13-letter words containing m, a, r, v
- gram-variable — of or relating to bacteria that stain irregularly with Gram's stain, being neither Gram-positive nor Gram-negative.
- graminivorous — feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird.
- gravity meter — gravimeter (def 2).
- grimes graves — an area of Neolithic flint mines in Suffolk, England, comprising more than 300 mine shafts and galleries.
- harvest mouse — an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
- ice-cream van — a mobile shop that sells ice cream and confectionery
- imperceivable — That cannot be perceived; imperceptible.
- imperseverant — lacking the power to perceive
- impredicative — (of a definition) given in terms that require quantification over a range that includes that which is to be defined, as having all the properties of a great general where one of the properties as ascribed must be that property itself
- improvability — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- improvisation — the art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation: Musical improvisation involves imagination and creativity.
- improvisatore — An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
- improvisatori — Plural form of improvisatore.
- improvisatory — of, relating to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.
- informal vote — an invalid vote or ballot
- informatively — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- lemon verbena — a plant, Aloysia triphylla, having long, slender leaves with a lemonlike fragrance.
- macrovascular — Of or pertaining to the larger blood vessels.
- madame bovary — a novel (1857) by Gustave Flaubert.
- mangrove jack — a predatory food and game fish, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, of Australian rivers and tidal creeks dominated by mangroves
- manhole cover — a removable metal plate covering a shaft that leads down to a sewer or drain
- marcus garvey — Marcus (Moziah) [moh-zahy-uh] /moʊˈzaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1887–1940, Jamaican black-rights activist in the U.S. (1916–27): advocated emigration of black Americans to Africa.
- market-driven — controlled and guided by commercial considerations
- marriage vows — promises made as part of wedding ceremony
- marvelousness — The quality or state of being marvelous.
- megaherbivore — a large herbivore, such as an elephant, weighing more than 1000kg
- merchant navy — commercial ships
- metanarrative — A narrative about narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge; a grand story that is self-legitimizing.
- microvascular — Of or relating to the smallest blood vessels.
- microwaveable — Alternative spelling of microwavable.
- mid-victorian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle portion (about 1850 to 1890) of the reign of Queen Victoria (reigned 1837–1901) in England: mid-Victorian writers.
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- miliary fever — an acute infectious fever characterized by profuse sweating and the formation on the skin of minute fluid-filled vesicles
- mira variable — any of a group of long-period variable stars having a variability similar to that of the star Mira.
- misadventured — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misadventurer — a person who experiences misadventure or misfortune
- misadventures — Plural form of misadventure.
- misadvertence — inadvertence
- misgovernance — to govern or manage badly.
- misobservance — a failure to observe thoroughly or properly
- mohave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
- mojave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
- moral victory — greater honour despite losing
- moravian gate — a mountain pass between the Sudeten Mountains and the Tatra range of the Carpathians, leading from S Poland into N Moravia in the NE Czech Republic.
- moreno valley — city in S Calif.: pop. 142,000
- movie actress — a female who acts in films or movies
- movie theater — a motion-picture theater.
- much-traveled — A much-traveled person has traveled a lot in foreign countries.
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- multivariable — having, involving or relying upon two or more variables, esp in statistics