8-letter words containing m, o, n, r
- marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- 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.
- marooned — to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers.
- marooner — a person, often a fugitive, who lives in a remote area and survives as a hunter or buccaneer
- maroquin — morocco leather
- martagon — A Eurasian lily.
- martinon — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- mascaron — mask (def 11).
- masonary — Misspelling of masonry.
- matronly — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a matron; maturely dignified; stately.
- mcgovern — George (Stanley) 1922–2012, U.S. politician: Democratic presidential candidate 1972, senator 1963–81.
- menorahs — Plural form of menorah.
- mentmore — a mansion in Mentmore in Buckinghamshire: built by Sir Joseph Paxton in the 19th century for the Rothschild family; now owned by the Maharishi University of Natural Law
- mentored — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- mentoree — One being mentored.
- merogony — the development of an embryo from egg fragments lacking the egg nucleus but having an introduced male nucleus.
- meronyms — Plural form of meronym.
- meronymy — (semantics) The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.
- merwoman — A mermaid.
- merwomen — Plural form of merwoman.
- mesotron — (no longer in technical use) meson.
- mezereon — a shrub, Daphne mezereum, native to Eurasia, having clusters of fragrant purplish flowers.
- micronut — (climbing) A small nut (piece of metal jammed into the rockface to protect a climb).
- minatory — menacing; threatening.
- miniator — to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- minorcan — of or relating to Minorca.
- minoring — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- minorite — Friar Minor.
- minority — the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
- minotaur — Classical Mythology. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it.
- mirliton — kazoo.
- misenrol — to enrol inaccurately or wrongly
- misnomer — A wrong or inaccurate name or designation.
- modernly — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- mole run — any part of a system of underground tunnels, rooms, etc, prepared for use in the event of nuclear war
- monandry — the practice or condition of having one husband at a time.
- monarchs — a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monardas — Plural form of monarda.
- monastir — Bitola
- monaural — monophonic (def 2).
- mondrian — Piet [peet] /pit/ (Show IPA), (Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan) 1872–1944, Dutch painter.
- monerans — Plural form of moneran.
- monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- mongered — Simple past tense and past participle of monger.
- mongrels — Plural form of mongrel.
- monicker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
- monikers — Plural form of moniker.
- monitors — Plural form of monitor.
- monitory — serving to admonish or warn; admonitory.