Roman Empire 1114–25; queen of England 1141 (daughter of Henry I of England).
- matilde — Also called Maud. 1102–67, empress of the Holy Roman Empire 1114–25; queen of England 1141 (daughter of Henry I of England).
- matinal — (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- maudlin — tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
- mauldin — William Henry ("Bill") 1921–2003, U.S. political cartoonist.
- mauling — a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- maxilla — a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper.
- maximal — of or being a maximum; greatest possible; highest.