8-letter words containing m, e, n, c, a
- colamine — ethanolamine.
- columnea — any plant belonging to the genus Columnea, a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae, with bright red, yellow, or orange tubular flowers and glossy leaves
- comanche — a member of a Native American people, formerly ranging from the River Platte to the Mexican border, now living in Oklahoma
- comaneci — Nadia. born 1961, Romanian gymnast: gold medal winner in the 1976 Olympic Games where she became the first female gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10; defected to the US in 1989
- come and — to move towards a particular person or thing or accompany a person with some specified purpose
- comedian — A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
- companie — Obsolete spelling of company.
- con game — a swindle involving money, goods, etc, in which the victim's trust is won by the swindler; a shortened form of confidence game
- coramine — a drug, C10H14N2O, which is a circulatory stimulant and is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, hence preventing its use by athletes
- cornmeal — Cornmeal is a powder made from maize. It is used in cooking.
- cragsmen — Plural form of cragsman.
- creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- cremains — A dead person's cremains are their remains after their body has been cremated.
- crumenal — a purse
- cumacean — any small malacostracan marine crustacean of the Cumacea family, mostly dwelling on the sea bed but sometimes found among the plankton
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
- cyclamen — A cyclamen is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.
- daemonic — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- eichmann — Karl Adolf (ˈaːdɔlf). 1902–62, Austrian Nazi official, who took a leading role in organizing the extermination of the European Jews. He escaped to Argentina after World War II, but was captured and executed in Israel as a war criminal
- encamped — Simple past tense and past participle of encamp.
- feminacy — feminine nature.
- flamenco — a style of dancing, characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies, that is strongly rhythmic and involves vigorous actions, as clapping the hands and stamping the feet.
- geomancy — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- germanic — of or relating to the Teutons or their languages.
- henchman — an unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate, especially a criminal: The leader of the gang went everywhere accompanied by his henchmen.
- inchmeal — by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- lambency — the quality of being lambent.
- limacine — pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- macanese — a native or inhabitant of Macao.
- macarena — (often initial capital letter) a dance performed in a group line or solo and following a rhythmic pattern of arm, hand, and hip movements in time to a Spanish song.
- machined — Simple past tense and past participle of machine.
- machiner — One who operates a machine.
- machines — Plural form of machine.
- maclaren — Ian [ee-uh n,, ahy-uh n] /ˈi ən,, ˈaɪ ən/ (Show IPA), Watson, John.
- macneice — Louis, 1907–63, British poet, born in Northern Ireland.
- maecenas — Gaius Cilnius [sil-nee-uh s] /ˈsɪl ni əs/ (Show IPA), c70–8 b.c, Roman statesman: friend and patron of Horace and Vergil.
- maenadic — (Greek mythology) Of, or pertaining to the maenad.
- magnetic — of or relating to a magnet or magnetism.
- man cave — a room or other area in a home that is primarily a male sanctuary, designed and furnished to accommodate the man's recreational activities, hobbies, etc.: The basement is my husband's man cave—during football season, you can usually find him down there watching the game with his buddies on the big-screen TV.
- manacled — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- manacles — Plural form of manacle.
- manchego — a Spanish cheese made from ewes' milk
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- mancozeb — A grayish-yellow pesticide.
- manichee — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- manicure — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manscape — A view of a group of people.
- manucode — any of various birds of paradise of the New Guinea region, having dark, metallic plumage.