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.
- mcmaster — John 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.