8-letter words containing m, a, l, d, i
- madeline — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- madrigal — a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation, popular especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
- maidless — Without a maid (female servant).
- mailclad — Protected by a coat of mail; clad in armour.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- mainland — the largest of the Shetland Islands. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).
- maitland — Frederic William, 1850–1906, English jurist and legal historian.
- 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.
- maledict — accursed.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- manchild — a male child; boy; son.
- mandalic — Of, or pertaining to, a mandala.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- mandolin — a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- mandrill — a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
- manifold — of many kinds; numerous and varied: manifold duties.
- marigold — any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
- mathilde — a female given name, French or German form of Matilda.
- maudling — Present participle of maudle.
- mayfield — a city in SW Kentucky.
- medaling — a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like: a gold medal for the best swimmer.
- medalist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- medallic — of or relating to medals.
- medially — situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.
- medianly — In a median direction.
- medicals — Plural form of medical.
- medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- melanoid — of or characterized by melanosis.
- melodica — A wind instrument with a small keyboard controlling a row of reeds, and a mouthpiece at one end.
- midlands — a city in W Texas.
- midscale — (business) Neither downscale nor upscale.
- miladies — Plural form of milady.
- miliband — David (Wright). born 1965, British Labour politician; foreign secretary (2007–10)
- milkmaid — a woman who milks cows or is employed in a dairy; dairymaid.
- milldams — Plural form of milldam.
- milliard — one thousand millions; equivalent to U.S. billion.
- misleads — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mislead.
- misplead — To plead amiss or in a wrong manner; err in pleading.
- ml-linda — U Edinburgh, under development.
- modalise — Alternative spelling of modalize.
- modalism — a Christian doctrine that states that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are one being exhibited in three different ways rather than three separate entities
- modalist — an adherent of modalism
- modality — the quality or state of being modal.
- modiolar — relating to the modiolus
- moldavia — a region in NE Romania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Romania. Capital: Jassy.
- mucoidal — Of or pertaining to mucus; mucoid.