8-letter words starting with m
- maculate — spotted; stained.
- maculose — related to or characterized by having spots
- macushla — darling.
- mad keen — If you say that someone is mad keen on something, you are emphasizing that they are very enthusiastic about it.
- madaline — A structure of many ADALINE units.
- madbrain — (archaic) A rash or hotheaded person.
- maddened — Simple past tense and past participle of madden.
- maddocks — Plural form of maddock.
- madefied — Simple past tense and past participle of madefy.
- madelene — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- madeline — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- maderise — become reddish
- maderize — (wine) oxidize.
- madhouse — a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons.
- madisons — Plural form of madison.
- madrasah — a school or college, especially a school attached to a mosque where young men study theology.
- madrasas — Plural form of madrasa, an alternative spelling of 'madrassah'.
- madrassa — Alternative spelling of madrasah.
- madrigal — a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation, popular especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- madurese — a member of a people native to the island of Madura and also inhabiting the northeastern coast of Java.
- madwoman — a woman who is or behaves as if insane.
- madwomen — Plural form of madwoman.
- madworts — Plural form of madwort.
- mae west — Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763.
- maeander — ancient name of the Menderes (def 2).
- maebashi — a city in the central part of Honshu, in central Japan.
- maebelle — a female given name.
- maecenas — Gaius Cilnius [sil-nee-uh s] /ˈsɪl ni əs/ (Show IPA), c70–8 b.c, Roman statesman: friend and patron of Horace and Vergil.
- maenadic — (Greek mythology) Of, or pertaining to the maenad.
- maestoso — (especially as a direction) in a majestic manner.
- maestros — Plural form of maestro.
- mafeking — a town in N Republic of South Africa: former administrative seat of Bechuanaland; besieged for 217 days by Boers 1899–1900.
- mafikeng — a town in N South Africa: besieged by the Boers for 217 days (1899–1900) during the second Boer War: administrative headquarters of the British protectorate of Bechuanaland until 1965, although outside its borders. Pop: 23 650 (2001)
- mag card — Computers. a plastic or paper card with a magnetizable layer on which data can be recorded and from which data can be read.
- mag tape — a magnetic tape used for recording data.
- magainin — any of a series of related substances with antibacterial properties, derived from the skins of frogs
- magalogs — Plural form of magalog.
- magangue — a city in NW Colombia.
- magazine — a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports.
- magdalen — the, Mary Magdalene.
- magelang — a city on central Java, in Indonesia.
- magellan — Ferdinand, c1480–1521, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Straits of Magellan 1520 and the Philippines 1521.
- magendie — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1783–1855, French physiologist.
- mageship — the role or office of a mage
- maggidim — Plural form of maggid.
- maggiore — Lake, a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland. 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).
- maghrebi — a native or inhabitant of the Maghreb.
- magician — an entertainer who is skilled in producing illusion by sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; conjurer.
- magickal — Involving, or pertaining to, magick (in modern occultism).
- magicked — Simple past tense and past participle of magic.