8-letter words containing n, a, r, m
- managers — Plural form of manager.
- managery — Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.
- manarola — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- mandator — a person who gives a mandate.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandorla — A pointed oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art.
- mandrake — a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form.
- mandrels — Plural form of mandrel.
- mandrill — a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
- maneater — Alternative spelling of man-eater.
- maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- maneuvre — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of maneuver.
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
- manhours — Plural form of manhour.
- manicure — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- maniform — shaped like a hand.
- manjusri — a Bodhisattva personifying wisdom.
- mannered — having manners as specified (usually used in combination): ill-mannered people.
- mannerly — having or showing good manners; courteous; polite.
- manoever — Misspelling of manoeuvre or 'maneuver'.
- manorial — (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manouver — Misspelling of maneuver.
- manouvre — Misspelling of manoeuvre.
- manpower — power in terms of people available or required for work or military service: the manpower of a country.
- manrider — a train used to carry miners into a coal mine
- mansards — Plural form of mansard.
- mansonry — mansions or dwelling places collectively
- manswear — (transitive, UK dialectal) To swear falsely; perjure oneself.
- mansworn — Past participle of manswear.
- mantraps — Plural form of mantrap.
- manuhiri — a visitor to a Māori marae
- manurial — Of or pertaining to manure.
- manuring — excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- manwhore — (slang) A man who sells his body for money; a male prostitute.
- maradona — Diego (dɪˈeɪɡəʊ) (Armando). born 1960, Argentinian footballer and manager: his clubs included Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, and Napoli; scored 34 goals in 91 internationals (1977–94); under his captaincy Argentina won the World Cup in 1986
- maranhao — a state in NE Brazil. 125,312 sq. mi. (324,560 sq. km). Capital: São Luiz.
- marantic — (medicine) Pertaining to marasmus.
- marathon — a plain in SE Greece, in Attica: the Athenians defeated the Persians here 490 b.c.
- marbling — metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- marching — to touch at the border; border.
- marchman — a person living on the border territories
- marciano — Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- marenzio — Luca (ˈluːka). 1553–99, Italian composer of madrigals
- margarin — Archaic form of margarine.
- margelan — a city in E Uzbekistan, NW of Fergana.
- margents — (obsolete) Plural form of margent.
- marginal — pertaining to a margin.
- margined — Having a margin.
- marianao — a city in NW Cuba, a suburb of Havana.