9-letter words containing m, i, c, h
- lcm chair — Eames chair (def 1).
- lichenism — the symbiotic association between a fungus and alga that forms a lichen
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- lunchtime — a period set aside for eating lunch or the period of an hour or so, beginning roughly at noon, during which lunch is commonly eaten.
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- machinate — Engage in plots and intrigues; scheme.
- machinery — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- machinima — the process of making real-time animated films by utilizing the 3D graphics technology of computer games.
- machining — an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
- machinist — a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- mahlstick — a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
- mailcoach — a railway coach specially constructed for the transportation of mail
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- man-child — a male child; boy; son.
- manchuria — a historic region in NE China: ancestral home of the Manchu. About 413,000 sq. mi. (1,070,000 sq. km).
- manichean — 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.
- manicheus — Manes.
- marchlike — (music) Resembling a march.
- mariachis — Plural form of mariachi.
- markevich — Igor [ee-guh r] /ˈi gər/ (Show IPA), 1912–83, Russian conductor and composer.
- mashgiach — mashgiah.
- masochism — Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- match-fit — in good physical condition for competing in a match
- matchgirl — A girl who sold matches on the streets.
- matchings — Plural form of matching.
- matchlist — a list of names, telephone numbers, and related information compiled to help people find others who are willing to share a resource or service, as a car pool.
- matriarch — the female head of a family or tribal line.
- mechanick — Obsolete spelling of mechanic.
- mechanics — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- mechanise — to make mechanical.
- mechanism — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanist — a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- mechanize — to make mechanical.
- mechitzah — mehitzah.
- mechnikov — Ilya Ilyich [ee-lyah ee-lyeech] /iˈlyɑ iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), Metchnikoff, Élie.
- megachain — A very large and successful chain (group of stores or businesses).
- methystic — intoxicating
- michelson — Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- michoacan — a state in SW Mexico. 23,196 sq. mi. (60,080 sq. km). Capital: Morelia.
- microchip — chip1 (def 5).
- microinch — a unit of length equal to one millionth of an inch. Symbol: μin.
- microlith — a tiny stone tool, often of geometric shape, made from a bladelet and mounted singly or in series as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, especially during late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic times.
- micromesh — a very fine mesh
- microthin — extremely or, sometimes, microscopically thin: a microthin layer of aluminum.
- milch cow — milk cow.
- minicoach — a small bus or buslike van.