9-letter words containing m, i, n, r
- modernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
- modernist — a person who follows or favors modern ways, tendencies, etc.
- modernity — the quality of being modern.
- modernize — to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
- moistener — Something used to moisten, especially a cosmetic.
- moldering — to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
- monarchic — of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
- monergism — the doctrine that the Holy Ghost acts independently of the human will in the work of regeneration. Compare synergism (def 3).
- mongering — a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination): a gossipmonger.
- monitored — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- monitress — a female student who helps keep order or assists a teacher in school.
- monomeric — a molecule of low molecular weight capable of reacting with identical or different molecules of low molecular weight to form a polymer.
- monoprint — A form of printing on paper from a glass sheet to which oil paint has been applied; monotype.
- monorails — Plural form of monorail.
- monorchid — having or appearing to have only one testis.
- monorhine — an animal that has one nasal orifice
- monsieurs — Plural form of monsieur.
- monsignor — a title conferred upon certain prelates.
- montclair — a city in NE New Jersey.
- montreuil — a suburb of Paris, in N France.
- mood ring — finger jewellery that changes colour
- moonrises — Plural form of moonrise.
- mordicant — Biting; acrid.
- morganite — rose-colored beryl.
- mormonism — the popular name given to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- morningly — (obsolete) every morning; daily in the morning.
- morphinic — of, pertaining to, or resembling morphine
- mortaring — Present participle of mortar.
- mortician — funeral director.
- mortising — Present participle of mortise.
- mothering — a female parent.
- moundbird — megapode.
- mournings — Plural form of mourning.
- mournival — a card game whose object is to gain a set of four aces, kings, queens, or knaves in one hand
- mridangam — an ancient drum of India shaped like a long conical barrel with two tuned heads of different sizes.
- muffineer — a caster for sprinkling sugar or other condiments on food.
- mullingar — a town in N central Republic of Ireland, the county town of Co Westmeath; site of cathedral; cattle raised. Pop: 15 621 (2002)
- murchison — an intermittent river in W Australia, flowing SW to the Indian Ocean. 440 miles (708 km) long.
- murdering — Present participle of murder.
- murkiness — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
- murmuring — a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
- muscarine — a poisonous compound, C 8 H 1 9 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
- muster in — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
- mustering — Present participle of muster.
- mutineers — A person, esp. a soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority.
- muttering — to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
- mycerinus — king of ancient Egypt c2600–2570 b.c.: builder of the third great pyramid at ·El· Giza.
- myenteric — Relating to or denoting a plexus of nerves of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems situated between and supplying the two layers of muscle in the small intestine.
- mykerinos — Mycerinus.
- myricetin — (organic compound) A particular flavonol, found in many vegetables etc., that has antioxidant and other therapeutic properties.