6-letter words containing m, l, n
- limner — a person who paints or draws.
- limnic — Of or pertaining to fresh water; freshwater.
- límnos — a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- lindum — a city in E central England, administrative centre of Lincolnshire: an important ecclesiastical and commercial centre in the Middle Ages; Roman ruins, a castle (founded by William the Conqueror) and a famous cathedral (begun in 1086). Pop: 85 963 (2001)
- lingam — Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- lomein — a dish of mixed noodles
- loment — a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- lomond — Loch, a lake in W Scotland. 23 miles (37 km) long; 27 sq. mi. (70 sq. km).
- lumens — Plural form of lumen.
- lumina — Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- lumine — to illumine.
- lumpen — of or relating to disfranchised and uprooted individuals or groups, especially those who have lost status: the lumpen bourgeoisie.
- m line — one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- m-line — one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- madlyn — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- mainly — chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent: Our success was due mainly to your efforts. The audience consisted mainly of students.
- malang — a city on E Java, in S Indonesia.
- malden — a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- maldon — a market town in SE England, in Essex; scene of a battle (991) between the East Saxons and the victorious Danes, celebrated in The Battle of Maldon, an Old English poem; notable for Maldon salt, used in cookery. Pop: 20 731 (2001)
- malian — an inhabitant or native of Mali
- malign — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maline — Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- malkin — an untidy woman; slattern.
- mallon — Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- malone — Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- malvin — (biochemistry) An anthocyanin, a diglucoside of malvidin, found in very many foods.
- manala — Tuonela.
- mandel — a male given name.
- mandil — A loose outer coat or jacket worn by men in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- manful — having or showing boldness, courage, or strength; resolute.
- mangal — A mangrove swamp.
- mangel — A beet of a variety with a large root, cultivated as feed for livestock.
- mangle — to smooth or press with a mangle.
- manila — an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China: formerly (1898–1946) under the guardianship of the U.S.; now an independent republic. 114,830 sq. mi. (297,410 sq. km). Capital: Manila.
- mankle — a man's bare ankle, especially when displayed for the purpose of fashion
- manley — Michael (Norman).1924–97, Jamaican statesman; prime minister of Jamaica (1972–80; 1989–92)
- mantel — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- mantle — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
- manuel — a male given name.
- manzil — (Islam) Any of the seven partitions of the Qur'an, which can be read in an entire day.
- marlin — any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- marlon — a male given name.
- maslin — a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- mclean — John (1785-1861), US Supreme Court associate justice 1829-61. The US postmaster general 1823-29, he was appointed to the Court by President Jackson.
- meanly — moderately.
- melan- — melano-
- melena — the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- melian — a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: statue, Venus de Milo, found here 1820. 51 sq. mi. (132 sq. km).
- meline — Having the qualities of or relating to a badger.