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13-letter words containing r, e, m, a

  • 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.
  • martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
  • marvelousness — The quality or state of being marvelous.
  • marx brothers — the. a US family of film comedians, esp Arthur Marx, known as Harpo (1888–1964), Herbert Marx, known as Zeppo (1901–79), Julius Marx, known as Groucho (1890–1977), and Leonard Marx, known as Chico (1886–1961). Their films include Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horsefeathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), and A Day at the Races (1937)
  • masking frame — easel (def 2).
  • mass catering — the trade of supplying food and drink to large numbers of customers at the same time
  • mass hysteria — a condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness.
  • mass murderer — A mass murderer is someone who deliberately kills a large number of people illegally.
  • mass spectrum — a spectrum of charged particles, arranged in order of mass or mass-to-charge ratios.
  • master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
  • master switch — a switch that can be used to turn on or off the supply of electricity to a building or to certain equipment
  • master-stroke — a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action: War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy.
  • masterclasses — Plural form of masterclass.
  • masterfulness — The quality of being masterful.
  • masterminding — to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
  • mastersingers — Plural form of mastersinger.
  • masterstrokes — Plural form of masterstroke.
  • masticatories — Plural form of masticatory.
  • matched order — an order placed with a broker to buy a specified stock at a price above the market price with the intention of immediately selling the stock through another broker at the same price. It is designed to give the appearance of active trading in the stock.
  • mater turrita — Cybele.
  • materfamilias — the mother of a family.
  • material girl — materialistic woman
  • material mode — the normal use of language that refers to extra-linguistic subjects without explicit mention of the words themselves. Fido is a dog is in the material mode, while "Fido" is a dog's name is in the formal mode
  • materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
  • 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
  • matrilineally — In matrilineal fashion.
  • matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
  • matter of law — an issue or matter to be determined according to the relevant principles of law.
  • matthew paris — Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
  • me generation — the generation, originally in the 1970s, characterized by self-absorption; in the 1980s, characterized by material greed
  • mean-spirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
  • measurability — capable of being measured.
  • measure up to — to fulfil (expectations, standards, etc)
  • 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.
  • meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
  • medical board — a group of people qualified to give opinions on medical matters
  • mediterranean — Mediterranean Sea.
  • medium quarto — a size of book, about 9½ × 12 inches (24 × 30 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 4to.
  • medullary ray — (in the stems of woody plants) one of the vertical bands or plates of unspecialized tissue that radiate between the pith and the bark.
  • megacaryocyte — Alternative form of megakaryocyte.
  • megaherbivore — a large herbivore, such as an elephant, weighing more than 1000kg
  • megakaryocyte — a large bone-marrow cell having a lobulate nucleus, regarded as the source of blood platelets.
  • megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
  • megasporocyte — a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
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