8-letter words containing t, a, m, i, n
- laminate — to separate or split into thin layers.
- latinism — a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- limation — The act of filing or polishing.
- linament — (surgery) lint, especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
- luminant — That illuminates; luminous.
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- macintoy — /mak'in-toy/ The Apple Macintosh, considered as a toy. Less pejorative than Macintrash.
- magnetic — of or relating to a magnet or magnetism.
- mainmast — the second mast from forward in any ship having two or more masts, except for a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
- mainstay — Nautical. the stay that secures the mainmast forward.
- maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- maitland — Frederic William, 1850–1906, English jurist and legal historian.
- maltings — Plural form of malting.
- mangiest — Superlative form of mangy.
- manifest — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- manitoba — a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man. Capital: Winnipeg.
- manitous — Plural form of manitou.
- manliest — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- mannitol — Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- manshift — the work accomplished by one person in one shift
- mantilla — a silk or lace head scarf arranged over a high comb and falling over the back and shoulders, worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.
- mantinea — an ancient city in S Greece, in Arcadia: battles 362 b.c., 223 b.c.
- mantises — Plural form of mantis.
- mantissa — Mathematics. the decimal part of a common logarithm. Compare characteristic (def 3a).
- mantling — a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- manumits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manumit.
- manutius — Aldus [awl-duh s,, al-] /ˈɔl dəs,, ˈæl-/ (Show IPA), (Teobaldo Mannucci or Manuzio) 1450–1515, Italian printer and classical scholar.
- marantic — (medicine) Pertaining to marasmus.
- marinate — to steep (food) in a marinade.
- maritain — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- marmiton — A chef's assistant, kitchen boy.
- maronite — a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- martin i — Saint, died a.d. 655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 649–655.
- martin v — (Oddone Colonna) 1368–1431, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1417–31.
- martinet — a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- martinez — a town in W California.
- martinis — Plural form of martini.
- martinon — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- masonite — A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.
- matachin — a 16th century dance performed by extravagantly dressed masked dancers carrying swords
- matching — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- matinees — Plural form of matinee.
- matiness — sociable; friendly: a matey chat.
- maturing — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- meantime — the intervening time: The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food.
- medicant — a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
- melanist — a melanistic person
- melanite — a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- mentalis — (muscle) A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin.