8-letter words containing m, e, s, o, a
- mesopeak — the level of maximum temperature in the mesophere, at an altitude of about 30 miles (48 km).
- mesosoma — (zoology) The middle part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts (the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma), bearing the legs and (in winged insects) the wings.
- mesozoan — any member of the phylum Mesozoa.
- metasoma — the posterior part of an arachnid's abdomen (opisthosoma) that never carries appendages
- misatone — to atone wrongly or improperly
- modalise — Alternative spelling of modalize.
- modjeska — Helena [huh-ley-nuh] /həˈleɪ nə/ (Show IPA), (Helena Opid Modrzejewska) 1840–1909, Polish actress, in U.S. after 1876.
- molasses — a thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar or from sorghum, varying from light to dark brown in color.
- molecast — the heap of earth excavated by a mole tunnelling underground
- monerans — Plural form of moneran.
- 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.
- montages — Plural form of montage.
- moonbase — (scifi) A base located on a moon.
- moorages — Plural form of moorage.
- 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.
- morasses — An area of muddy or boggy ground.
- mortsafe — a heavy iron cage or grille placed over the grave of a newly deceased person in order to deter body snatchers
- moschate — having a musky smell.
- mousemat — a piece of material on which a computer mouse is moved
- movables — Plural form of movable.
- myelomas — Plural form of myeloma.
- neoplasm — a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- neuromas — Plural form of neuroma.
- no-mates — designating a person with no friends
- norseman — Northman.
- obeahism — the custom of or faith in the form of witchcraft known as obeah
- onstream — Being produced.
- orgasmed — Simple past tense and past participle of orgasm.
- ostomate — A person who has had an ostomy, a surgical operation to create an opening in the body for the discharge of body wastes.
- outshame — to shame greatly or surpass in shamefulness
- overmast — to provide (a ship) with a mast that is too tall or heavy
- oversman — an overseer
- passmore — George. Born 1943, a British artist who is noted esp for his photomontages and performance works with Gilbert Proesch
- pergamos — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pleonasm — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- postgame — of, relating to, or happening in the period immediately following a sports game: Join us for the postgame wrap-up. Fans lost control in a postgame melee.
- proseman — a writer of prose
- racemose — Botany. having the form of a raceme. arranged in racemes.
- racemous — racemose.
- ramulose — having many small branches.
- ransomed — the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- ransomer — the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- rearmost — farthest in the rear; last.
- rhamnose — deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.
- rosemary — an evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine: a traditional symbol of remembrance.
- rosemead — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- sagamore — (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
- saleroom — Chiefly British. salesroom (def 2).
- salmonet — a young salmon