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8-letter words containing m, a, t, r

  • maternal — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
  • matgrass — widespread perennial European grass with dense tufts of bristly leaves, characteristic of peaty moors
  • matralia — an annual festival of ancient Rome celebrated by women in honor of the goddess Matuta.
  • 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.
  • matronly — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a matron; maturely dignified; stately.
  • mattered — the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
  • mattrass — a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.
  • 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.
  • maturing — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
  • maturity — the state of being mature; ripeness: The fruit will reach maturity in a few days.
  • maumetry — Archaic form of mammetry.
  • mawmetry — idolatry
  • may tree — the hawthorn.
  • mccarthy — Cormac [kawr-mak,, ‐muh k] /ˈkɔr mæk,, ‐mək/ (Show IPA), born 1933, U.S. novelist.
  • mcmasterJohn Bach, 1852–1932, U.S. historian and educator.
  • meatware — Less common synonym for wetware.
  • mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
  • meerkats — Plural form of meerkat.
  • megahurt — (computer slang, rare) megahertz.
  • megastar — A very famous person, especially in the world of entertainment.
  • memorate — (folklore) An oral narrative from memory relating a personal experience, especially the precursor of a legend.
  • mercapto — containing the mercapto group; sulfhydryl; thiol.
  • mercator — Gerhardus [jer-hahr-duh s] /dʒərˈhɑr dəs/ (Show IPA), (Gerhard Kremer) 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.
  • merchant — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
  • metacard — A commercial human interface and hypertext system for Unix and the X Window System, similar to Hypercard.
  • metairie — an area of land held under the metayage system
  • metaller — (music, informal) One who listens to metal music.
  • metamere — a somite.
  • metamers — a compound exhibiting metamerism with one or more other compounds.
  • metanira — queen of Eleusis, who took Demeter in to nurse her child.
  • metaphor — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • meterage — the practice of measuring; measurement.
  • metrazol — pentylenetetrazol
  • metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
  • microbat — Any of the small bats in the suborder Microchiroptera.
  • microtia — A congenital deformity where the pinna (external ear) is underdeveloped.
  • midwater — The part of a body of water near neither the bottom nor the surface.
  • migrants — Plural form of migrant.
  • migrated — to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
  • migrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of migrate.
  • migrator — (computing) A computer program that helps move objects between locations, e.g. from a legacy system to a new technology.
  • military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
  • militran — A discrete simulation system for military applications produced by the Sys Res Group at ONR in 1964.
  • minarets — Plural form of minaret.
  • minatory — menacing; threatening.
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