8-letter words containing m, n, e, o, s
- moistens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moisten.
- moleskin — the soft, deep-gray, fragile fur of the mole.
- moliones — Cteatus and Eurytus, the twin sons of Molione, sometimes said to have been joined at the waist. They were fathered by Poseidon and reared by Actor.
- momentos — memento.
- monensin — a complex derivative of butyric acid, C 3 6 H 6 2 O 1 1 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces cinnamonensis and used as an antibiotic in animals.
- monerans — Plural form of moneran.
- monessen — a city in SW Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
- monetise — to legalize as money.
- mongoose — a slender, ferretlike carnivore, Herpestes edwardsi, of India, that feeds on rodents, birds, and eggs, noted especially for its ability to kill cobras and other venomous snakes.
- mongrels — Plural form of mongrel.
- monikers — Plural form of moniker.
- monocles — Plural form of monocle.
- monodies — Plural form of monody.
- monomers — Plural form of monomer.
- monosemy — The property of having only one meaning.
- monosome — a chromosome having no homologue, especially an unpaired X chromosome.
- monsieur — the conventional French title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
- monstera — any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- monsters — Plural form of monster.
- monstery — Resembling a monster.
- montages — Plural form of montage.
- montrose — James Graham, Marquis of, 1612–50, Scottish supporter of Charles I.
- moonbase — (scifi) A base located on a moon.
- mooneyes — Plural form of mooneye.
- moonless — the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- moonrise — the rising of the moon above the horizon.
- moonseed — any climbing plant of the genus Menispermum, having greenish-white flowers and crescent-shaped seeds.
- moonshee — a native interpreter or language instructor.
- moonwise — (nonstandard) Anticlockwise.
- mootness — The state or condition of being moot.
- mopiness — languishing, listless, droopy, or glum.
- moraines — Plural form of moraine.
- mordents — Plural form of mordent.
- moreness — the state of being greater than something else, greatness
- moseying — Present participle of mosey.
- mounties — Plural form of mountie.
- mourners — Plural form of mourner.
- mousekin — a little mouse
- mu meson — (no longer in technical use) muon.
- mudstone — a clayey rock with the texture and composition of shale but little or no lamination.
- muskegon — a port in W Michigan, on Lake Michigan.
- muskoxen — Plural form of muskox.
- myonemes — Plural form of myoneme.
- negroism — the doctrine or advocacy of equal rights for black people.
- nemorous — (rare) Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves.
- neoplasm — a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- nepotism — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- neuromas — Plural form of neuroma.
- newsroom — a room in the offices of a newspaper, news service, or broadcasting organization in which the news is processed.
- no-mates — designating a person with no friends