6-letter words containing m, a, l
- llamas — Plural form of llama.
- loamed — Simple past tense and past participle of loam.
- logjam — an immovable pileup or tangle of logs, as in a river, causing a blockage.
- lomami — a river in the S Democratic Republic of the Congo, flowing N to the Congo River. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lomita — a town in SW California.
- lucuma — a genus of trees, family Sapotaceae, of sub-tropical regions in South America, bearing a sweet egg-shaped fruit of the same name
- lumbal — (anatomy) Alternative form of lumbar.
- lumbar — of or relating to the loin or loins.
- lumina — Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- lupoma — any of the tubercles occurring in lupus vulgaris.
- mabela — ground kaffir corn used for making porridge
- machel — Samora Moisés [suh-mawr-uh moi-zes] /səˈmɔr ə mɔɪˈzɛs/ (Show IPA), 1933–86, Mozambique political leader: president 1975–86.
- mackle — a blur in printing, as from a double impression.
- macled — (mineralogy) Marked like macle (chiastolite).
- macula — a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- macule — mackle.
- madlyn — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- maelid — a mythical apple nymph
- maffle — To stammer.
- magilp — Alternative form of megilp.
- maglev — magnetic levitation.
- mahala — a female given name.
- mahalo — (Hawaiian English) thank you.
- mahlab — An aromatic spice made from cherry stones.
- mahler — Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Bohemia.
- mahmal — a litter used in a Muslim ceremony which is carried by a camel
- mailed — of or relating to mail.
- mailer — letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail.
- maille — Alternative form of mail.
- mainly — chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent: Our success was due mainly to your efforts. The audience consisted mainly of students.
- majlis — a public audience held by a chieftain, monarch, or other ruler to listen to the requests of petitioners.
- makalu — a mountain in the Himalayas, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet. 27,790 feet (8470 meters).
- malabo — a republic in W equatorial Africa, comprising the mainland province of Río Muni and the island province of Bioko: formerly a Spanish colony. 10,824 sq. mi. (28,034 sq. km). Capital: Malabo.
- malady — any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- malaga — a province in S Spain, in Andalusia. 2813 sq. mi. (7285 sq. km).
- malang — a city on E Java, in S Indonesia.
- malate — a salt or ester of malic acid.
- malawi — Formerly Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). Capital: Lilongwe.
- malaya — Malay Peninsula.
- malbec — a black grape originally grown in the Bordeaux region of France and now in Argentina and Chile, used for making wine
- malden — a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- maldon — a market town in SE England, in Essex; scene of a battle (991) between the East Saxons and the victorious Danes, celebrated in The Battle of Maldon, an Old English poem; notable for Maldon salt, used in cookery. Pop: 20 731 (2001)
- maleic — (chemistry) of, or relating to maleic acid or its derivatives.
- malema — Julius (Sello). born 1981, South African politician; President of the ANC Youth League from 2008 until he was expelled in 2012; founded the Economic Freedom Fighters (2013)
- malest — a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles, and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man.
- malfed — having malfunctioned
- malian — an inhabitant or native of Mali
- malice — 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.
- malign — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maliki — one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by Malik ibn Anas (c715–795).