8-letter words containing m, e, a, n
- ganymede — Also, Ganymedes [gan-uh-mee-deez] /ˌgæn əˈmi diz/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. a Trojan youth who was abducted by Zeus and taken to Olympus, where he was made the cupbearer of the gods and became immortal.
- garments — Plural form of garment.
- gavelman — a gavelkind tenant
- gazement — a stare; look; view
- geminate — Also, geminated. combined or arranged in pairs; twin; coupled.
- geminian — a person born under the sign of Gemini, usually between May 21st and June 20th.
- gendarme — a police officer in any of several European countries, especially a French police officer.
- gene map — an arrangement of genes on a chromosome.
- genogram — a graphic representation of the personalities and interplay of generations within a family, used to identify repetitive patterns of behavior; a psychological family tree.
- geomancy — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- geranium — any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
- germaine — a female given name.
- germania — an ancient region in central Europe, N of the Danube River.
- germanic — of or relating to the Teutons or their languages.
- germano- — German, German and
- germinal — being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas.
- gleaming — a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.
- gloveman — fielder.
- grandame — a grandmother.
- gravamen — the part of an accusation that weighs most heavily against the accused; the substantial part of a charge or complaint.
- gunmaker — a person or company that makes guns.
- gunmetal — any of various alloys or metallic substances with a dark gray or blackish color or finish, used for chains, belt buckles, etc.
- haematin — Alternative spelling of hematin.
- handmade — made by hand, rather than by machine: the luxury of handmade shoes.
- handsome — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- handymen — Plural form of handyman.
- headsman — a public executioner who beheads condemned persons.
- headsmen — Plural form of headsman.
- helmsman — a person who steers a ship.
- helpmann — Sir Robert (Murray) 1909–86, Australian dancer, choreographer, and actor.
- hematein — a reddish-brown, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 16 H 12 O 6 , obtained from logwood: used chiefly as a stain in microscopy.
- hematine — Biochemistry. heme.
- henchman — an unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate, especially a criminal: The leader of the gang went everywhere accompanied by his henchmen.
- herdsman — a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- hermaean — denoting or relating to a herm
- herrmann — Bernard, 1911–75, U.S. conductor and composer.
- hexamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 6 H 12 N 4 , used as a vulcanization accelerator, an absorbent in gas masks, in the manufacture of the explosive RDX and synthetic resins, and in medicine as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.
- hielaman — an Australian Aboriginal shield
- hielamon — a shield made of wood or bark.
- homeland — one's native land.
- hornbeam — any North American shrub or tree belonging to the genus Carpinus, of the birch family, yielding a hard, heavy wood, as C. caroliniana (American hornbeam)
- horseman — a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
- hostname — (computing) the unique name by which any device attached to a network is known.
- hotelman — hotelkeeper.
- houseman — a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.
- humanely — characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
- humanise — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanize — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- hymeneal — of or relating to marriage.
- hymenean — A hymn, song or poem in honour of a wedding; a hymeneal.