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13-letter words containing m, a, o, s

  • major release — (programming)   A release of a piece of software which is not merely a revision or a bug fix release but which contains substantial changes (e.g., an overhaul of the interface, change in compatibility). Traditionally, major releases are numbered as X.0; for example, WordPerfect 6.0 is a major release, significantly different from any previous version; whereas WordPerfect 6.1 has only minor changes, and is, thus, only a revision. See also major delivery.
  • make no bones — If you make no bones about something, you talk openly about it, rather than trying to keep it a secret.
  • make position — the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants
  • make sport of — to mock or ridicule; poke fun at
  • malabar coast — a region along the entire SW coast of India, extending from the Arabian Sea inland to the Western Ghats.
  • malabsorbtion — Misspelling of malabsorption.
  • malabsorption — faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
  • malacostracan — belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc.
  • maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
  • malapropistic — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
  • malariologist — An expert in malaria.
  • malformations — Plural form of malformation.
  • maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
  • maltese cross — a cross having four equal arms that expand in width outward.
  • mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
  • mammoplasties — Plural form of mammoplasty.
  • managed bonds — investment in a combination of fixed interest securities, equities, gilts, and property, in which an investment manager, acting on a client's behalf, varies the amount invested in each according to the returns expected
  • mandatoriness — The quality or state of being mandatory.
  • manganiferous — containing manganese.
  • mango madness — the irrational behaviour of a person suffering from the effects of living in tropical heat
  • manifestation — an act of manifesting.
  • manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
  • manon lescaut — a novel (1731) by Antoine François Prévost.
  • mansion house — the residence of the Lord Mayor of London
  • mansplanation — Also called mansplanation [man-spluh-ney-shuh n] /ˌmæn spləˈneɪ ʃən/ (Show IPA). such an explanation given to someone, usually a woman.
  • manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
  • marching song — a song with the rhythm of a march, esp sung by marching soldiers
  • marchionesses — Plural form of marchioness.
  • mare frigoris — (Sea of Cold) a dark plain in the northern hemisphere, in the first and second quadrants of the face of the moon: about 55 miles (90 km) wide at its narrowest width and 750 miles (1200 km) long: about 67,000 sq. mi. (174,000 sq. km).
  • margaret rose — 1930–2002, English princess (daughter of George VI; sister of Elizabeth II).
  • marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
  • mariposa lily — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
  • mark my words — If you say 'mark my words' to someone, you are emphasizing that something you have just warned them about is very likely to happen, especially when you think they should change their attitude or behaviour to prevent it.
  • market forces — factors driving the economy
  • marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
  • marriage vows — promises made as part of wedding ceremony
  • marrow squash — any of several squashes having a smooth surface, an oblong shape, and a hard rind.
  • marsh trefoil — buck bean.
  • martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
  • marvelousness — The quality or state of being marvelous.
  • marx brothers — the. a US family of film comedians, esp Arthur Marx, known as Harpo (1888–1964), Herbert Marx, known as Zeppo (1901–79), Julius Marx, known as Groucho (1890–1977), and Leonard Marx, known as Chico (1886–1961). Their films include Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horsefeathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), and A Day at the Races (1937)
  • 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.
  • massage glove — a type of glove with special surfaces on the palm and fingers, worn by someone giving a massage to improve the effectiveness of the massage
  • massification — the practice of making luxury products available to the mass market
  • master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
  • master-stroke — a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action: War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy.
  • masterstrokes — Plural form of masterstroke.
  • masticatories — Plural form of masticatory.
  • mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
  • mastigophoric — Carrying or wielding a whip.
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