13-letter words containing m, a, n, s
- marchionesses — Plural form of marchioness.
- mare nectaris — (Sea of Nectar) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- marginalising — Present participle of marginalise.
- market trends — changes and developments in buying and selling in the market
- marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
- marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
- marshall plan — European Recovery Program.
- marvelousness — The quality or state of being marvelous.
- masculineness — The state or condition of being masculine.
- masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.
- masking frame — easel (def 2).
- masking piece — a flat, curtain, or other piece of scenery for concealing a part of a stage from the audience.
- mass affluent — the large number of individuals with liquid assets of around £250,000
- mass catering — the trade of supplying food and drink to large numbers of customers at the same time
- mass movement — an organized effort by a large number of people, especially those not forming part of the elite of a given society, to bring about pervasive changes in existing social, economic, or political institutions, frequently characterized by charismatic leadership.
- massification — the practice of making luxury products available to the mass market
- masterfulness — The quality of being masterful.
- masterminding — to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
- mastersingers — Plural form of mastersinger.
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- match fitness — the condition of being match-fit
- matchlessness — The state or condition of being matchless.
- maternalistic — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- mating season — the period during each year when a particular bird, animal, or fish mates
- matt emulsion — a water-based paint which is not shiny when it dries
- mean business — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- mean distance — the arithmetic mean of the greatest and least distances of a planet from the sun, used in stating the size of an orbit; the semimajor axis.
- mean-spirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- meaninglessly — In a meaningless manner; nonsensically.
- measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
- measuring jug — a graduated jug used in cooking to measure ingredients
- measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
- measuringworm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
- mechanisation — Alternative spelling of mechanization.
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- megalomaniacs — Plural form of megalomaniac.
- megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- melancholious — (obsolete) melancholy.
- melanochroous — having dark-coloured or black skin
- melanogenesis — the production of melanin
- membranaceous — Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
- memorableness — Memorability.
- memorialising — Present participle of memorialise.
- mend o's ways — If someone who has been behaving badly mends their ways, they begin to behave well.
- mendel's laws — law of segregation.
- mendes-france — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1907–1982, French statesman and economist: premier 1954–55.
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- mental strain — a state of worry and tension caused by a situation