11-letter words containing m, o, r, a, t
- moratoriums — Plural form of moratorium.
- moray firth — an arm of the North Sea projecting into the NE coast of Scotland. Inland portion about 30 miles (48 km) long.
- morcellated — Simple past tense and past participle of morcellate.
- morgan city — a city in S Louisiana: headquarters for offshore oil drilling and base for shrimp fleet.
- morning tea — a mid-morning snack with a cup of tea
- morningstar — Alternative spelling of morning star.
- morrill act — an act of Congress (1862) granting each state 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares) of land for each member it had in Congress, 90 percent of the gross proceeds of which were to be used for the endowment and maintenance of colleges and universities teaching agricultural and mechanical arts and other subjects.
- morse taper — a taper that is one of a standard series used in the shank of tools to fit a matching taper in the mandrel of a machine tool
- mortadellas — Plural form of mortadella.
- mortal mind — the illusion that mind and life arise from matter and are subject to death. Compare mind (def 19).
- mortalities — Plural form of mortalitie.
- mortalizing — Present participle of mortalize.
- mortarboard — a board, usually square, used by masons to hold mortar.
- most-caller — (of fruit, fish, vegetables, etc.) fresh; recently picked or caught.
- most-farrow — (of a cow) not pregnant.
- motherboard — a rigid, slotted board upon which other boards that contain the basic circuitry of a computer or of a computer component can be mounted. Compare board (def 14).
- mothercraft — skill and knowledge in looking after children
- motherlands — Plural form of motherland.
- motor coach — a coach driven by an internal-combustion engine
- motorboater — Someone who pilots a motorboat.
- motorically — motor (def 11).
- motorsailer — A boat equipped with both sails and an engine.
- mount guard — If you mount guard or if you mount a guard, you organize people to watch or protect a person or place.
- mount pearl — a town in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the SE part of the island, S of St. John's.
- mount tabor — a mountain in N Israel, near Nazareth: traditionally regarded as the mountain where the Transfiguration took place. Height: 588 m (1929 ft)
- mountaineer — A person who takes part in mountaineering.
- mouth guard — protective shield for teeth
- mouth organ — harmonica (def 1).
- movie actor — film star
- moving part — a part in a machine that has power to move
- multiauthor — having numerous or many authors
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- multifactor — Of or pertaining to more than one factor.
- multifloral — Of or relating to more than one (variety of) flower.
- multiformat — Accessible in more than one format.
- multiparous — of or relating to a multipara.
- murmuration — an act or instance of murmuring.
- muscatorium — a flabellum or fan, esp the ceremonial fan carried before the pope
- mustard oil — oil expressed from the seed of mustard, used chiefly in making soap.
- mustard pot — a small pot, of glass, silver, etc, placed on the table to serve mustard
- mutteration — the act of muttering
- myocarditis — inflammation of the myocardium.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- mythography — a written collection of myths.
- necromantic — a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
- nematodirus — any parasitic nematode worm of the genus Nematodirus
- nematomorph — any member of the phylum Nematomorpha, having a threadlike body, comprising the horsehair worms.
- nematophore — (within the coenosarc of certain colonial hydrozoans) a small specialized tentacle-like polyp having nematocysts
- neurocytoma — A nervous system tumor primarily derived from nervous tissue, in contrast to the gliomas.
- nitrosamine — any of a series of compounds with the type formula R 2 NNO, some of which are carcinogenic, formed in cured meats by the conversion of nitrite.