15-letter words containing n, a, r, m, e
- make certain of — to ensure (that one will get something); confirm
- make one's mark — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- malpresentation — Abnormal positioning of a fetus at the time of delivery.
- man of the hour — a man who is honored by a group.
- man-made fabric — a type of fabric that is made artificially, such as polyester or rayon, rather than occurring naturally, like cotton or wool
- managing editor — an editor assigned to the supervision and coordination of certain editorial activities of a newspaper, magazine, book publishing company, or the like. Abbreviation: M.E., m.e.
- manasseh cutler — Manasseh, 1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
- mandarin orange — mandarin (def 4).
- maneuverability — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- mannerheim line — a zone of Finnish fortification erected along part of the border between Finland and Russia before the Finno-Russian War.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- manorial system — manorialism.
- manual steering — Manual steering is steering in which the driver does all the work, without the help of mechanical power.
- manx shearwater — a European oceanic bird, Puffinus puffinus, with long slender wings and black-and-white plumage: family Procellariidae (shearwaters)
- marathon runner — person who runs in a marathon race
- marc andreessen — (person) The man who founded Netscape Communications Corporation in April 1994 with Dr. James H. Clark. Andreessen has been a director since September 1994. As an undergraduate at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Andreessen created the Mosaic web browser prototype with a team of students and staff at the university's National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). With a friendly, point-and-click method for navigating the Internet and free distribution to network users, NCSA Mosaic gained an estimated two million users worldwide in just over one year. Andreessen earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science at the University of Illinois in 1993.
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- marfan syndrome — a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, especially in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities.
- margin of error — statistics: variance
- mariano vallejo — César [Spanish se-sahr] /Spanish ˈsɛ sɑr/ (Show IPA), 1895–1938, Peruvian poet.
- marianske lazne — a spa in W Bohemia, in the W Czech Republic. 18,510.
- marie byrd land — former name of Byrd Land.
- marie de france — flourished 12th century, French poet in England.
- marine engineer — an officer who operates, maintains, and repairs the machinery of a ship.
- marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
- market analysis — the process of determining factors, conditions, and characteristics of a market.
- markup language — a set of standards, as HTML or SGML, used to create an appropriate markup scheme for an electronic document, as to indicate its structure or format.
- marsh andromeda — a low-growing pink-flowered ericaceous evergreen shrub, Andromeda polifolia, that grows in peaty bogs of northern regions
- martensitically — in a martensitic manner
- mascarene grass — a creeping grass, Zoysia tenuifolia, naturalized in California and Florida, having fine leaves and shoots that make good turf.
- masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
- master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
- master mechanic — a mechanic, especially one who is thoroughly skilled, in charge of other mechanics.
- master sergeant — Army, Air Force, Marine Corps. a noncommissioned officer ranking next to the highest noncommissioned officer.
- master-planning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
- materialisation — Alternative spelling of materialization.
- materialization — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- maternity dress — a dress worn by a pregnant woman and which is designed to allow for the changes in body size which take place during pregnancy
- maternity grant — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a flat-rate benefit for pregnant women on low incomes
- maternity leave — a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby.
- matrix sentence — Linguistics. a sentence in which another sentence is embedded: In The man who called is waiting, The man is waiting is a matrix sentence.
- matta echaurren — Roberto Antonio Sebastián [raw-ver-taw ahn-taw-nyaw se-vahs-tyahn] /rɔˈvɛr tɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ ˌsɛ vɑsˈtyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1911–2002, Chilean painter.
- mean solar time — time measured by the hour angle of the mean sun.
- measurelessness — The state or condition of being measureless.
- measurement ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
- measuring glass — a graduated glass container used to measure quantities of liquid
- measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.