5-letter words containing ma
- malax — to soften
- malay — of, relating to, or characteristic of a racially intermixed people who are the dominant population of the Malay Peninsula and adjacent islands.
- maleo — Macrocephalon maleo, a species of turkey-like bird in the megapode family, endemic to Sulawesi.
- males — Plural form of male.
- malic — pertaining to or derived from apples.
- malik — Adam, 1917–84, Indonesian politician and diplomat.
- malis — Plural form of mali.
- malky — (Scotland, slang) To physically assault.
- malle — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1932–95, French film director.
- malls — Plural form of mall.
- mallu — (slang) a person from the Indian state of Kerala, especially one who speaks Malayalam.
- malmo — a seaport in S Sweden, on the Sound opposite Copenhagen, Denmark.
- malmy — resembling malm or loam
- malta — an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- malts — Plural form of malt.
- malty — of, like, or containing malt.
- malum — An evil or wrongdoing.
- malus — (business) The return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance.
- malva — any mallow plant of the genus Malva
- malwa — Beer made with millet.
- mamas — Plural form of mama.
- mamba — any of several long, slender, arboreal snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, of central and southern Africa, the bite of which is often fatal.
- mambo — a fast ballroom dance of Caribbean origin, rhythmically similar to the rumba and cha-cha but having a more complex pattern of steps.
- mamet — David (Alan) born 1947, U.S. playwright.
- mamey — a tall, tropical American tree, Mammea americana, having thick, glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers.
- mamie — a female given name, form of Mary.
- mamil — middle-aged man in Lycra
- mamma — Informal. mother1 .
- mammy — Informal. mother1 .
- manak — a wooden ball fitted with hooks and attached to a rope, used by Eskimos to secure and haul in seals killed offshore.
- manal — Of, like or pertaining to the hand.
- manas — an ancient kingdom in Iran, in Kurdistan.
- manat — a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- manca — A mancus.
- mande — a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- mandi — A traditional style of washing oneself in Indonesia and Malaysia, using a small container to scoop water out of a large container and pour it over the body.
- mandy — (UK, slang, uncountable) the drug MDMA.
- maneb — a carbamate fungicide, C 4 H 6 MnN 2 S 4 , used for control of numerous crop diseases.
- maned — the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- manes — the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- manet — Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- manga — a Japanese graphic novel, typically intended for adults, characterized by highly stylized art.
- mange — any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- mango — the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- mangu — Mashed plantain.
- mangy — having, caused by, or like the mange.
- mania — an ancient Roman goddess of the dead.
- manic — pertaining to or affected by mania.
- manid — (zoology) Any species of the genus Manis, or family Manidae.
- manit — man-minute.