7-letter words containing m, y
- magnify — to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
- magueys — Plural form of maguey.
- magyars — a member of the ethnic group, of the Finno-Ugric stock, that forms the predominant element of the population of Hungary.
- maistry — (obsolete) mastery.
- majesty — regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur: majesty of bearing; the majesty of Chartres.
- majorly — Slang. extremely; thoroughly: The class was majorly hard.
- malachy — Saint. 1094–1148, Irish prelate; he became Archbishop of Armagh (1132) and founded (1142) the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. Feast day: Nov 3
- malarky — speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum: The claims were just a lot of malarkey.
- malatya — a city in central Turkey.
- malayan — of or relating to Malaya or its inhabitants
- malayo- — Malay and
- mallory — Stephen Russell, 1813?–73, U.S. lawyer and politician.
- malmedy — Eupen and Malmédy.
- malmsey — a strong, sweet wine with a strong flavor, originally made in Greece but now made mainly in Madeira.
- malonyl — containing the malonyl group.
- mamaguy — (transitive, Trinidad) To dupe or deceive.
- mammary — of or relating to the mamma or breast.
- man-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy; based on a standard number of man-hours in a day of work.
- mandays — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy; based on a standard number of man-hours in a day of work.
- mandyas — a short, black cloak worn by monks.
- mangoky — a river in S central Madagascar, flowing W and then N to the Mozambique Channel. About 350 miles (565 km) long.
- manlily — in a manly manner
- mappery — the using of maps
- maracay — a city in NE Venezuela, SW of Caracas.
- margays — Plural form of margay.
- margery — a female given name, form of Margaret.
- marilyn — a female given name, form of Mary.
- marjory — a female given name, form of Margaret.
- marrowy — Full of marrow; pithy.
- marryat — Frederick, 1792–1848, English naval officer and novelist.
- marsyas — a satyr who lost in a flute-playing competition with Apollo and was flayed alive as a penalty.
- martyrs — Plural form of martyr.
- martyry — a shrine, chapel, or the like, erected in honor of a martyr.
- mary ii — 1662–94, queen of England 1689–94: joint ruler with her husband William III (daughter of James II).
- maryann — a female given name.
- marybud — a bud of a marigold
- marylou — a female given name.
- masaryk — Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1886–1948, Czech statesman (son of Tomáŝ).
- masculy — covered with mascles
- masonry — the craft or occupation of a mason.
- mastery — command or grasp, as of a subject: a mastery of Italian.
- mattery — discharging pus
- mattify — (of a cosmetic) to produce a matt effect or reduce the shiny appearance of the skin.
- mauchly — John William, 1907–80, U.S. physicist and coinventor of the ENIAC, the first electronic computer 1946.
- may day — the first day of May, long celebrated with various festivities, as the crowning of the May queen, dancing around the Maypole, and, in recent years, often marked by labor parades and political demonstrations.
- maybeck — Bernard, 1862–1957, U.S. architect.
- maybird — the bobolink.
- maybush — a flowering shrub, Crataegus monogyna, that is native to Europe, northwestern Africa and western Asia, and that produces small white flowers
- mayence — French name of Mainz.
- mayenne — a department in W France. 2012 sq. mi. (5210 sq. km). Capital: Laval.