9-letter words containing m, i, r, y, a
- macbinary — (file format) An eight-bit wide representation of the data and resource forks of an Macintosh file and of relevant Finder information. MacBinary files are recognised as "special" by several MacIntosh terminal emulators. These emulators, using Kermit or XMODEM or any other file transfer protocol, can separate the incoming file into forks and appropriately modify the Desktop to display icons, types, creation dates, and the like.
- machinery — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- magistery — an agency or substance, as in alchemy, to which faculties of healing, transformation, etc., are ascribed.
- main yard — a yard for a square mainsail.
- malingery — The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.
- mamillary — Of, relating to, or on the mamilla.
- mansionry — (obsolete) The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy.
- mariology — the body of belief, doctrine, and opinion concerning the Virgin Mary.
- maritally — In a marital manner.
- martially — inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people.
- martyring — a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- martyrise — Alt form martyrize.
- martyrish — a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- martyrium — a place where the relics of a martyr are kept.
- martyrize — to make a martyr of: The ancient Romans martyrized many Christians.
- maryville — a city in E Tennessee.
- maternity — the state of being a mother; motherhood.
- matriliny — the tracing of descent through the mother's line of a family.
- matrimony — the state of being married; marriage: He was married in 1870 and lived in matrimony 12 years.
- maxillary — of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla.
- mayorship — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- mediatory — pertaining to mediation.
- merit pay — an additional sum paid to an employee, as a schoolteacher, whose work is superior and whose services are valued.
- migratory — migrating.
- millenary — consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, especially a thousand years.
- minelayer — a naval ship equipped for placing mines in the water.
- miryachit — A disorder found in Siberia, characterized by a jumping motion.
- miserably — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- mordacity — biting or given to biting.
- mortality — the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence.
- multiyear — Having a duration of multiple years.
- mydriasis — excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye, as the result of disease, drugs, or the like.
- mydriatic — pertaining to or producing mydriasis.
- myocardia — the muscular substance of the heart.
- myriapods — Plural form of myriapod.
- myriorama — a picture comprising a number of different parts which can be rearranged to form different scenes
- myristate — (chemistry) any salt or ester of myristic acid.
- myristica — (botany) Any member of the genus Myristica of nutmegs.
- mysterial — (obsolete) mysterious.
- myxoviral — Relating to myxoviruses.
- nightmary — (of a person) prone to having nightmares
- normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- palmistry — the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand.
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- patrimony — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- primality — the state of being primal
- primarily — essentially; mostly; chiefly; principally: They live primarily from farming.
- profamily — favoring or supporting laws against abortion; antiabortion; pro-life.
- pyramidal — of, relating to, or shaped like a pyramid: the pyramidal form.
- pyramidon — a pedal organ stop made of wooden pipes in the shape of an inverted pyramid