8-letter words containing s, m, a, r
- marishes — a marsh.
- markhors — Plural form of markhor.
- markings — Plural form of marking.
- marksman — a person who is skilled in shooting at a mark; a person who shoots well.
- marksmen — Plural form of marksman.
- marlines — Plural form of marline.
- marmites — Plural form of marmite.
- marmoset — any of several small, squirrellike, South and Central American monkeys of the genera Callithrix, Leontocebus, etc., having soft fur and a long, nonprehensile tail: some species are endangered.
- marquees — Plural form of marquee.
- marquesa — A Spanish marchioness.
- marquess — marquee (def 3).
- marquise — the wife or widow of a marquis.
- marrieds — Plural form of married.
- mars red — a deep red-orange color.
- marsalis — Wynton [win-tn] /ˈwɪn tn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, U.S. jazz and classical music trumpeter, jazz composer, educator, and executive.
- marsanne — a white grape grown in the N Rhône region of France and in California and Australia, used for making wine
- marshall — Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist.
- marshals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marshal.
- marsilea — (botany) Any of the genus Marsilea of aquatic ferns.
- marsport — a spoilsport
- marsupia — Plural form of marsupium.
- martinis — Plural form of martini.
- martlets — Plural form of martlet.
- mascaron — mask (def 11).
- masonary — Misspelling of masonry.
- masorete — one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- masquers — Plural form of masquer.
- massacer — Archaic form of massacre.
- massacre — the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
- massager — the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.
- masseter — a short, thick, masticatory muscle, the action of which assists in closing the jaws by raising the mandible or lower jaw.
- masseurs — Plural form of masseur.
- mastered — a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something: a master of six languages; to be master of one's fate.
- masterly — like or befitting a master, as in skill or art; worthy of a master; very skillful: a masterly presentation of the budget.
- masurian — of or relating to Masuria, a region of NE Poland, or its inhabitants
- masurium — technetium
- matadors — Plural form of matador.
- matgrass — widespread perennial European grass with dense tufts of bristly leaves, characteristic of peaty moors
- matrices — something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops: The Greco-Roman world was the matrix for Western civilization.
- matrixes — Plural form of matrix.
- mattrass — a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.
- mattress — a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as or on a bed, consisting of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.
- maturers — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maturest — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- mayoress — a woman who is the chief executive official of a city, village, or town.
- mazdoors — Plural form of mazdoor.
- mazurkas — Plural form of mazurka.
- mcmaster — John Bach, 1852–1932, U.S. historian and educator.
- meanders — Plural form of meander.
- measlier — Comparative form of measly.