9-letter words containing m, a, k, e
- keyframes — Plural form of keyframe.
- keystream — (cryptography) A stream of random or pseudorandom characters that are combined with the plaintext to produce a ciphertext.
- khamaseen — A cyclonic type wind that is common in Egypt and Sudan towards the end of March and April of each year. Hot weather ensues, as well as sandstorms.
- kinematic — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- kingmaker — a person who has great power and influence in the choice of a ruler, candidate for public office, business leader, or the like.
- kusimanse — (zoology) Several species of dwarf mongoose in genus Crossarchus.
- lacemaker — A person who makes lace.
- lake mead — a reservoir in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River: one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)
- lame duck — an elected official or group of officials, as a legislator, continuing in office during the period between an election defeat and a successor's assumption of office.
- lawmakers — Plural form of lawmaker.
- leukaemia — (UK) alternative spelling of leukemia.
- leukaemic — relating to, or affected by, leukaemia
- life mask — a cast of the face of a living person.
- line mark — a trademark covering all items of a particular product line.
- lock seam — a joint between two pieces of sheet metal, made by folding up the overlapping edges against each other, then folding them over in the same direction a number of times.
- lockmaker — a person who makes locks
- lossmaker — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- lovemaker — Someone who makes love.
- mackellar — Dorothea. 1885–1968, Australian poet, who wrote My Country, Australia's best known poem
- mackensen — August von [ou-goo st fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1945, German field marshal.
- mackenzie — Sir Alexander, 1764–1820, Scottish explorer in Canada.
- mackerels — Plural form of mackerel.
- mackerras — Sir Charles. 1925–2010, Australian conductor, esp of opera
- mackinder — Sir Halford John. 1861–1947, British geographer noted esp for his work in political geography. His writings include Democratic Ideas and Reality (1919)
- main deck — the uppermost weatherproof deck, running the full length of a ship.
- majestick — Archaic spelling of majestic.
- major key — a key whose essential harmony is based on the major scale.
- make away — to depart in haste
- 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 book — to enter in a book or list; record; register.
- make eyes — to ogle amorously
- make good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- make head — to make progress
- 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 news — to do something that is apt to be reported as news
- make nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- make over — 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 sail — to sail upon, over, or through: to sail the seven seas.
- make sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- make talk — to talk idly, as in an effort to pass time
- make time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- make with — 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-nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- make-work — work, usually of little importance, created to keep a person from being idle or unemployed.
- makefiles — Plural form of makefile.
- makeovers — Plural form of makeover.
- makeready — the final adjustment of the printing surfaces on a press by the use of leveling devices, overlays, underlays, etc.
- makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.