11-letter words containing m, a, r, i
- maraboutism — Support for marabouts (Muslim holy men or mystics).
- marathonian — a native or inhabitant of Marathon.
- marathoning — the sport of running marathons
- marbleizing — Present participle of marbleize.
- marcantonio — Raimondi, Marcantonio.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- marcellus i — Saint, died a.d. 309, pope 308–309.
- marcescible — prone to fade or decay
- marchioness — marquise (defs 1, 2).
- marconi rig — a rig of triangular sails for a yacht.
- marconigram — a radiogram.
- mare island — an island in the N part of San Francisco Bay, California.
- mare nubium — (Sea of Clouds) a dark plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 95,000 sq. mi. (245,000 sq. km).
- mare's-tail — a long narrow cirrus cloud whose flowing appearance somewhat resembles a horse's tail.
- margin call — a demand from a brokerage house to a customer that more money or securities be deposited in his or her margin account when the amount in it falls below that stipulated as necessary to cover the stock purchased.
- margin line — an imaginary line used in making calculations regarding the flooding of hulls, running fore-and-aft 3 inches (8 cm) below the upper surface of the bulkhead deck at the side.
- marginalise — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalism — (economics) The use of marginal analysis to solve large classes of microeconomic problems.
- marginalist — somene who adheres to the theory of marginalism
- marginality — pertaining to a margin.
- marginalize — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginating — Present participle of marginate.
- margination — having a margin.
- margraviate — Alternative spelling of margravate.
- margravines — Plural form of margravine.
- marguerites — Plural form of marguerite.
- maria luisa — Marie Louise.
- mariculture — marine aquaculture.
- marie curie — Irène [French ee-ren] /French iˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), Joliot-Curie, Irène.
- marine belt — territorial waters.
- marine glue — a tarlike composition for coating the seams of a planked deck after caulking.
- marine life — plants and animals of the sea
- marine snow — small particles of organic biogenic marine sediment, including the remains of organisms, faecal matter, and the shells of planktonic organisms, that slowly drift down to the sea floor
- mariologist — a student of Mariology.
- marionberry — a cross between a loganberry and a blackberry
- marionettes — Plural form of marionette.
- mariticidal — Of, or pertaining to, mariticide. Often used to describe a person.
- marivaudage — Writing style characterized by the refined affection, originating from the writing of the French novelist w Pierre de Marivaux.
- marking ink — indelible ink used for marking linen, clothes, etc
- marking pen — marker (def 10).
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- marmalading — Present participle of marmalade.
- marquisates — Plural form of marquisate.
- marquisette — a lightweight open fabric of leno weave in cotton, rayon, silk, or nylon.
- mars violet — a dark grayish-purple color.
- marshalling — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- marshalship — The position or role of a marshal.
- martensitic — Of or pertaining to the mineral martensite.
- martial art — Often, martial arts. any of the traditional forms of Asian self-defense or combat that utilize physical skill and coordination without weapons, as karate, aikido, judo, or kung fu, often practiced as sport.
- martial law — the law temporarily imposed upon an area by state or national military forces when civil authority has broken down or during wartime military operations.