7-letter words starting with m
- magueys — Plural form of maguey.
- magyars — a member of the ethnic group, of the Finno-Ugric stock, that forms the predominant element of the population of Hungary.
- mahaleb — a cherry, Prunus mahaleb, introduced into the U.S. from Eurasia, used as a stock in grafting cherries.
- mahalia — a female given name, form of Mahala.
- mahants — Plural form of mahant.
- mahatma — Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- mahfouz — Naguib [nah-geeb] /nɑˈgib/ (Show IPA), 1911–2006, Egyptian author: Nobel prize 1988.
- mahican — a tribe or confederacy of Algonquian-speaking North American Indians, centralized formerly in the upper Hudson valley.
- mahjong — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- mahomet — Muhammad (def 1).
- mahonia — any of various evergreen shrubs belonging to the genus Mahonia, of the barberry family, including the Oregon grape.
- mahound — Archaic. Muhammad.
- mahouts — Plural form of mahout.
- mahseer — any of various large freshwater Indian cyprinid fishes, such as Barbus tor
- mahuang — a Chinese shrub, Ephedra sinica, that is a source of ephedrine.
- mai mai — a duck-shooter's shelter; hide
- mai tai — a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- maidans — Plural form of maidan.
- maidens — Plural form of maiden.
- maidism — a disease caused by improper diet which results in psychiatric and nervous disorders
- mail-in — conducted or responding by mail: a mail-in referendum.
- mailbag — a large bag used by mail carriers for carrying mail, usually equipped with a shoulder strap.
- mailbox — a public box in which mail is placed for pickup and delivery by the post office.
- mailers — Plural form of mailer.
- mailing — flexible armor of interlinked rings.
- maillol — Aristide [a-rees-teed] /a risˈtid/ (Show IPA), 1861–1944, French sculptor.
- maillot — a close-fitting, one-piece bathing suit for women, simply styled and usually having a scoop neck and shoulder straps.
- mailman — a person employed by the post office to deliver mail; mail carrier.
- mailmen — Plural form of mailman.
- mailout — An informational or promotional document sent by post.
- mailvan — a vehicle used to transport mail
- maimers — Plural form of maimer.
- maiming — to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life.
- mainbol — (language) MAcro ImplementatioN of SNOBOL4.
- maining — chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan.
- mainour — a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief: to be taken with the mainour.
- maintop — a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- maistre — Josephe de (ʒozɛf də). 1753–1821, French writer and diplomat, noted for his extreme reactionary views, expounded in such works as Les Soirées de St Petersbourg (1821)
- maistry — (obsolete) mastery.
- maitake — Grifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.
- majesty — regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur: majesty of bearing; the majesty of Chartres.
- majorat — the right of succession which belongs to the first-born child or son of a family
- majorca — a Spanish island in the W Mediterranean: the largest of the Balearic Islands. 1405 sq. mi. (3640 sq. km). Capital: Palma.
- majored — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- majorly — Slang. extremely; thoroughly: The class was majorly hard.
- majunga — a seaport on NW Madagascar.
- makable — Capable of being made.
- make do — something that serves as a substitute, especially of an inferior or expedient nature: We had to get along with make-dos during the war.
- make it — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make of — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.