11-letter words containing m, a, l, r, i
- mare island — an island in the N part of San Francisco Bay, California.
- mare's-tail — a long narrow cirrus cloud whose flowing appearance somewhat resembles a horse's tail.
- margin call — a demand from a brokerage house to a customer that more money or securities be deposited in his or her margin account when the amount in it falls below that stipulated as necessary to cover the stock purchased.
- margin line — an imaginary line used in making calculations regarding the flooding of hulls, running fore-and-aft 3 inches (8 cm) below the upper surface of the bulkhead deck at the side.
- marginalise — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalism — (economics) The use of marginal analysis to solve large classes of microeconomic problems.
- marginalist — somene who adheres to the theory of marginalism
- marginality — pertaining to a margin.
- marginalize — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- maria luisa — Marie Louise.
- mariculture — marine aquaculture.
- marine belt — territorial waters.
- marine glue — a tarlike composition for coating the seams of a planked deck after caulking.
- marine life — plants and animals of the sea
- mariologist — a student of Mariology.
- mariticidal — Of, or pertaining to, mariticide. Often used to describe a person.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- marmalading — Present participle of marmalade.
- mars violet — a dark grayish-purple color.
- marshalling — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- marshalship — The position or role of a marshal.
- martial art — Often, martial arts. any of the traditional forms of Asian self-defense or combat that utilize physical skill and coordination without weapons, as karate, aikido, judo, or kung fu, often practiced as sport.
- martial law — the law temporarily imposed upon an area by state or national military forces when civil authority has broken down or during wartime military operations.
- martingales — Plural form of martingale.
- master file — Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.
- materialise — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- materialism — preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- materialist — a person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- materiality — material nature or quality.
- materialize — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- maternalism — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- maternalize — to make maternal.
- matriarchal — the female head of a family or tribal line.
- matriculant — a person who matriculates; a candidate for matriculation.
- matriculate — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- matrilineal — inheriting or determining descent through the female line.
- matrilinear — inheriting or determining descent through the female line.
- matrimonial — of or relating to matrimony; marital; nuptial; connubial; conjugal.
- maxilliform — Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
- mayoralties — Plural form of mayoralty.
- mcgillivray — Alexander, 1759?–93, Native American chief of the Creek nation.
- mediatorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a mediator.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melanterite — a green mineral, FeSO4.7H2O, composed of hydrated ferrous sulphate
- melioration — Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning. Compare pejoration (def 2).
- meliorative — That meliorates; curative, salutary.
- memorabilia — Objects kept or collected because of their historical interest, especially those associated with memorable people or events.
- memorialise — (British) alternative spelling of memorialize.
- memorialist — a person who writes memorials.
- memorialize — to commemorate.