8-letter words containing m, a, n
- dominica — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- domitian — (Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- donatism — (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
- doomsman — Archaic. a judge.
- dopamine — Biochemistry. a catecholamine neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, retina, and sympathetic ganglia, acting within the brain to help regulate movement and emotion: its depletion may cause Parkinson's disease. Compare dopa.
- dormancy — the state of being dormant.
- dragoman — (in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- dragsman — a person who drives a carriage or drag
- dramming — Measurements. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- dream on — It isn't true
- dreaming — (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
- drogoman — Alternative form of dragoman.
- dutchman — a native or inhabitant of the Netherlands.
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- dynamise — Alternative spelling of dynamize.
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- dynamist — A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- dynamite — A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
- dynamize — Give power or energy to; make dynamic.
- earthman — a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
- earthmen — Plural form of earthman.
- easement — Law. a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose, as right of passage.
- eastmain — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing W to James Bay. 510 miles (821 km) long.
- egomania — Obsessive egotism or self-centeredness.
- eichmann — Karl Adolf (ˈaːdɔlf). 1902–62, Austrian Nazi official, who took a leading role in organizing the extermination of the European Jews. He escaped to Argentina after World War II, but was captured and executed in Israel as a war criminal
- el minya — a city in central Egypt, on the Nile. Pop: 225 000 (2005 est)
- emailing — Present participle of email.
- emanated — (of something abstract but perceptible) Issue or spread out from (a source).
- emanates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emanate.
- embanked — Simple past tense and past participle of embank.
- embanker — a person who makes an embankment
- emblazon — Conspicuously inscribe or display (a design) on something.
- emendals — funds put aside for repairs
- emendate — (obsolete) emended, corrected, restored.
- emigrant — A person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.
- emmanuel — a masculine name: dim. Manny; var. Emanuel, Immanuel, Manuel
- empanada — A Spanish or Latin American pastry turnover filled with a variety of savory ingredients and baked or fried.
- empanels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empanel.
- empatron — to treat in the manner of a patron
- empyrean — Belonging to or deriving from heaven.
- en masse — all together, as a group
- enameled — (US) Simple past tense and past participle of enamel.
- enameler — A person who applies enamel, especially a craftsman who applies decorative enamel.
- enamored — Totally in love.
- enamours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enamour.
- enanthem — (pathology) A lesion of the mucous membrane (especially of the mouth).
- enarmour — To clothe with protective coverings.
- encamped — Simple past tense and past participle of encamp.
- endamage — (archaic) To damage.
- endameba — any of a genus (Endamoeba) of amoebas parasitic in invertebrates, as in the digestive tract of cockroaches and termites