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14-letter words containing r, a, m

  • mariotte's law — Boyle's law.
  • marital status — whether or not one is married
  • mark-to-market — denoting a system that values assets according to their current market price
  • market economy — a capitalistic economic system in which there is free competition and prices are determined by the interaction of supply and demand.
  • market segment — a part of a market identifiable as having particular customers with specific buying characteristics
  • marketableness — The state or quality of being marketable.
  • marking scheme — a plan or guidelines used in the marking of school children's or students' written work by teaching staff
  • markov process — a process in which future values of a random variable are statistically determined by present events and dependent only on the event immediately preceding.
  • marmalade bush — a shrub, Streptosolen jamesonii, of the nightshade family, native to South America, bearing showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers, grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
  • marmalade plum — sapote.
  • marmalade tree — sapote (def 1).
  • marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
  • marrons glaces — chestnuts cooked in syrup and glazed
  • marsh marigold — a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.
  • marsupial bone — epipubis.
  • marsupial mole — a burrowing Australian marsupial of the genus Notoryctes, resembling a common mole in form and behavior.
  • martello tower — a circular, towerlike fort with guns on the top.
  • martial artist — a person who practises a martial art
  • martin du gard — Roger [raw-zhey] /rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1958, French novelist: Nobel prize 1937.
  • marumi kumquat — round kumquat.
  • marvel-of-peru — the four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa.
  • marvellousness — The quality or state of being marvellous.
  • mary magdalene — Mary of Magdala, whom Jesus healed of possession by devils, Luke 8:2: traditionally identified with the repentant woman whom Jesus forgave. Luke 7:37–50.
  • masonry cement — a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.
  • mass marketing — the organization of the sale of a product to a large number of people
  • massage parlor — a commercial establishment providing massages.
  • massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
  • master aircrew — a warrant rank in the Royal Air Force, equal to but before a warrant officer
  • master bedroom — a principal bedroom in a house or apartment, usually the largest, typically occupied by the person or persons who head the household.
  • master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
  • master butcher — a butcher who is fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it
  • master mariner — a sailor who has achieved a level of competence and experience to be qualified to act as captain of a merchant ship
  • master of arts — a master's degree given usually in a specific branch of the humanities or social sciences.
  • master workman — a worker in charge.
  • master-at-arms — an officer of a fraternal organization, veterans' society, or the like, empowered to maintain order, exclude unauthorized persons, etc.
  • masterplanning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
  • mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
  • mastocarcinoma — carcinoma of the breast.
  • matara diamond — a zircon heat-treated to render it colorless: not a true diamond.
  • mater dolorosa — the sorrowful mother.
  • materia medica — (used with a plural verb) the remedial substances employed in medicine.
  • material cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • maternal death — the death of a woman while pregnant or shortly after childbirth or an abortion
  • maternity home — a house in which a pregnant woman can live until her baby is born, esp one for women who became pregnant out of wedlock and whose baby is going to be put up for adoption
  • maternity ward — hospital room for new mothers
  • matjes herring — young herring that have not spawned, often prepared with vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices.
  • matrimony vine — any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.
  • matteo bojardo — Matteo Maria [mah-tey-oh muh-ree-uh;; Italian maht-te-aw mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈteɪ oʊ məˈri ə;; Italian mɑtˈtɛ ɔ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), Boiardo, Matteo Maria.
  • matter in deed — a fact or statement that can be proved or established by a deed or specialty.
  • matter-of-fact — adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; prosaic; dry; commonplace: a matter-of-fact account of the political rally.
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