7-letter words containing m
- alarmed — If someone is alarmed, they feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- alarmer — One who alarms; one who sounds the alarm.
- alarums — Plural form of alarum.
- albumen — Albumen is the same as albumin.
- albumin — Albumin is a protein that is found in blood plasma, egg white, and some other substances.
- alchemy — Alchemy was a form of chemistry studied in the Middle Ages, which was concerned with trying to discover ways to change ordinary metals into gold.
- alcmene — the mother of Hercules by Zeus who visited her in the guise of her husband, Amphitryon
- alembic — an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
- alfheim — the domain of elves.
- aliform — wing-shaped; alar
- aliment — something that nourishes or sustains the body or mind
- alimony — Alimony is money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced. Compare palimony.
- alkmaar — a city in the W Netherlands, in North Holland. Pop: 93 000 (2003 est)
- alkmene — the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- alliums — Plural form of allium.
- allonym — a name, often one of historical significance or that of another person, assumed by a person, esp an author
- almaden — a town in S Spain: rich cinnabar mines, worked since Roman times. Pop: 6659 (2003 est)
- almanac — An almanac is a book published every year which contains information about the movements of the planets, the changes of the moon and the tides, and the dates of important anniversaries.
- almeida — Francisco de [frahn-seesh-koo duh] /frɑ̃ˈsiʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1450?–1510, Portuguese military leader: first Portuguese viceroy in India.
- almemar — (in Ashkenazic usage) the raised platform in a synagogue on which the reading desk stands
- almeria — a port in S Spain. Pop: 176 727 (2003 est)
- almight — (obsolete) almighty.
- almique — a West African tree, Manilkara albescens, of the sapodilla family.
- almirah — a large Indian cupboard or cabinet, often of carved wood
- almohad — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.
- almonds — Plural form of almond.
- almondy — containing or resembling almond
- almoner — In Britain, an almoner is a social worker who works in a hospital.
- almonry — the house of an almoner, usually the place where alms were given
- almsman — a person who gives or receives alms
- almuces — Plural form of almuce.
- alodium — allodium
- altmode — alt
- altname — An alternative name.
- alumane — (inorganic compound) The compound aluminium hydride, AlH3.
- alumian — (mineral) natroalunite.
- alumina — an oxide of aluminum, Al2O3, present in bauxite and clay and found as different forms of corundum, including emery, sapphires, and rubies
- alumish — resembling alum
- alumium — (obsolete) Alternative name for aluminium / aluminum (the chemical element, symbol Al, with an atomic number of 13).
- alumnae — a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumnus — The alumni of a school, college, or university are the people who used to be students there.
- alundum — a hard material composed of fused alumina, used as an abrasive and a refractory
- alyssum — any widely cultivated herbaceous garden plant of the genus Alyssum, having clusters of small yellow or white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- am-dram — amateur dramatics
- amabile — sweet or lovely
- amadans — fool1 .
- amadoda — grown men
- amadous — a spongy substance prepared from fungi, Polyporus (Fomes) fomentarius and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.
- amakihi — a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Hemignathus virens, having mainly olive-green plumage above with a dark mark extending from the eye to the beak.
- amalaka — the bulbous finial of a sikhara.