7-letter words containing m
- acylium — (organic chemistry) Any acyl cation R-C+=O derived from a carboxylic acid.
- adamant — If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
- adamawa — a state of Nigeria, in the E on the border with Cameroon. Capital: Yola. Pop: 3 168 101 (2006). Area: 36 917 sq km (14 254 sq miles)
- adament — Misspelling of adamant.
- adamite — a human being
- adamkus — Valdas. born 1926, Lithuanian politician, president of Lithuania (1998–2003, 2004–2009))
- adeemed — to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- adenoma — a tumour, usually benign, occurring in glandular tissue
- adharma — unrighteousness or wickedness
- admetus — a king of Thessaly, one of the Argonauts, who was married to Alcestis
- admiral — An admiral is a senior officer in a navy.
- admired — Simple past tense and past participle of admire.
- admirer — If you are an admirer of someone, you like and respect them or their work very much.
- admires — to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.
- admixed — Simple past tense and past participle of admix.
- admixes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admix.
- adwoman — a woman who works in advertising
- adwomen — Plural form of adwoman.
- aechmea — any of various epiphytic bromeliads of the genus Aechmea, native to tropical America, having stiff, spiny leaves and clusters of red, yellow, or blue flowers: popular as a houseplant.
- affirms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affirm.
- aftmost — furthest aft; furthest towards the rear; rearmost
- agamede — a daughter of Augeas noted for her skill at using herbs for healing.
- agamete — a reproductive cell, such as the merozoite of some protozoans, that develops into a new form without fertilization
- agamids — Plural form of agamid.
- agamoid — resembling an agama
- agamous — agamic
- agapism — Belief in selfless, charitable brotherly love.
- agemate — a person roughly the same age as another person
- agendum — agenda
- agnamed — having an agname
- agnomen — the fourth name or second cognomen occasionally acquired by an ancient Roman
- agonism — Competitive struggle (especially political).
- ahimaaz — a priest who supported David during the revolt of Absalom. II Sam. 18:19–32.
- ahriman — the supreme evil spirit and diabolical opponent of Ormazd
- ailment — An ailment is an illness, especially one that is not very serious.
- aimless — A person or activity that is aimless has no clear purpose or plan.
- air arm — the aviation section of a national military force, including aircraft, base and support facilities, and personnel.
- air dam — any device, such as a spoiler, that reduces air resistance and increases the stability of a car, aircraft, etc
- air map — a map constructed from aerial photographs.
- airmada — a large fleet or flight of airplanes assigned to a specific mission: shipping lanes guarded by a giant airmada overhead.
- airmail — Airmail is the system of sending letters, parcels, and goods by air.
- airtime — the time allocated to a particular programme, item, topic, or type of material on radio or television
- akademi — (in India) a learned society
- al marj — an ancient town in N Libya: founded in about 550 bc Pop: 121 000 (2005 est)
- alabama — a state of the southeastern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: consists of coastal and W lowlands crossed by the Tombigbee, Black Warrior, and Alabama Rivers, with parts of the Tennessee Valley and Cumberland Plateau in the north; noted for producing cotton and white marble. Capital: Montgomery. Pop: 4 500 752 (2003 est). Area: 131 333 sq km (50 708 sq miles)
- alameda — a public walk or promenade lined with trees, often poplars
- alamein — a town on the N coast of Egypt, about 70 miles (113 km) W of Alexandria: decisive British victory October 1942.
- alamine — a straight-chain or branched-chain fatty amine of high molecular weight, or a mixture of such amines: these amines are used as corrosion inhibitors, emulsifiers, etc.
- alamode — a soft light silk used for shawls and dresses, esp in the 19th century
- alamort — exhausted, half-dead