8-letter words containing m, n, e, i
- marenzio — Luca (ˈluːka). 1553–99, Italian composer of madrigals
- margined — Having a margin.
- marianne — the French Republic, personified as a woman.
- marinade — a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- marinate — to steep (food) in a marinade.
- marinera — a South American folk dance
- mariners — a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- marlines — Plural form of marline.
- maronite — a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- marriner — Sir Neville. 1924–2016, British conductor and violinist; founder (1956) and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, which specializes in baroque music
- martinet — a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- martinez — a town in W California.
- masonite — A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.
- matinees — Plural form of matinee.
- matiness — sociable; friendly: a matey chat.
- may wine — a punch consisting typically of Alsatian, Moselle, or Rhine wine, flavored with woodruff.
- mazarine — a deep, rich blue.
- mcintire — Samuel, 1757–1811, U.S. architect and woodcarver.
- mcintyre — James Francis Aloysius, 1886–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: cardinal from 1953; archbishop of Los Angeles 1948–70.
- mckenzie — Robert Tait [teyt] /teɪt/ (Show IPA), 1867–1938, Canadian physician, educator, and sculptor.
- mckinley — William, 1843–1901, 25th president of the U.S. 1897–1901.
- mckinney — a city in NE Texas.
- meanings — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- meantime — the intervening time: The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food.
- measling — A form of delamination, or separation in a laminate material, resulting in a spotty appearance.
- mechanic — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- meconium — the first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells.
- medaling — a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like: a gold medal for the best swimmer.
- meddling — to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
- medecine — Misspelling of medicine.
- medellin — a city in W Colombia.
- medianly — In a median direction.
- medibank — the national health-insurance program instituted in Australia.
- medicant — a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
- medicean — Catherine de', Catherine de Médicis.
- medician — (chiefly in science fiction) A physician, a medical doctor; a medic.
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- meetings — Plural form of meeting.
- meionite — a member of the scapolite group, rich in calcium and containing no sodium.
- melamine — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 3 N 3 (NH 2) 3 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins, especially melamine resins.
- melanian — a freshwater mollusc of the former family Melaniidae. The Melaniidae family is now separated into the Thiaridae, Pleuroceridae, and Melanopsidae families.
- melanion — a youth of Arcadia, usually identified with Hippomenes as the successful suitor of Atalanta.
- melanise — Alt form melanize.
- melanism — Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- melanist — a melanistic person
- melanite — a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- melanize — To convert into melanin, or to deposit melanin in.
- melanoid — of or characterized by melanosis.
- melinite — a high explosive containing picric acid.
- melitene — ancient name of Malatya.