8-letter words containing m, a, t, e
- masthead — Also called flag. a statement printed in all issues of a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually on the editorial page, giving the publication's name, the names of the owner and staff, etc.
- matabele — Ndebele (def 1).
- matadore — Dated form of matador.
- mateless — Without a mate.
- matelote — a highly seasoned fish stew made with white or red wine.
- material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- materiel — the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- maternal — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- mateship — the state of being a mate.
- matfelon — knapweed
- mathesis — learning or wisdom, esp of a mathematical nature
- mathilde — a female given name, French or German form of Matilda.
- matinees — Plural form of matinee.
- matiness — sociable; friendly: a matey chat.
- matrices — something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops: The Greco-Roman world was the matrix for Western civilization.
- matrixes — Plural form of matrix.
- mattedly — in a matted manner
- mattered — the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
- matteson — a town in NE Illinois.
- matthean — of or relating to the Gospel of Matthew or the traditions contained in it.
- matthews — one of the four Evangelists, a customs collector from Capernaum, summoned to be one of the 12 apostles: originally called Levi. Matt. 9:9–13.
- mattress — a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as or on a bed, consisting of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.
- maturate — Pathology. to suppurate.
- maturely — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maturers — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maturest — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maumetry — Archaic form of mammetry.
- mawmetry — idolatry
- maximite — a powerful explosive consisting primarily of picric acid.
- may tree — the hawthorn.
- mazeltov — Alternative spelling of mazel tov.
- mcmaster — John Bach, 1852–1932, U.S. historian and educator.
- mcteague — a novel (1899) by Frank Norris.
- mealtime — the usual time for a meal.
- meantime — the intervening time: The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food.
- meat pie — pastry containing meat
- meat tea — high tea.
- meatball — a small ball of ground meat, especially beef, often mixed with bread crumbs, seasonings, etc., before cooking.
- meathead — blockhead; dunce; fool.
- meathook — A sharp metal hook of a kind used to hang meat carcasses.
- meatiest — Superlative form of meaty.
- meatless — the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meatloaf — A dish of ground meat formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.
- meatuses — Plural form of meatus.
- meatware — Less common synonym for wetware.
- mechitza — a screen in a synagogue separating men and women
- meconate — a salt of meconic acid
- medalist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- mediated — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- mediates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mediate.