12-letter words starting with m
- mass mailing — sending a bulk e-mail
- mass meeting — a large or general assembly to discuss or hear discussed some matter of common interest or concern: a mass meeting to protest the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
- mass society — a society whose members are characterized by having segmentalized, impersonal relations, a high degree of physical and social mobility, a spectator relation to events, and a pronounced tendency to conform to external popular norms.
- mass transit — a system of large-scale public transportation in a given metropolitan area, typically comprising buses, subways, and elevated trains.
- mass wasting — downhill movement of soil and rock fragments induced by gravity.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- massachusett — a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts.
- massaranduba — any of various evergreen trees of the genus Manilkara of the family Sapotaceae that are native to the tropics
- massotherapy — treatment by massage.
- mastectomies — Plural form of mastectomy.
- master alloy — an alloy rich in certain elements, used in small quantities as an additive to melts of alloyed metal.
- master baker — a baker who is fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it
- master class — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
- master mason — (often initial capital letters) a Freemason who has reached the third degree.
- master point — a point awarded to a bridge player who has won or placed in an officially recognized tournament.
- master print — an original copy of a cinema film that can be used to produce other copies
- masterbating — Misspelling of masturbating.
- masterliness — The quality of being masterly.
- masterminded — Simple past tense and past participle of mastermind.
- masterpieces — Plural form of masterpiece.
- mastersinger — Meistersinger (def 1).
- masterstroke — a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action: War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy.
- mastications — Plural form of mastication.
- mastigonemes — Plural form of mastigoneme.
- mastigophora — a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.
- mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
- mastocytosis — an overproduction of mast cells in body tissues.
- mastoid bone — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
- masturbating — Present participle of masturbate.
- masturbation — the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
- masturbatory — the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
- matabeleland — a region in Zimbabwe, formerly a province of Rhodesia, home to the Ndebele (Matabele).
- match-fixing — the act of arranging the outcome of a sports match prior to its being played
- match-winner — a player who wins a sports match for his or her team, for example by scoring a goal
- mate's rates — preferential rates of payment offered to a friend
- materialised — Simple past tense and past participle of materialise.
- materialises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of materialise.
- materialists — Plural form of materialist.
- materialized — Simple past tense and past participle of materialize.
- materializer — One who materializes, or makes something material.
- materializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of materialize.
- materialness — The state of being material.
- mathematical — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- mathematized — Simple past tense and past participle of mathematize.
- matinée coat — a short coat for a baby
- matinee idol — a male actor, usually a leading man, idolized especially by female audiences.
- matopo hills — the granite hills south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where Cecil Rhodes chose to be buried
- matriarchate — a matriarchal system or community.
- matriarchial — Characteristic of or pertaining to a matriarchy. Alternative form of matriarchal.
- matriarchies — Plural form of matriarchy.