8-letter words containing m, a, t, e
- maledict — accursed.
- malemute — Alaskan malamute.
- maliseet — Malecite.
- malleate — to beat or shape with a hammer, as in metalworking.
- malonate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of malonic acid.
- malthene — petrolene.
- maltreat — to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
- maltster — a maker of or dealer in malt.
- mammetry — (obsolete) The religion of Muhammad: Islam.
- manatees — Plural form of manatee.
- mandated — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- mandates — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- maneater — Alternative spelling of man-eater.
- mangbetu — a member of a people of the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- mangiest — Superlative form of mangy.
- manifest — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- manliest — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- manolete — (Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- mansuete — gentle or tame
- mantegna — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1431–1506, Italian painter and engraver.
- mantelet — a short mantle.
- mantinea — an ancient city in S Greece, in Arcadia: battles 362 b.c., 223 b.c.
- mantises — Plural form of mantis.
- maquette — a small model or study in three dimensions for either a sculptural or an architectural project.
- margaret — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “pearl.”.
- margents — (obsolete) Plural form of margent.
- marietta — a city in NW Georgia.
- mariette — Auguste Édouard [oh-gyst ey-dwar] /oʊˈgüst eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1821–81, French Egyptologist.
- marinate — to steep (food) in a marinade.
- maritage — the right of a lord to choose the spouses of his wards
- maritime — connected with the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc.
- marketed — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- marketer — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- marmites — Plural form of marmite.
- marmoset — any of several small, squirrellike, South and Central American monkeys of the genera Callithrix, Leontocebus, etc., having soft fur and a long, nonprehensile tail: some species are endangered.
- maronite — a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- martello — Alternative form of Martello.
- martinet — a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- martinez — a town in W California.
- martlets — Plural form of martlet.
- martyred — a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- marybeth — a female given name.
- masonite — A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.
- masorete — one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- massenet — Jules Émile Frédéric [zhyl ey-meel frey-dey-reek] /ʒül eɪˈmil freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1842–1912, French composer.
- masseter — a short, thick, masticatory muscle, the action of which assists in closing the jaws by raising the mandible or lower jaw.
- masstige — noting or pertaining to goods that are perceived to have prestige or high style but are affordable for a wide range of customers: This five-dollar bottle of hand cream is aimed at the masstige market.
- mast bed — a construction in a wooden deck around the opening for a mast.
- mastered — a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something: a master of six languages; to be master of one's fate.
- masterly — like or befitting a master, as in skill or art; worthy of a master; very skillful: a masterly presentation of the budget.