11-letter words containing m, r, n
- mark antony — Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- market rent — (in Britain) the rent chargeable for accommodation, allowing for the scarcity of that kind of property and the willingness of tenants to pay
- market town — a town where a regularly scheduled market is held.
- marking ink — indelible ink used for marking linen, clothes, etc
- marking pen — marker (def 10).
- marksperson — A marksman or markswoman.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- marmalading — Present participle of marmalade.
- marrow bean — a plump-seeded strain of the common field bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), grown for its dry, edible seeds
- marrow bone — Marrow bones are the bones of certain animals, especially cows, that contain a lot of bone marrow. They are used in cooking and in dog food.
- marrowbones — Plural form of marrowbone.
- marshalling — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- marshlander — a person inhabiting marshland
- martensitic — Of or pertaining to the mineral martensite.
- martingales — Plural form of martingale.
- martinsburg — a city in NE West Virginia.
- mashie iron — a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mid-mashie but less slope than a mashie.
- mass number — the integer nearest in value to the atomic weight of an atom and equal to the number of nucleons in the nucleus of the atom. Symbol: A.
- mass-energy — mass and energy considered as equivalent and interconvertible, according to the theory of relativity
- master hand — an expert: a master hand at diplomacy.
- master plan — A master plan is a clever plan that is intended to help someone succeed in a very difficult or important task.
- master-plan — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
- masterminds — Plural form of mastermind.
- mastroianni — Marcello, 1924–96, Italian actor.
- maternalism — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- maternalize — to make maternal.
- matriculant — a person who matriculates; a candidate for matriculation.
- matrilineal — inheriting or determining descent through the female line.
- matrilinear — inheriting or determining descent through the female line.
- matrimonial — of or relating to matrimony; marital; nuptial; connubial; conjugal.
- matronising — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- matronizing — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- maunderings — Plural form of maundering.
- mauretanian — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- mauritanian — Official name Islamic Republic of Mauritania. a republic in W Africa, largely in the Sahara Desert: formerly a French colony; a member of the French Community 1958–66; independent 1960. 418,120 sq. mi. (1,082,931 sq. km). Capital: Nouakchott.
- mavourneens — Plural form of mavourneen.
- mayfair tan — suntan (def 2).
- mean square — the mean of the squares of a set of numbers.
- meanderings — Plural form of meandering.
- means grass — Johnson grass.
- measurement — the act of measuring.
- mechatronic — relating to mechatronics
- mecklenburg — a former state in NE Germany, formed in 1934 from two states (Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
- mecopterans — Plural form of mecopteran.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melanoderma — (pathology) An unusual darkening of the skin.
- melanophore — a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.
- melanterite — a green mineral, FeSO4.7H2O, composed of hydrated ferrous sulphate
- melioration — Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning. Compare pejoration (def 2).