8-letter words containing m, e, o, r, a
- mayoress — a woman who is the chief executive official of a city, village, or town.
- mealworm — the larva of any of several darkling beetles of the genus Tenebrio, which infests granaries and is used as food for birds and animals.
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- megacorp — (informal) A very large corporation; megacorporation.
- memorate — (folklore) An oral narrative from memory relating a personal experience, especially the precursor of a legend.
- memorial — something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.
- menorahs — Plural form of menorah.
- 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.
- merodach — Marduk.
- merwoman — A mermaid.
- mesocarp — the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.
- 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).
- metrazol — pentylenetetrazol
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- moderato — moderate; in moderate time.
- mole rat — any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae
- monerans — Plural form of moneran.
- monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- monstera — any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- monteria — a city in N Colombia.
- montreal — a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- moorages — Plural form of moorage.
- moorhead — a city in W Minnesota.
- moraines — Plural form of moraine.
- moralise — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
- moralize — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
- morasses — An area of muddy or boggy ground.
- mordecai — the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
- moreland — Archaic form of moorland.
- mortared — a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
- mortgage — the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed.
- mortsafe — a heavy iron cage or grille placed over the grave of a newly deceased person in order to deter body snatchers
- muzorewa — Abel (Tendekayi) (ˈeibəl) 1925–2010, Zimabwean Methodist bishop and politician; president of the African National Council (1971–85). He was one of the negotiators of an internal settlement (1978–79); prime minister of Rhodesia (1979)
- namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.
- neuromas — Plural form of neuroma.
- normande — a breed of cattle originating in Normandy
- norseman — Northman.
- onstream — Being produced.
- orgasmed — Simple past tense and past participle of orgasm.
- ornament — an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments.
- outdream — to exceed in dreaming
- overcame — simple past tense of overcome.
- overcram — (transitive) To cram too full; to overstuff.
- overmany — an excess of people
- overmast — to provide (a ship) with a mast that is too tall or heavy
- overname — to repeat the names of
- oversman — an overseer
- overtame — too tame
- overwarm — to make too warm