11-letter words containing m, a, r, s, i
- mare island — an island in the N part of San Francisco Bay, California.
- mare's-tail — a long narrow cirrus cloud whose flowing appearance somewhat resembles a horse's tail.
- 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
- margravines — Plural form of margravine.
- marguerites — Plural form of marguerite.
- maria luisa — Marie Louise.
- 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.
- marionettes — Plural form of marionette.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- 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.
- martingales — Plural form of martingale.
- martinsburg — a city in NE West Virginia.
- mashie iron — a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mid-mashie but less slope than a mashie.
- master disk — an original disk from which duplicates are made
- master file — Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.
- masterminds — Plural form of mastermind.
- masterpiece — a person's greatest piece of work, as in an art.
- mastic tree — a small Mediterranean anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Pistacia lentiscus, that yields the resin mastic
- masticatory — of, relating to, or used in or for mastication.
- mastroianni — Marcello, 1924–96, Italian actor.
- materialise — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- materialism — preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- materialist — a person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- maternalism — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- matronising — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- maunderings — Plural form of maundering.
- mayoralties — Plural form of mayoralty.
- mccarthyism — the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.
- meanderings — Plural form of meandering.
- mechitarist — a member of an order of Armenian monks founded in Constantinople in the 18th century and following the rule of St. Benedict.
- megadiverse — Exhibiting great diversity, especially great biodiversity.
- mekhitarist — a member of an order of Armenian monks founded in Constantinople in the 18th century and following the rule of St. Benedict.
- memorialise — (British) alternative spelling of memorialize.
- memorialist — a person who writes memorials.
- mensuration — the branch of geometry that deals with the measurement of length, area, or volume.
- mensurative — adapted for or concerned with measuring.
- mercenaries — Plural form of mercenary.
- mercenarism — the state of being a mercenary
- merchandise — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- meridionals — Plural form of meridional.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.