11-letter words containing m, a, n
- mach number — a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- machinating — Present participle of machinate.
- machination — an act or instance of machinating.
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- machine age — the period in the early 20th century when there was greater production and more new inventions of machinery than previously, and considered to be at a peak between the first and second world wars
- machine gun — automatic firearm
- machine-gun — to shoot at with a machine gun.
- machineable — Alternative form of machinable.
- machineguns — Plural form of machinegun.
- machinelike — like a machine, as in regular movement or uniform pattern of operation: to conduct business with machinelike efficiency.
- machineries — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- macintoshes — Plural form of macintosh.
- macrodontia — the condition of having abnormally large teeth.
- macromanage — (transitive) To manage using macro-management.
- macromutant — undergoing macromutation.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- maddeningly — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
- madefaction — the process of making wet
- madonnawise — in the manner of a Madonna
- madreporian — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- magdalenian — of or relating to the final Paleolithic culture of much of western Europe, dating from c13,000–10,000 b.c. and notable for its artifacts of bone, antler, and ivory and for the cave art of western France and northeastern Spain.
- magen david — Star of David.
- maggotiness — The state of being maggoty.
- maglemosean — of, relating to, or characteristic of the first Mesolithic culture of the northern European plain, adapted to forest and waterside habitats and characterized by flint axes, microliths, and bone and antler equipment used in hunting and fishing.
- maglemosian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the first Mesolithic culture of the northern European plain, adapted to forest and waterside habitats and characterized by flint axes, microliths, and bone and antler equipment used in hunting and fishing.
- magna carta — the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede, June 15, 1215.
- magna mater — Cybele; Ops; Rhea.
- magnanimity — the quality of being magnanimous.
- magnanimous — generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
- magnesstone — a lodestone
- magnetician — a scientist who specialises in magnetism
- magnetising — Present participle of magnetise.
- magnetizing — Present participle of magnetize.
- magnetogram — the record produced by a magnetograph.
- magnetosome — (biology) A membranous prokaryotic organelle, containing mineral crystals, present in magnetotactic bacteria.
- magnetotail — the narrow and elongated region of the magnetosphere of the earth or of another planet that extends in the direction away from the sun.
- magnificant — Misspelling of magnificent.
- magnificent — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
- magnificoes — Plural form of magnifico.
- magnisonant — high-sounding.
- magnum opus — a great work, especially the chief work of a writer or artist: Proust's magnum opus is Remembrance of Things Past.
- maid marian — one of the characters in the old morris dance and May Day festivities; May queen.
- maiden aunt — A maiden aunt is an aunt who is not married.
- maiden lady — an unmarried woman
- maiden name — a woman's surname before her marriage.
- maiden over — Cricket. an over in which no runs are made.
- maiden pink — a turf-forming plant, Dianthus deltoides , found from western Europe to eastern Asia, having red or pink flowers.
- maidenheads — Plural form of maidenhead.
- maidenhoods — Plural form of maidenhood.