10-letter words containing m
- agronomics — the branch of economics dealing with the distribution, management, and productivity of land
- agronomist — An agronomist is someone who studies the growing and harvesting of crops.
- aha moment — an instant at which the solution to a problem becomes clear
- ahmadiyyah — a messianic Islamic sect founded in Qadian, India, in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad; it split into two branches in 1914
- ahmednagar — a city in W India, in Maharashtra: formerly one of the kingdoms of Deccan. Pop: 307 455 (2001)
- ahvenanmaa — group of Finn. islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia: 590 sq mi (1,528 sq km); pop. 25,000
- air hammer — a pneumatic hammer, usually portable.
- air system — a system of refrigeration utilizing air as a coolant.
- air-minded — interested in or promoting aviation or aircraft
- aircrewman — a member of an aircrew.
- airmailing — Present participle of airmail.
- airmanship — the skill or art of flying an aircraft
- airstreams — Plural form of airstream.
- al manamah — Manama.
- alabastrum — alabastron.
- alamogordo — city in S N.Mex.: pop. 36,000: site of testing range where first atomic bomb was exploded (July, 1945)
- alarm call — a telephone call that someone arranges to have made in order to wake him or her up in the morning
- alarmclock — Misspelling of alarm clock.
- alarmingly — causing alarm or fear: an alarming case of pneumonia; an alarming lack of respect.
- albumblatt — a short occasional instrumental composition, usually light in character
- albumenize — to coat with a solution containing albumen or albumin
- albumenoid — Alternative form of albuminoid.
- albuminate — any of several substances formed from albumin by the action of acid or alkali
- albuminize — to convert into albumin
- albuminoid — resembling albumin
- albuminose — Alternative form of albuminous.
- albuminous — of or containing albumin
- alchemical — Alchemical means relating to the science of alchemy.
- alchemists — Plural form of alchemist.
- alchemized — Simple past tense and past participle of alchemize.
- alchymists — Plural form of alchymist.
- alcoholism — People who suffer from alcoholism cannot stop drinking large quantities of alcohol.
- aldermanic — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- aldermanly — pompous
- aldermanry — the district, office, or rank of an alderman.
- alderwoman — (in England and Wales until 1974) one of the senior female members of a local council, elected by other councillors
- alderwomen — Plural form of alderwoman.
- aldis lamp — a portable lamp used to transmit Morse code
- algorithim — (spelling) It's spelled "algorithm".
- algorithms — Plural form of algorithm.
- alightment — a descent or dismount, normally from a mode of transport
- alignments — Plural form of alignment.
- alimentary — of or relating to nutrition
- all smiles — If you say that someone is all smiles, you mean that they look very happy, often when they have previously been worried or upset about something.
- all thumbs — clumsy
- all-comers — You use all-comers to refer to everyone who wants to take part in an activity, especially a competition.
- alla prima — (of a painting) painted with a single layer of paint, in contrast to paintings built up layer by layer
- allegement — (archaic) Allegation.
- allignment — Archaic form of alignment.
- allogamous — cross-fertilization in plants (opposed to autogamy).