8-letter words containing m, a, n, g
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
- mantegna — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1431–1506, Italian painter and engraver.
- mantling — a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- manuring — excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- mappings — Plural form of mapping.
- marbling — metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- marching — to touch at the border; border.
- margarin — Archaic form of margarine.
- margelan — a city in E Uzbekistan, NW of Fergana.
- margents — (obsolete) Plural form of margent.
- marginal — pertaining to a margin.
- margined — Having a margin.
- markings — Plural form of marking.
- marrying — to take in marriage: After dating for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
- martagon — A Eurasian lily.
- mascagni — Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1945, Italian operatic composer.
- mashings — Plural form of mashing.
- maskings — Plural form of masking.
- masoning — Present participle of mason.
- masvingo — a city in S central Zimbabwe.
- matching — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- maturing — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maudling — Present participle of maudle.
- mbaqanga — a style of Black popular music of urban South Africa
- meanings — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- measling — A form of delamination, or separation in a laminate material, resulting in a spotty appearance.
- 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.
- megaband — (music, informal) A particularly successful band.
- megadont — macrodont.
- megadyne — a unit of force equal to one million dynes
- megatons — Plural form of megaton.
- menacing — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- metaling — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- miauling — Present participle of miaul.
- michigan — a state in the N central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Capital: Lansing. Abbreviation: MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
- midrange — of, relating to, or occupying the middle audio frequencies: a midrange frequency.
- migraine — an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea; hemicrania.
- migrants — Plural form of migrant.
- milligan — Spike, real name Terence Alan Milligan. 1918–2002, Irish radio, stage, and film comedian and author, born in India. He appeared in The Goon Show (with Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe; BBC Radio, 1952–60) and his films include Postman's Knock (1962), Adolf Hitler, My Part in his Downfall (1972), The Three Musketeers (1974), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), and Yellowbeard (1982). He was awarded an honorary knighthood in 2000
- mintages — Plural form of mintage.
- misagent — a bad agent
- misalign — To align incorrectly.
- mitigant — Tending to mitigate.
- mitnaged — an orthodox opponent of Chassidism
- monaghan — a county in the NE Republic of Ireland. 498 sq. mi. (1290 sq. km). County seat: Monaghan.
- moneybag — a bag for money.
- mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- monogamy — marriage with only one person at a time. Compare bigamy, polygamy.
- monogram — a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
- montaged — Simple past tense and past participle of montage.