13-letter words containing n, e, i, m
- marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
- married print — composite print.
- martin luther — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.
- martinez ruiz — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), Azorín.
- martini-henry — a breech-loaded .45 caliber rifle adopted in 1871 as the standard British service weapon, using a center-fire metallic cartridge filled with black powder.
- masculineness — The state or condition of being masculine.
- masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.
- masking frame — easel (def 2).
- masking piece — a flat, curtain, or other piece of scenery for concealing a part of a stage from the audience.
- mass catering — the trade of supplying food and drink to large numbers of customers at the same time
- masterminding — to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
- mastersingers — Plural form of mastersinger.
- match fitness — the condition of being match-fit
- materializing — Present participle of materialize.
- maternalistic — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- maternity pay — the pay a woman receives from her work during her absence immediately before and after childbirth
- mathematician — an expert or specialist in mathematics.
- mathematizing — Present participle of mathematize.
- mating season — the period during each year when a particular bird, animal, or fish mates
- matrilineally — In matrilineal fashion.
- matt emulsion — a water-based paint which is not shiny when it dries
- maxillodental — Relating to the jaw and teeth.
- me generation — the generation, originally in the 1970s, characterized by self-absorption; in the 1980s, characterized by material greed
- mean business — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- mean distance — the arithmetic mean of the greatest and least distances of a planet from the sun, used in stating the size of an orbit; the semimajor axis.
- mean latitude — the latitude of the point that is midway between two parallels on the same side of the equator.
- mean-spirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- meaninglessly — In a meaningless manner; nonsensically.
- measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
- measuring jug — a graduated jug used in cooking to measure ingredients
- measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
- measuringworm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
- mechanisation — Alternative spelling of mechanization.
- mechanization — to make mechanical.
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- medicine ball — a large, solid, heavy, leather-covered ball, thrown from one person to another for exercise.
- medicine shop — (in Malaysia) a Chinese chemist's shop where traditional herbs are sold as well as modern drugs. It is not, however, a dispensary for prescribed medicines
- medicine show — a traveling troupe, especially in the late 1800s, offering entertainment in order to attract customers for the patent medicines or purported cures proffered for sale.
- mediterranean — Mediterranean Sea.
- meeting house — a house or building for religious worship.
- meeting place — A meeting place is a place where people meet.
- meeting-house — a house or building for religious worship.
- meetinghouses — Plural form of meetinghouse.
- megalomaniacs — Plural form of megalomaniac.
- megalopolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- meistersinger — Also, mastersinger. a member of one of the guilds, chiefly of workingmen, established during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in the principal cities of Germany, for the cultivation of poetry and music.
- melancholious — (obsolete) melancholy.
- melanogenesis — the production of melanin
- mellification — the production of honey from nectar