8-letter words containing m, r, s
- macarism — Happiness as a result of praise.
- macarons — Plural form of macaron.
- macassar — a seaport on SW Sulawesi (Celebes), in central Indonesia.
- machairs — Plural form of machair.
- maderise — become reddish
- madrasah — a school or college, especially a school attached to a mosque where young men study theology.
- madrasas — Plural form of madrasa, an alternative spelling of 'madrassah'.
- madrassa — Alternative spelling of madrasah.
- madurese — a member of a people native to the island of Madura and also inhabiting the northeastern coast of Java.
- madworts — Plural form of madwort.
- maestros — Plural form of maestro.
- magister — Master; sir: -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.
- maiasaur — a large hadrosaur, Maiasaura peeblesorum, that is thought to have cared for its young.
- maitrise — mastery; skill.
- makassar — a former name of Ujung Pandang.
- mallards — Plural form of mallard.
- maltster — a maker of or dealer in malt.
- mamurius — a smith who made 11 copies of the Ancile to prevent thieves from recognizing the original.
- managers — Plural form of manager.
- mandrels — Plural form of mandrel.
- manhours — Plural form of manhour.
- manjusri — a Bodhisattva personifying wisdom.
- mansards — Plural form of mansard.
- mansonry — mansions or dwelling places collectively
- manswear — (transitive, UK dialectal) To swear falsely; perjure oneself.
- mansworn — Past participle of manswear.
- mantraps — Plural form of mantrap.
- marabous — Plural form of marabou.
- marascas — Plural form of marasca.
- marasmic — malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.
- marasmus — malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.
- marchers — Plural form of marcher.
- marchesa — an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- marchese — an Italian nobleman, equivalent in rank to a marquis.
- margents — (obsolete) Plural form of margent.
- marianas — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- marimbas — Plural form of marimba.
- mariners — a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- mariposa — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
- marishes — a marsh.
- markhors — Plural form of markhor.
- markings — Plural form of marking.
- marksman — a person who is skilled in shooting at a mark; a person who shoots well.
- marksmen — Plural form of marksman.
- marlines — Plural form of marline.
- marmites — Plural form of marmite.
- marmoset — any of several small, squirrellike, South and Central American monkeys of the genera Callithrix, Leontocebus, etc., having soft fur and a long, nonprehensile tail: some species are endangered.
- marquees — Plural form of marquee.
- marquesa — A Spanish marchioness.
- marquess — marquee (def 3).