8-letter words containing s, m, e, l, i
- maldives — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
- maliseet — Malecite.
- maniples — Plural form of maniple.
- manliest — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- marlines — Plural form of marline.
- marsilea — (botany) Any of the genus Marsilea of aquatic ferns.
- masklike — a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
- mayflies — Plural form of mayfly.
- measlier — Comparative form of measly.
- measling — A form of delamination, or separation in a laminate material, resulting in a spotty appearance.
- medalist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- medflies — Plural form of medfly.
- medicals — Plural form of medical.
- melanise — Alt form melanize.
- melanism — Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- melanist — a melanistic person
- melilots — Plural form of melilot.
- melitose — raffinose.
- melodics — the branch of musical science concerned with the pitch and succession of tones.
- melodies — a female given name.
- melodise — to make melodious.
- melodist — a composer or a singer of melodies.
- meniscal — Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.
- mentalis — (muscle) A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin.
- mescalin — Alternative form of mescaline.
- mesially — Toward the central plane of a body with bilateral symmetry.
- mesolite — a mineral variety of the zeolite group, intermediate in chemical composition between natrolite and scolecite.
- metalist — a person who works with metals.
- micelles — Plural form of micelle.
- midlines — Plural form of midline.
- midscale — (business) Neither downscale nor upscale.
- miladies — Plural form of milady.
- milanese — a native or inhabitant of Milan, Italy.
- mildness — amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- mileages — Plural form of mileage.
- milepost — any of a series of posts set up to mark distance by miles, as along a highway, or an individual post showing the distance to or from a place.
- milesian — a native of Miletus.
- milesimo — one thousandth
- milkless — Without milk.
- milkshed — a region producing milk for a specific community: the St. Louis milkshed.
- milstein — Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- mindless — without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
- minerals — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
- minstrel — a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour.
- miracles — Plural form of miracle.
- mis-sell — To mis-sell something such as a pension or an insurance policy means to sell it to someone even though you know that it is not suitable for them.
- misalter — to alter wrongly
- miscible — capable of being mixed: miscible ingredients.
- misenrol — to enrol inaccurately or wrongly
- misfield — an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.