13-letter words containing m, a, v
- improvisatori — Plural form of improvisatore.
- improvisatory — of, relating to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.
- individualism — a social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual.
- informal vote — an invalid vote or ballot
- informatively — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- invisible man — a novel (1897) by H.G. Wells.
- lemon verbena — a plant, Aloysia triphylla, having long, slender leaves with a lemonlike fragrance.
- levy en masse — the conscription of the civilian population in large numbers in the face of impending invasion
- machiavellian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- machiavellism — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- macrovascular — Of or pertaining to the larger blood vessels.
- madame bovary — a novel (1857) by Gustave Flaubert.
- magnetomotive — (physics) capable of producing magnetic flux.
- maiden voyage — the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
- make a living — earn money
- malinvestment — An incorrect or unwise investment.
- 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
- manifestative — manifesting; showing clearly or conclusively.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- mantelshelves — Plural form of mantelshelf.
- 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.
- mass movement — an organized effort by a large number of people, especially those not forming part of the elite of a given society, to bring about pervasive changes in existing social, economic, or political institutions, frequently characterized by charismatic leadership.
- massage glove — a type of glove with special surfaces on the palm and fingers, worn by someone giving a massage to improve the effectiveness of the massage
- medium octavo — a size of book, about 6 × 9½ inches (15 × 24 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 8vo.
- megaherbivore — a large herbivore, such as an elephant, weighing more than 1000kg
- melvin conway — (person) An early proto-hacker who wrote an assembler for the Burroughs 220 called SAVE and (probably) formulated Conway's Law.
- merchant navy — commercial ships
- metacognitive — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- metaevolution — (philosophy, biology) The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems.
- 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.
- mikhailovitch — Draja [drah-zhah] /ˈdrɑ ʒɑ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1946, Yugoslav military leader.
- 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
- miscegenative — (rare) Miscegenous.
- misevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- 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).