12-letter words containing m, i, s, r, e
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- litmus paper — a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator.
- logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- long-termism — the tendency to focus attention on long-term gains
- luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
- madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
- magic square — a square containing integers arranged in an equal number of rows and columns so that the sum of the integers in any row, column, or diagonal is the same.
- magistracies — Plural form of magistracy.
- maid service — cleaner, cleaning business
- maidservants — Plural form of maidservant.
- mainstreamed — Simple past tense and past participle of mainstream.
- mainstreamer — a member of the mainstream.
- make friends — get to know people
- make history — do sth of great significance
- make inroads — If one thing makes inroads into another, the first thing starts affecting or destroying the second.
- male-sterile — producing no pollen or infertile pollen.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- maneuverings — Plural form of maneuvering.
- manicure set — a set of small tools designed for trimming and caring for the nails
- mannerliness — Politeness, good manners.
- manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
- manspreading — the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him
- manu-service — denoting a business that involves both the manufacture of goods and the provision of after-sales services
- marcellus ii — (Marcello Cervini) 1501–55, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555.
- mare crisium — (Sea of Crises) a dark plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 66,000 sq. mi. (170,000 sq. km).
- mare sirenum — (Sea of Sirens) an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- marginal sea — water that lies alongside a state, falls under its authority, and extends about 3½ statute miles (6 kilometers) from the coast.
- marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalise.
- marginalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalize.
- marie louise — 1791–1847, 2nd wife of Napoleon I: empress of France; duchess of Parma 1816–31 (daughter of Francis II of Austria; mother of Napoleon II).
- marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
- marionettist — A puppeteer who controls a marionette.
- marlinespike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- marseillaise — the French national anthem, written in 1792 by Rouget de Lisle.
- martinsville — a city in S Virginia.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- master point — a point awarded to a bridge player who has won or placed in an officially recognized tournament.
- master print — an original copy of a cinema film that can be used to produce other copies
- masterbating — Misspelling of masturbating.
- masterliness — The quality of being masterly.
- masterminded — Simple past tense and past participle of mastermind.
- masterpieces — Plural form of masterpiece.
- mastersinger — Meistersinger (def 1).
- mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
- materialised — Simple past tense and past participle of materialise.
- materialises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of materialise.