10-letter words containing ma
- marseilles — a department in SE France. 2026 sq. mi. (5245 sq. km). Capital: Marseilles.
- marsh deer — a large South American deer, Blastocerus dichotomus, that lives in forests near rivers and swamps: an endangered species.
- marsh fern — a fern, Thelypteris palustris, having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places.
- marsh hawk — northern harrier.
- marsh pink — any of several eastern North American plants belonging to the genus Sabatia, of the gentian family, having rose-pink flowers.
- marsh wren — Also called long-billed marsh wren. a North American wren, Cistothorus palustris, that inhabits tall reed beds.
- marshalers — Plural form of marshaler.
- marshaling — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- marshalled — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- marshaller — Alternative spelling of marshaler.
- marshalsea — the court of the marshal of the royal household.
- marshfield — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- marshiness — The quality or state of being marshy.
- marshlands — Plural form of marshland.
- marsupials — Plural form of marsupial.
- martellato — (of notes or chords in a musical score) heavily accented and detached.
- martensite — a metastable microconstituent of any of various forms of carbon steel, produced by undercooling sufficiently below the normal transformation temperature, especially a hard, brittle product of the decomposition of austenite, produced in this way.
- martin iii — died a.d. 946, pope 942–946.
- martinelli — Giovanni [jee-uh-vah-nee;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee] /ˌdʒi əˈvɑ ni;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1885–1969, U.S. operatic tenor, born in Italy.
- martingale — Also called standing martingale. part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting of a strap that fastens to the girth, passes between the forelegs and through a loop in the neckstrap or hame, and fastens to the noseband: used to steady or hold down the horse's head.
- martinican — an island in the E West Indies; an overseas department of France. 425 sq. mi. (1100 sq. km). Capital: Fort-de-France.
- martinique — an island in the E West Indies; an overseas department of France. 425 sq. mi. (1100 sq. km). Capital: Fort-de-France.
- martyrizer — One who martyrs, puts others trough martyrdom.
- martyrlike — Resembling or characteristic of a martyr.
- marvelling — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
- marvellous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- marvelment — The state of marvelling; amazement.
- mary janes — flat or low-heeled shoes for women or girls, usually with a rounded toe and a single strap that buckles across the instep
- mary tudor — Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- marylander — a person born or living in Maryland
- mascarpone — a very soft Italian cream cheese made from cow's milk.
- masherbrum — a mountain in N India, in the Himalayas. 25,660 feet (7821 meters).
- maskalonge — muskellunge.
- maskinonge — muskellunge.
- maskirovka — the use, by Russia or the former Soviet Union, of military deception intended to confuse Western intelligence
- masochists — Plural form of masochist.
- mason city — a city in N Iowa.
- mason wasp — any of several solitary wasps, as Rygchium dorsale, that construct nests of mud or clay.
- masquerade — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- mass grave — burial place: many bodies
- mass leave — (in India) leave taken by a large number of employees at the same time, as a form of protest
- mass media — any of the means of communication, as television or newspapers, that reach very large numbers of people.
- mass ratio — the ratio of the mass of a fully-fuelled rocket at liftoff to the mass of the rocket without fuel
- massacring — Present participle of massacre.
- massapequa — a town on SW Long Island, in SE New York.
- massasauga — a small rattlesnake, Sistrurus catenatus, ranging from the Great Lakes to the Mexican border.
- massecuite — A suspension of sugar crystals in syrup produced in a sugar factory.
- masseteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the masseter.
- massinissa — 238–149 b.c, king of Numidia c210–149.
- masspriest — a Roman Catholic priest