7-letter words starting with m
- maximus — a method rung on twelve bells
- maxixes — Plural form of maxixe.
- maxwell — Elsa, 1883–1963, U.S. professional hostess and author.
- may day — the first day of May, long celebrated with various festivities, as the crowning of the May queen, dancing around the Maypole, and, in recent years, often marked by labor parades and political demonstrations.
- maybeck — Bernard, 1862–1957, U.S. architect.
- maybird — the bobolink.
- maybush — a flowering shrub, Crataegus monogyna, that is native to Europe, northwestern Africa and western Asia, and that produces small white flowers
- mayence — French name of Mainz.
- mayenne — a department in W France. 2012 sq. mi. (5210 sq. km). Capital: Laval.
- mayfair — a fashionable neighborhood in London, England, E of Hyde Park.
- mayfish — striped killifish.
- mayhaps — Maybe, perhaps, possibly, perchance.
- mayhems — Plural form of mayhem.
- maynard — a male given name.
- mayoral — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- mayotte — one of the Comoro Islands, in the Indian Ocean, NW of Madagascar: an overseas department of France. 144 sq. mi. (373 sq. km).
- maypole — a tall pole, decorated with flowers and ribbons, around which people dance or engage in sports during May Day celebrations.
- maypops — Plural form of maypop.
- maytime — the month of May.
- mayweed — a composite plant, Anthemis cotula, native to Europe and Asia but naturalized in North America, having pungent, rank-smelling foliage and flower heads with a yellow disk and white rays.
- maywood — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- mazarin — Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Giulio Mazarini) 1602–61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy: chief minister of Louis XIV 1642–61.
- mazatec — a member of an American Indian people of northern Oaxaca, in Mexico.
- mazdoor — (India) laborer.
- mazedly — in a bewildered manner
- mazeful — bewildering
- mazurka — a lively Polish dance in moderately quick triple meter.
- mazzard — a wild sweet cherry, Prunus avium, used as a rootstock for cultivated varieties of cherries.
- mazzini — Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1805–72, Italian patriot and revolutionary.
- mbabane — a kingdom in SE Africa between S Mozambique and the E Republic of South Africa: formerly a British protectorate. 6704 sq. mi. (17,363 sq. km). Capital: Mbabane.
- mc68000 — Motorola 68000
- mc68010 — Motorola 68010
- mc68020 — Motorola 68020
- mc68030 — Motorola 68030
- mc68040 — Motorola 68040
- mcallen — a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- mcbride — Willie John. born 1940, Irish Rugby Union footballer. A forward, he played for Ireland (1962–75) and the British Lions (1962–74)
- mccahon — Colin. 1919–87, influential New Zealand painter; noted esp for landscapes and bold abstract paintings, many featuring lettering and Christian imagery
- mcclure — Samuel Sidney, 1857–1949, U.S. editor and publisher, born in Ireland.
- mcenroe — John Patrick, born 1959, U.S. tennis player.
- mcgrath — Glenn (Donald). born 1970, Australian cricketer: played 124 test matches (1993–2007) and took 563 wickets, a record for a fast bowler
- mcgwire — Mark David, born 1963, U.S. baseball player.
- mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
- mcindoe — Sir Archibald Hector. 1900–60, New Zealand plastic surgeon; noted for his pioneering work with wounded World War II airmen
- mckenna — Siobhan [shuh-vawn,, -von] /ʃəˈvɔn,, -ˈvɒn/ (Show IPA), 1923–86, Irish actress.
- mclaren — Norman, 1914–87, Canadian film director and animator, born in Scotland.
- mcluhan — Marshall, 1911–80, Canadian cultural historian and mass-communications theorist.
- mcmahon — Sir William. 1908–88, Australian statesman; prime minister of Australia (1971–72)
- mcnally — Terrance, born 1938, U.S. playwright.
- mcqueen — Alexander. 1969–2011, British fashion designer