6-letter words starting with m
- morgay — a European small-spotted dogfish, Scyllium canicula
- morgen — a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
- morgue — a place in which bodies are kept, especially the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial.
- moriah — a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- morice — (obsolete) A morris dance.
- morike — Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1804–75, German poet.
- moring — Present participle of more.
- morini — Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- morion — a variety of smoky quartz of a dark-brown or nearly black color.
- morish — Alternative spelling of moreish.
- moritz — Maurice (def 1).
- morkin — an animal that died in an accident or from a disease
- morley — Christopher Darlington, 1890–1957, U.S. writer.
- mormon — a sacred book of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, believed by members of the church to be an abridgment by a prophet (Mormon) of a record of certain ancient peoples in America, written on golden plates, and discovered and translated (1827–30) by Joseph Smith.
- mornay — Also called Duplessis-Mornay. Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), Seigneur du Plessis-Marly [se-nyœr dy ple-see-mar-lee] /sɛˈnyœr dü plɛ si marˈli/ (Show IPA), ("Pope of the Huguenots") 1549–1623, French statesman and Protestant leader.
- morone — (archaic) maroon colour.
- moroni — Federal and Islamic Republic of the, a republic comprising three of the Comoro Islands (Grand Comoro, Mohéli, and Anjouan): a former overseas territory of France; declared independence 1975. 719 sq. mi. (1862 sq. km). Capital: Moroni.
- morons — Plural form of moron.
- morose — gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- morphe — (archaic) alternative spelling of morphew.
- morpho — any of various large, tropical American butterflies of the genus Morpho, having brilliant blue, iridescent wings with an underside of brown or gray and eyelike spots.
- morphs — Plural form of morph.
- morphy — Paul Charles, 1837–84, U.S. chess player.
- morris — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- morrow — Honoré Willsie [on-uh-rey wil-see,, on-uh-rey] /ˈɒn əˌreɪ ˈwɪl si,, ˌɒn əˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1940, U.S. novelist.
- morsel — a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- mortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- mortar — a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
- morton — Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- morula — the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
- moryah — an exclamation of annoyance, disbelief, etc
- mosaic — a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- moscow — a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow. Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- moseys — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mosey.
- mosfet — Electronics. metal oxide semiconducter field-effect transistor.
- moshav — a cooperative community in Israel made up of small farm units.
- mosher — One who moshes.
- mosiac — Do you mean Mosaic?
- moskva — Russian name of Moscow.
- moslem — Muslim
- mosley — (Sir) Oswald Ernald [ur-nuh ld] /ˈɜr nəld/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, English politician and fascist leader.
- mosque — a Muslim temple or place of public worship.
- mossad — the Israeli intelligence service, established in 1951.
- mossed — Simple past tense and past participle of moss.
- mosser — a 17th century raider or bandit in the Scottish borders
- mosses — Plural form of moss.
- mossie — (South Africa) The common name for various species of sparrow, especially Passer melanurus.
- mostar — a city in S Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the Neretva River: former capital of Herzegovina.
- mostly — for the most part; in the main: The work is mostly done.
- motels — Plural form of motel.