12-letter words containing s, i, a, m
- make history — do sth of great significance
- make inroads — If one thing makes inroads into another, the first thing starts affecting or destroying the second.
- make sb sick — disgust sb morally
- malacologist — A person who studies molluscs, who specializes in malacology.
- maladjustive — Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment.
- malapropisms — Plural form of malapropism.
- male-sterile — producing no pollen or infertile pollen.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- malignancies — Plural form of malignancy.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- malocclusion — faulty occlusion; irregular contact of opposing teeth in the upper and lower jaws.
- malpositions — Plural form of malposition.
- malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
- malt whiskey — Malt whiskey or malt is whiskey that is made from malt.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- mammaplastic — Of, or pertaining to, mammaplasty.
- maneuverings — Plural form of maneuvering.
- manicure set — a set of small tools designed for trimming and caring for the nails
- manifestness — The quality or state of being manifest or obvious.
- manifoldness — (mathematics) multiplicity.
- manila grass — a compact, shade-tolerant, turf-forming grass, Zoysia matrella, of southeastern Asia, having stiff leaves and flowering spikelets.
- manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
- mannerliness — Politeness, good manners.
- manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
- mansplaining — (informal, pejorative) The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a female listener in order to appear knowledgable or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic.
- manspreading — the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him
- mantelpieces — Plural form of mantelpiece.
- manu-service — denoting a business that involves both the manufacture of goods and the provision of after-sales services
- manumissions — Plural form of manumission.
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- marcatissimo — in a heavily accented manner
- marcellus ii — (Marcello Cervini) 1501–55, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555.
- marconi mast — an elaborately stayed mast.
- mare crisium — (Sea of Crises) a dark plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 66,000 sq. mi. (170,000 sq. km).
- mare sirenum — (Sea of Sirens) an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- marginal sea — water that lies alongside a state, falls under its authority, and extends about 3½ statute miles (6 kilometers) from the coast.
- marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalise.
- marginalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalize.
- marie louise — 1791–1847, 2nd wife of Napoleon I: empress of France; duchess of Parma 1816–31 (daughter of Francis II of Austria; mother of Napoleon II).
- marin marais — Marin [ma-ran] /maˈrɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1656–1728, French viola da gamba player and composer.
- marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
- marionettist — A puppeteer who controls a marionette.
- marksmanship — a person who is skilled in shooting at a mark; a person who shoots well.
- marlinespike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- marseillaise — the French national anthem, written in 1792 by Rouget de Lisle.
- marsh orchid — any of various orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza, growing in damp places and having mostly purplish flowers