8-letter words containing t, r, o, e
- low-rate — to place a low value on: a policy of low-rating most modern artists.
- low-rent — Informal. second-rate; bargain-basement.
- maestros — Plural form of maestro.
- 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.
- 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.
- martello — Alternative form of Martello.
- masorete — one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- matadore — Dated form of matador.
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- memorate — (folklore) An oral narrative from memory relating a personal experience, especially the precursor of a legend.
- memorist — a person who has a remarkably retentive memory.
- mentmore — a mansion in Mentmore in Buckinghamshire: built by Sir Joseph Paxton in the 19th century for the Rothschild family; now owned by the Maharishi University of Natural Law
- mentored — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- mentoree — One being mentored.
- mercapto — containing the mercapto group; sulfhydryl; thiol.
- mercator — Gerhardus [jer-hahr-duh s] /dʒərˈhɑr dəs/ (Show IPA), (Gerhard Kremer) 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.
- mesotron — (no longer in technical use) meson.
- metaphor — 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).
- meteoric — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- metopryl — a colourless liquid, C4H10O, that is related to ether and was formerly used as an anaesthetic
- metrazol — pentylenetetrazol
- microjet — a light jet-propelled aircraft
- minorite — Friar Minor.
- misroute — Divert or direct to the wrong place or by the wrong route.
- miswrote — to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe: Write your name on the board.
- mobsters — Plural form of mobster.
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- moderato — moderate; in moderate time.
- moisture — condensed or diffused liquid, especially water: moisture in the air.
- mole rat — any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae
- molester — to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- monstera — any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- monsters — Plural form of monster.
- monstery — Resembling a monster.
- monterey — a city in W California, on Monterey Bay: the capital of California until 1847.
- monteria — a city in N Colombia.
- montreal — a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- montreux — a town and resort in W Switzerland, in Vaud canton on Lake Geneva; annual television festival. Pop: 22 454 (2000)
- montrose — James Graham, Marquis of, 1612–50, Scottish supporter of Charles I.
- mordents — Plural form of mordent.
- mortared — a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
- mortbell — a bell rung for a funeral
- mortgage — the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed.
- mortimer — Roger de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), 8th Baron of Wigmore [wig-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈwɪgˌmɔr,, -ˌmoʊr/ (Show IPA), and 1st Earl of March, 1287–1330, English rebel leader: paramour of Isabella, queen of Edward II of England.
- mortised — a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mortises — Plural form of mortise.
- mortsafe — a heavy iron cage or grille placed over the grave of a newly deceased person in order to deter body snatchers
- motelier — a person running or owning a motel or motel chain
- mothered — Simple past tense and past participle of mother.