6-letter words starting with m
- marram — Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass found on sandy beaches.
- marred — to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- marrie — (archaic) alternative spelling of marry.
- marron — a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- marrow — a partner; fellow worker.
- marsha — a female given name.
- marshy — like a marsh; soft and wet; boggy.
- marted — Simple past tense and past participle of mart.
- martel — Charles, Charles Martel.
- marten — any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- martha — the sister of Mary and Lazarus. Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–44.
- martin — (Oddone Colonna) 1368–1431, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1417–31.
- martyr — a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- marula — A medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa.
- marvel — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
- marver — a hard, flat surface of stone, wood, or metal, on which a mass of molten glass is rolled and shaped in glassmaking.
- marvin — a male given name.
- marwar — Jodhpur (def 1).
- mary i — ("Bloody Mary") 1516–58, queen of England 1553–58 (wife of Philip II of Spain; daughter of Henry VIII).
- masada — a mountaintop fortress in E Israel on the SW shore of the Dead Sea: site of Zealots' last stand against the Romans during revolt of a.d. 66–73.
- masala — Any of a number of spice mixtures ground into a paste or powder for use in Indian cooking.
- masaya — a city in SW Nicaragua.
- mascle — a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- mascon — a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- mascot — an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck: The U.S. Navy mascot is a goat.
- masers — Plural form of maser.
- maseru — a monarchy in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 11,716 sq. mi. (30,344 sq. km). Capital: Maseru.
- masham — a crossbreed of large sheep having a black and white face and a long curly fleece: kept for lamb production
- mashed — a flirtation or infatuation.
- masher — a man who makes advances, especially to women he does not know, with a view to physical intimacy.
- mashes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mash.
- mashie — a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- mashua — a perennial plant, Tropaeolum tuberosum, grown in South America for its edible tuber
- mashup — Music, Slang. a recording that combines vocal and instrumental tracks from two or more recordings.
- masjid — a mosque.
- masked — using or wearing a mask or masks: a masked burglar; masked actors.
- masker — a person who masks; a person who takes part in a masque.
- maskil — an advocate or supporter of the Haskalah.
- maslin — a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- masons — Plural form of mason.
- masora — a collection of critical and explanatory notes on the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, compiled from the 7th? to 10th centuries a.d. and traditionally accepted as an authoritative exegetic guide, chiefly in matters of pronunciation and grammar.
- masqat — Muscat.
- masque — a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
- mass's — the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
- massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- masser — (obsolete) A priest who celebrates Mass.
- masses — the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
- massey — Vincent, 1887–1967, Canadian statesman: governor general 1952–59.
- massif — a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits.
- massys — Quentin [kven-tin;; English kwen-tn] /ˈkvɛn tɪn;; English ˈkwɛn tn/ (Show IPA), 1466?–1530, Flemish painter.