7-letter words containing t, i, a
- lunatic — (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- lusatia — a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- lutetia — Paris2
- maestri — Plural form of maestro.
- maginot — André, 1877–1932, French minister of war 1929–32: backed construction of Maginot Line.
- mai tai — a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- maillot — a close-fitting, one-piece bathing suit for women, simply styled and usually having a scoop neck and shoulder straps.
- mailout — An informational or promotional document sent by post.
- maintop — a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- maistre — Josephe de (ʒozɛf də). 1753–1821, French writer and diplomat, noted for his extreme reactionary views, expounded in such works as Les Soirées de St Petersbourg (1821)
- maistry — (obsolete) mastery.
- maitake — Grifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.
- make it — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- malting — germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- manihot — (obsolete) manioc.
- manitou — (among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- mannite — mannitol.
- mantids — Plural form of mantid.
- mantric — Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- manumit — to release from slavery or servitude.
- mao-tai — a strong, colorless liquor of China distilled from sorghum and resembling vodka but usually of higher proof.
- mappist — (archaic) cartographer.
- marathi — an Indic language of western and central India: the principal language of the state of Maharashtra.
- marisat — one of a series of geostationary communications satellites that relay telecommunications between ships at sea and shore stations.
- marital — Of or relating to marriage or the relations between husband and wife.
- maritsa — a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- marlite — an indurated marl.
- marlpit — (dated) A pit where marl has been dug.
- marmite — a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
- martial — inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people.
- martian — of, relating to, or like the planet Mars or its hypothetical inhabitants.
- martina — a female given name.
- marting — Present participle of mart.
- martini — a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- martins — Archer John Porter [ahr-cher] /ˈɑr tʃər/ (Show IPA), 1910–2002, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1952.
- martinu — Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- marxist — an adherent of Karl Marx or his theories.
- mastiff — one of a breed of large, powerful, short-haired dogs having an apricot, fawn, or brindled coat.
- masting — Nautical. a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast. any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast. any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- mastoid — of or relating to the mastoid process.
- mathias — Robert Bruce ("Bob") 1930–2006, U.S. track-and-field athlete.
- matilda — Also called Maud. 1102–67, empress of the Holy Roman Empire 1114–25; queen of England 1141 (daughter of Henry I of England).
- matilde — Also called Maud. 1102–67, empress of the Holy Roman Empire 1114–25; queen of England 1141 (daughter of Henry I of England).
- matinal — (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matinee — an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- matings — Plural form of mating, gerund of 'mate'.
- matisse — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- matrice — Obsolete form of matrix.
- matsuri — A solemn festival celebrated periodically at Shinto shrines in Japan.
- mattify — (of a cosmetic) to produce a matt effect or reduce the shiny appearance of the skin.