9-letter words containing n, a, m, h
- marchland — borderland.
- marchpane — marzipan.
- mariehamn — a seaport on S Åland Island, in the Baltic.
- marihuana — hemp (def 1).
- marsh hen — any of various rails or raillike birds.
- marshland — a region, area, or district characterized by marshes, swamps, bogs, or the like.
- masakhane — a political slogan of solidarity
- mash note — an effusive note or letter expressing affection or passion for the recipient, usually a stranger or someone known only casually
- mash unit — a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
- matchings — Plural form of matching.
- mathewson — Christopher ("Christy") 1880–1925, U.S. baseball player.
- mayhappen — perhaps; mayhap.
- mcglashan — Don(ald). born 1959, New Zealand musician and songwriter in the bands Blam Blam Blam, the Front Lawn, and the Mutton Birds
- meanwhile — meantime.
- mechanick — Obsolete spelling of mechanic.
- mechanics — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- mechanise — to make mechanical.
- mechanism — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanist — a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- mechanize — to make mechanical.
- megachain — A very large and successful chain (group of stores or businesses).
- megaphone — a cone-shaped device for magnifying or directing the voice, chiefly used in addressing a large audience out of doors or in calling to someone at a distance. Compare bullhorn.
- melphalan — A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
- menhadens — Plural form of menhaden.
- menorrhea — menstrual flow.
- merchants — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- merneptah — king of ancient Egypt c1225–c1215 b.c. (son of Ramses II).
- meshugana — a crazy person.
- metahuman — Superhuman.
- metaphone — (algorithm, text) An algorithm for encoding a word so that similar sounding words encode the same. It's similar to soundex in purpose, but as it knows the basic rules of English pronunciation it's more accurate. The higher accuracy doesn't come free, though, metaphone requires more computational power as well as more storage capacity, but neither of these requirements are usually prohibitive. It is in the public domain so it can be freely implemented. Metaphone was developed by Lawrence Philips <[email protected]>. It is described in ["Practical Algorithms for Programmers", Binstock & Rex, Addison Wesley, 1995].
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- methadone — a synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 8 ClNO, similar to morphine but effective orally, used in the relief of pain and as a heroin substitute in the treatment of heroin addiction.
- michoacan — a state in SW Mexico. 23,196 sq. mi. (60,080 sq. km). Capital: Morelia.
- midheaven — the point of a horoscope corresponding to the zenith: the cusp of the tenth house.
- mindshare — Relative public awareness of a phenomenon.
- mineshaft — A vertical hole, sunk down through the strata to reach the mineral which was to be mined.
- minicoach — a small bus or buslike van.
- mischance — a mishap or misfortune.
- mischancy — unlucky; unfortunate
- mishandle — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
- mishanter — a misfortune; mishap.
- mishappen — (obsolete) To encounter grief or misfortune.
- misshapen — badly shaped; deformed.
- monachism — monasticism.
- monarchal — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a monarch: monarchal pomp.
- monarchic — of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
- monograph — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- monomachy — (now rare) A fight or other contest between two people or forces; a duel; single combat. (from 16th c.).
- monophagy — The feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species).
- monophase — (electricity) Having a single phase of alternating current.