12-letter words containing m, l, a
- mare clausum — a body of navigable water under the sole jurisdiction of a nation.
- mare liberum — a body of navigable water to which all nations have unrestricted access.
- margin plank — a plank forming a border for wooden decking.
- marginal man — a person who participates only slightly in the life of two cultural groups without feeling identified with either group.
- 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.
- marginalized — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- 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).
- maritime law — the body of law relating to maritime commerce and navigation, and to maritime matters generally.
- market value — the value of a business, property, etc., in terms of what it can be sold for on the open market; current value (distinguished from book value).
- marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
- markov model — (probability, simulation) A model or simulation based on Markov chains.
- marlinespike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- marriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
- married life — living as sb's spouse
- marseillaise — the French national anthem, written in 1792 by Rouget de Lisle.
- marsh mallow — an Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places.
- marshalltown — a city in central Iowa.
- marshmallows — Plural form of marshmallow.
- marshmallowy — Similar to a marshmallow.
- martial arts — Often, martial arts. any of the traditional forms of Asian self-defense or combat that utilize physical skill and coordination without weapons, as karate, aikido, judo, or kung fu, often practiced as sport.
- martinsville — a city in S Virginia.
- marvellously — In a marvellous manner.
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- mass balance — Mass balance is a consideration of the input, output, and distribution of a substance between streams in a process or stage.
- mass funeral — a funeral held for several dead people at the same time
- mass mailing — sending a bulk e-mail
- master alloy — an alloy rich in certain elements, used in small quantities as an additive to melts of alloyed metal.
- master class — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
- masterliness — The quality of being masterly.
- matabeleland — a region in Zimbabwe, formerly a province of Rhodesia, home to the Ndebele (Matabele).
- materialised — Simple past tense and past participle of materialise.
- materialises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of materialise.
- materialists — Plural form of materialist.
- materialized — Simple past tense and past participle of materialize.
- materializer — One who materializes, or makes something material.
- materializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of materialize.
- materialness — The state of being material.
- mathematical — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- matinee idol — a male actor, usually a leading man, idolized especially by female audiences.
- matopo hills — the granite hills south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where Cecil Rhodes chose to be buried
- matriarchial — Characteristic of or pertaining to a matriarchy. Alternative form of matriarchal.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matriculants — Plural form of matriculant.
- matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
- matriculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of matriculate.
- matriculator — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.