5-letter words containing ma
- maros — Hungarian name of Mures.
- marq. — Marquis
- marra — (Geordie, West Cumbria, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
- marri — a species of eucalyptus, Eucalyptus calophylla, of Western Australia, widely cultivated for its coloured flowers
- marry — to take in marriage: After dating for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
- marse — (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- marsh — Dame (Edith) Ngaio [nahy-oh] /ˈnaɪ oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1982, New Zealand writer of detective novels.
- marta — a female given name.
- marti — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- marts — Plural form of mart.
- marut — any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- marvy — marvelous; delightful.
- marwa — Safa and Marwa.
- marya — a female given name, form of Mary.
- masai — a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- masan — a seaport in SE South Korea.
- masc. — Masc. is a written abbreviation of masculine.
- maser — a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- mashy — mashie.
- masks — Plural form of mask.
- mason — Bobbie Ann, born 1940, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- massa — a city in W Italy, near the Ligurian Sea: important marble industry.
- masse — a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- massy — massive.
- mast- — masto-
- masta — (US, historical, colloquial) eye dialect of master, representing African American Vernacular English.
- masts — Plural form of mast.
- masty — (of a person) burly or big
- masur — Kurt, born 1927, German orchestral conductor.
- matai — A Samoan chief.
- match — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- mated — a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mater — British Informal. mother1 .
- mates — Plural form of mate.
- matey — comrade; chum; buddy.
- maths — an order of Hindu monks.
- matie — a student at the University of Stellenbosch, esp one representing the University in a sport
- matin — (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matje — Alt form maatje.
- matra — (music) A term in Indian music referring to the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.
- matsu — Wade-Giles. an island off the SE coast of China, in the East China Sea: controlled by Taiwan. 17 sq. mi. (44 sq. km).
- matta — (sumo) a false start of a bout due to mutual misunderstanding.
- matte — having a dull or lusterless surface: matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish.
- matty — a male or female given name.
- matza — Alternative spelling of matzo.
- matzo — unleavened bread in the form of large crackers, typically square and corrugated, eaten by Jews during Passover.
- mauby — (in the E Caribbean) a bittersweet drink made from the bark of a rhamnaceous tree
- maude — Matilda (def 1).
- mauka — toward the mountains; inland.
- mauls — Plural form of maul.