9-letter words containing m, e, o, r, a
- macromere — one of the large blastomeres that form toward the vegetal pole in embryos undergoing unequal cleavage.
- macropore — Any pore sufficiently wide to allow water to flow unimpeded by capillary action.
- macrotape — (storage) /mak'roh-tayp/ An industry-standard reel of magnetic tape, as opposed to a microtape. See also round tape.
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- madrepore — any true or stony coral of the order Madreporaria, forming reefs or islands in tropical seas.
- madrileno — a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
- maelstrom — a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
- magnetron — a two-element vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons is under the influence of an external magnetic field, used to generate extremely short radio waves.
- mailorder — Ordered to be delivered to one's home.
- major key — a key whose essential harmony is based on the major scale.
- majorette — drum majorette.
- make over — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make-work — work, usually of little importance, created to keep a person from being idle or unemployed.
- makeovers — Plural form of makeover.
- malformed — faultily or anomalously formed.
- malipiero — Gian Francesco [jahn frahn-che-skaw] /dʒɑn frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, Italian composer.
- malleolar — pertaining to a malleolus.
- mamberamo — a river in Irian Jaya, W New Guinea, flowing NW to the Pacific Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- man power — the power supplied by human physical exertions: an ancient building constructed entirely by man power.
- maneouvre — Misspelling of manoeuvre.
- mangalore — a city and port in SW Karnataka state, in SW India.
- mangroves — Plural form of mangrove.
- manoeuver — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of maneuver.
- manoeuvre — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- manometer — an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube filled with a liquid, the level of the liquid being determined by the fluid pressure and the height of the liquid being indicated on a scale.
- manometry — an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube filled with a liquid, the level of the liquid being determined by the fluid pressure and the height of the liquid being indicated on a scale.
- manticore — a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- marielito — a refugee from Cuba who came to the U.S. in 1980 as part of a mass migration that sailed from Mariel, Cuba.
- marlstone — an indurated marl.
- marmoreal — of or like marble: skin of marmoreal smoothness.
- marmorean — (obsolete) marmoreal.
- marmosets — Plural form of marmoset.
- marrooned — Simple past tense and past participle of marroon.
- marruecos — Spanish name of Morocco.
- marvelous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- masonried — built of masonry
- masoretic — of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- massorete — one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- massymore — the underground dungeon of a castle
- masterdom — complete control; mastery
- masterson — William Barclay ("Bat") 1853–1921, U.S. frontier law officer.
- matronage — the state of being a matron.
- matronize — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- mattamore — An underground storage place for grain.
- mayflower — (italics) the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton to the New World in 1620.
- meadowrue — A plant (any plant of genus Thalictrum), also known as thalictrum.
- mealworms — Plural form of mealworm.
- meandrous — meandering; winding; rambling.
- meatworks — (Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
- mediators — Plural form of mediator.