10-letter words containing ma
- matsutakes — Plural form of matsutake.
- matt paint — a paint which is dull rather than shiny when it dries
- mattamores — Plural form of mattamore.
- mattathias — died 167? b.c, Jewish priest in Judea (father of Judas Maccabaeus).
- matte shot — a shot in which parts of the background and sometimes the foreground are masked so that a different background, foreground, image, etc., can be substituted during printing.
- matterhorn — a mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy, in the Pennine Alps. 14,780 feet (4505 meters).
- matterless — the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
- mattresses — Plural form of mattress.
- maturation — the act or process of maturating.
- matureness — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maturities — Plural form of maturity.
- matzo ball — a dumpling made from matzo meal, usually served in soup.
- matzo brei — small pieces of matzo soaked in water, mixed with beaten eggs, and fried.
- matzo meal — ground matzos.
- maudlinism — A maudlin condition.
- maundering — A rambling or pointless discourse.
- maupassant — (Henri René Albert) Guy de [ahn-ree ruh-ney al-ber gee duh] /ɑ̃ˈri rəˈneɪ alˈbɛr gi də/ (Show IPA), 1850–93, French short-story writer and novelist.
- maupertuis — Pierre Louis Moreau de [pyer lwee maw-roh duh] /pyɛr lwi mɔˈroʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1698–1759, French mathematician, astronomer, and biologist.
- mauretania — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- mauritania — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- maurolycus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 70 miles (110 km) in diameter.
- mausoleums — Plural form of mausoleum.
- mavourneen — darling; dear.
- mawlamyine — Moulmein.
- max muller — Friedrich [free-drik;; German free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪk;; German ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), Müller, Friedrich Max.
- maxi-skirt — a long skirt or skirt part, as of a coat or dress, ending below the middle of the calf but above the ankle.
- maxilliped — one member of the three pairs of appendages situated immediately behind the maxillae of crustaceans.
- maximalist — a person who favors a radical and immediate approach to the achievement of a set of goals or the completion of a program.
- maximalize — (transitive) To make maximal; maximize.
- maximilian — 1527–76, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1564–76.
- maximising — Present participle of maximise.
- maximizing — Present participle of maximize.
- may beetle — June bug (def 1).
- mayakovski — Vladimir Vladimirovich [vlad-uh-meer vlad-uh-meer-uh-vich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir vluh-dyee-myi-ruh-vyich] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˌvlæd əˈmɪər əˌvɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr vlʌˈdyi myɪ rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1930, Russian poet.
- mayonnaise — a thick dressing of egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, oil, and seasonings, used for salads, sandwiches, vegetable dishes, etc.
- mazarinade — a pamphlet criticizing Jules Mazarin
- mazopathia — any disease of the placenta.
- mbuji-mayi — a city in the S central Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- megamasers — Plural form of megamaser.
- melismatic — an ornamental phrase of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in plainsong or blues singing.
- melodramas — Plural form of melodrama.
- melomaniac — One with an abnormal fondness of music.
- meningioma — a hard, encapsulated tumor that grows slowly along the meninges.
- merrymaker — a person who gaily or enthusiastically takes part in some festive or merry celebration; reveler.
- mesodermal — the middle germ layer of a metazoan embryo.
- metafemale — (biology) A female with triple X syndrome.
- metahumans — Plural form of metahuman.
- meter maid — a female member of a police or traffic department responsible for issuing tickets for parking violations.
- metromania — A mania for writing poetry, especially doggerel.
- miasmatous — producing a miasma