9-letter words containing t, o, a, s, m
- malt shop — a retail establishment specializing in serving ice-cream drinks, as malted milks, milk shakes, and sodas.
- malthouse — A building in which malt is prepared and stored.
- manifesto — a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- mantyhose — a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by men
- marabouts — Plural form of marabout.
- marathons — Plural form of marathon.
- marlstone — an indurated marl.
- marmosets — Plural form of marmoset.
- marshwort — A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
- martagons — Plural form of martagon.
- martinson — Harry Edmund [har-ee ed-muh nd;; Swedish hah-ri ed-moo nt] /ˈhær i ˈɛd mənd;; Swedish ˈhɑ rɪ ˈɛd mʊnt/ (Show IPA), 1904–78, Swedish novelist and poet: Nobel prize 1974.
- mash note — an effusive note or letter expressing affection or passion for the recipient, usually a stranger or someone known only casually
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masoretic — of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- massasoit — c1580–1661, North American Indian leader: sachem of the Wampanoag tribe; negotiator of peace treaty with the Pilgrims 1621 (father of King Philip).
- massorete — one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- masterdom — complete control; mastery
- masterson — William Barclay ("Bat") 1853–1921, U.S. frontier law officer.
- masthouse — a place, usually in a dockyard, in which masts are stored
- mastocyte — Mast cell.
- mastodons — Plural form of mastodon.
- mastodont — Mastodon.
- mastoidal — Mastoid.
- mastology — Mammalogy.
- mastopexy — fixation of a pendulous breast.
- matamoros — a seaport in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Brownsville, Texas.
- mathewson — Christopher ("Christy") 1880–1925, U.S. baseball player.
- mathworks — The MathWorks, Inc.
- meathooks — Usually, meat hooks. Slang. a hand or fist: Get your meat hooks away from that cake! It's for dessert.
- meatworks — (Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
- mediators — Plural form of mediator.
- megastore — A very large store, typically one specializing in a particular type of product.
- megastorm — a very powerful storm that causes catastrophic damage
- megavolts — Plural form of megavolt.
- melastome — any of various tropical flowering plants of the family Melastomataceae
- mesoblast — the mesoderm.
- mestranol — an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metascope — a device for converting infrared radiation into visible light.
- metazoans — Plural form of metazoan.
- microstat — a negative of a microphotograph made directly from a negative by a copy camera.
- milktoast — milquetoast.
- minnesota — a state in the N central United States. 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). Capital: St. Paul. Abbreviation: MN (for use with zip code), Minn.
- minotaurs — Plural form of minotaur.
- mislocate — to misplace.
- mist-coat — (in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- mocktails — Plural form of mocktail.
- moderates — Plural form of moderate.
- modulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modulate.
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.