8-letter words starting with m
- mamelons — Plural form of mamelon.
- mameluco — (South America) A child born of a white father and American Indian mother.
- mameluke — a member of a military class, originally composed of slaves, that seized control of the Egyptian sultanate in 1250, ruled until 1517, and remained powerful until massacred or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.
- mamillae — Plural form of mamilla.
- mamillar — resembling a breast or nipple
- mammalia — (obsolete) alternative case form of Mammalia.
- mammatus — a bumpy, breast-shaped cloud
- mammetry — (obsolete) The religion of Muhammad: Islam.
- mammifer — (obsolete) mammal.
- mammilla — Anatomy. the nipple of the mamma, or breast.
- mammitis — Mastitis.
- mammocks — Plural form of mammock.
- mammonic — Of, or pertaining to, Mammons.
- mammoths — Plural form of mammoth.
- mamogram — Non-standard spelling of mammogram.
- mamurius — a smith who made 11 copies of the Ancile to prevent thieves from recognizing the original.
- man cave — a room or other area in a home that is primarily a male sanctuary, designed and furnished to accommodate the man's recreational activities, hobbies, etc.: The basement is my husband's man cave—during football season, you can usually find him down there watching the game with his buddies on the big-screen TV.
- man jack — a single individual (in the phrases every man jack, no man jack)
- man lock — an air lock serving as a decompression chamber for workers.
- man page — Unix manual page
- man-hour — a man who is honored by a group.
- man-made — produced, formed, or made by humans.
- man-mark — to stay close to (a specific opponent) to hamper his or her play
- man-trap — an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- man-year — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on a standard number of man-days in a year of work.
- manacing — Present participle of manace.
- manacled — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- manacles — Plural form of manacle.
- managers — Plural form of manager.
- managery — Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.
- managing — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- manakins — Plural form of manakin.
- manannan — the god of the sea and son of Ler.
- manarola — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- manassas — a town in NE Virginia: battles of Bull Run 1861, 1862.
- manasseh — the first son of Joseph. Gen. 41:51.
- manatees — Plural form of manatee.
- mancando — in a fading manner
- manchego — a Spanish cheese made from ewes' milk
- manchild — a male child; boy; son.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- mancozeb — A grayish-yellow pesticide.
- mandaean — a member of an ancient Gnostic sect extant in Iraq.
- mandalas — Plural form of mandala.
- mandalay — a city in central Burma (Myanmar), on the Irrawaddy River: the former capital of Upper Burma.
- mandalic — Of, or pertaining to, a mandala.
- mandamus — a writ from a superior court to an inferior court or to an officer, corporation, etc., commanding that a specified thing be done.
- mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- mandated — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- mandates — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.