8-letter words containing s, t, a, e, m
- makefast — any structure to which a ship is tied up, as a bollard or buoy.
- maliseet — Malecite.
- maltster — a maker of or dealer in malt.
- manatees — Plural form of manatee.
- mandates — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- mangiest — Superlative form of mangy.
- manifest — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- manliest — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- mansuete — gentle or tame
- mantises — Plural form of mantis.
- margents — (obsolete) Plural form of margent.
- 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.
- martlets — Plural form of martlet.
- masonite — A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.
- masorete — one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- massenet — Jules Émile Frédéric [zhyl ey-meel frey-dey-reek] /ʒül eɪˈmil freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1842–1912, French composer.
- masseter — a short, thick, masticatory muscle, the action of which assists in closing the jaws by raising the mandible or lower jaw.
- masstige — noting or pertaining to goods that are perceived to have prestige or high style but are affordable for a wide range of customers: This five-dollar bottle of hand cream is aimed at the masstige market.
- mast bed — a construction in a wooden deck around the opening for a mast.
- 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.
- masthead — Also called flag. a statement printed in all issues of a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually on the editorial page, giving the publication's name, the names of the owner and staff, etc.
- mateless — Without a mate.
- mateship — the state of being a mate.
- mathesis — learning or wisdom, esp of a mathematical nature
- matinees — Plural form of matinee.
- matiness — sociable; friendly: a matey chat.
- 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.
- matteson — a town in NE Illinois.
- matthews — one of the four Evangelists, a customs collector from Capernaum, summoned to be one of the 12 apostles: originally called Levi. Matt. 9:9–13.
- 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.
- mcmaster — John Bach, 1852–1932, U.S. historian and educator.
- meatiest — Superlative form of meaty.
- meatless — the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meatuses — Plural form of meatus.
- medalist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- mediates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mediate.
- meerkats — Plural form of meerkat.
- megabits — Plural form of megabit.
- megastar — A very famous person, especially in the world of entertainment.
- megatons — Plural form of megaton.
- melanist — a melanistic person
- meltages — (very, rare) Plural form of meltage.
- mentalis — (muscle) A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin.
- mesnalty — the estate of a mesne lord.
- messmate — a person, especially a friend, who is a member of a group regularly taking meals together, as in an army camp.