7-letter words starting with m
- marshal — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- marshes — a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- marston — John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- marsyas — a satyr who lost in a flute-playing competition with Apollo and was flayed alive as a penalty.
- martele — martellato.
- martens — Plural form of marten.
- martext — a preacher who makes many mistakes
- martial — inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people.
- martian — of, relating to, or like the planet Mars or its hypothetical inhabitants.
- martina — a female given name.
- marting — Present participle of mart.
- martini — a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- martins — Archer John Porter [ahr-cher] /ˈɑr tʃər/ (Show IPA), 1910–2002, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1952.
- martinu — Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- martlet — British Dialect. a house martin.
- martnet — an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
- martyrs — Plural form of martyr.
- martyry — a shrine, chapel, or the like, erected in honor of a martyr.
- marvell — Andrew, 1621–78, English poet and satirist.
- marvels — Plural form of marvel.
- marxian — of or relating to Karl Marx or his theories.
- marxism — the system of economic and political thought developed by Karl Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, especially the doctrine that the state throughout history has been a device for the exploitation of the masses by a dominant class, that class struggle has been the main agency of historical change, and that the capitalist system, containing from the first the seeds of its own decay, will inevitably, after the period of the dictatorship of the proletariat, be superseded by a socialist order and a classless society.
- marxist — an adherent of Karl Marx or his theories.
- mary ii — 1662–94, queen of England 1689–94: joint ruler with her husband William III (daughter of James II).
- maryann — a female given name.
- marybud — a bud of a marigold
- marylou — a female given name.
- masaryk — Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1886–1948, Czech statesman (son of Tomáŝ).
- masbate — one of the central islands of the Philippines. 1262 sq. mi. (3269 sq. km).
- mascara — a substance used as a cosmetic to color the eyelashes and eyebrows.
- mascled — Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales.
- mascons — Plural form of mascon.
- mascots — Plural form of mascot.
- masculy — covered with mascles
- mash-up — Music, Slang. a recording that combines vocal and instrumental tracks from two or more recordings.
- mashers — Plural form of masher.
- mashhad — Persian name of Meshed.
- mashies — Plural form of mashie.
- mashing — Present participle of mash.
- mashlam — maslin.
- mashman — a person who is involved in the production of mash
- mashona — Shona (def 1).
- mashups — Plural form of mashup.
- masjids — Plural form of masjid.
- maskers — Plural form of masker.
- masking — a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
- masoned — Simple past tense and past participle of mason.
- masonic — Of or pertaining to stonemasons or masonry.
- masonry — the craft or occupation of a mason.
- masorah — 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.