6-letter words containing p, m
- magpie — either of two corvine birds, Pica pica (black-billed magpie) of Eurasia and North America, or P. nuttalli (yellow-billed magpie) of California, having long, graduated tails, black-and-white plumage, and noisy, mischievous habits.
- maikop — Official name Adygei Autonomous Region. an autonomous region in the Russian Federation, part of the Krasnodar territory, in the NW Caucasus Mountains. 1505 sq. mi. (3903 sq. km). Capital: Maikop.
- makeup — facial cosmetics, as eye shadow or lipstick.
- man up — an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- mandap — Alternative spelling of mandapa, a sacred tent used in Hindu wedding ceremonies.
- maping — former name of Liuzhou.
- maples — Plural form of maple.
- mappah — a body of Ashkenazic-oriented commentaries on the Shulhan Arukh, written by the Polish Talmudic scholar Moses Isserles (c1520–72) and incorporated by him into the code.
- mapped — a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
- mapper — a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
- maputo — Formerly Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Capital: Maputo.
- markup — Commerce. the amount added by a seller to the cost of a commodity to cover expenses and profit in fixing the selling price. the difference between the cost price and the selling price, computed as a percentage of either the selling price or the cost price. an increase in price, as of a commodity. the amount by which a price is increased.
- mashup — Music, Slang. a recording that combines vocal and instrumental tracks from two or more recordings.
- matipo — any of several shrubs and small trees, native to New Zealand, of the genera Myrsine and Pittosporum
- mayhap — perhaps.
- maypop — the edible fruit of the passionflower, Passiflora incarnata, of the southern U.S.
- mcphee — John Angus, born 1931, U.S. writer.
- meetup — a meeting, especially a regular meeting of people who share a particular interest and have connected with each other through a social-networking website: a meetup for new moms in the neighborhood; a meetup to plan the trip.
- megilp — a jellylike vehicle used in oil paints and usually consisting of linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish.
- mencap — a charity that helps people with learning difficulties and promotes their interests in society
- merope — a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- merops — (in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- metaph — metaphor
- metepa — a substance, C9H18N3OP, that is used in pest control to sterilize male insects
- metope — any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- metump — a band or strap for carrying a load or burden, chiefly used by Native Americans
- mflops — 1. (unit) megaflops. 2. (benchmark) A benchmark which attemps to estimate a system's floating-point "MFLOPS" rating for specific FADD, FSUB, FMUL and FDIV instruction mixes.
- midcap — (of investments) involving a medium amount of capital
- midpay — (of an occupation, industry, etc) paying or tending to pay more than an unskilled job but less than a high-income one
- milpas — Plural form of milpa.
- mishap — an unfortunate accident.
- mispay — (transitive) To pay incorrectly, or to the wrong person.
- mispen — to write incorrectly
- mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
- mix-up — a confused state of things; muddle; tangle.
- mmorpg — Massively Multiplayer Online Game
- mobcap — a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
- mockup — a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.
- mokapu — a town on E Oahu, in central Hawaii.
- molopo — a river in S Africa, flowing SW along the S Botswana-N South Africa border to the Orange River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- mompos — a city in NW Colombia, on the Magdalena.
- mop up — a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- mop-up — the act, process, or an instance of mopping up; completion of an operation or action.
- mopane — A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Angola and Malawi.
- mopani — a leguminous tree, Colophospermum (or Copaifera) mopane, native to southern Africa, that is highly resistant to drought and produces very hard wood
- mopeds — Plural form of moped.
- mopery — mopish behavior.
- mopier — mopey.
- moping — to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
- mopish — given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.