9 letter word starting with ma

Words	Parts of Speech	Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
macaronis	plural	of Macaroni
macaronic	adjective	Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled., Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry., A heap of thing confusedly mixed together; a jumble., A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other roots.
macartney	noun	A fire-backed pheasant. See Fireback.
maccabean	adjective	Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as, the Maccabean princes; Maccabean times.
maccabees	noun pl.	The name given later times to the Asmonaeans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 B. C., which led to a period of freedom for Israel., The name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint.
macerated	imp. & past participle	of Macerate
macerater	noun	One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.
machinate	verb i.	To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot., To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
machining	present participle & vb. noun	of Machine, Of or pertaining to the machinery of a poem; acting or used as a machine.
machinery	noun	Machines, in general, or collectively., The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch., The supernatural means by which the action of a poetic or fictitious work is carried on and brought to a catastrophe; in an extended sense, the contrivances by which the crises and conclusion of a fictitious narrative, in prose or verse, are effected., The means and appliances by which anything is kept in action or a desired result is obtained; a complex system of parts adapted to a purpose.
machinist	noun	A constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines., One skilled in the use of machine tools., A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
macilency	noun	Leanness.
macintosh	noun	Same as Mackintosh.
macrocosm	noun	The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; — contrasted with microcosm, or man. See Microcosm.
macrodome	noun	A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See Dome, n., 4.
macrodont	adjective	Having large teeth., A macrodont animal.
macrology	noun	Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.
macrotone	noun	Same as Macron.
macrotous	adjective	Large-eared.
macroural	adjective	Same as Macrura, Macrural, etc.
macruroid	adjective	Like or pertaining to the Macrura.
macrurous	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.
mactation	noun	The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.
maculated	adjective	Having spots or blotches; maculate.
mad-apple	noun	See Eggplant.
maddening	present participle & vb. noun	of Madden
madefying	present participle & vb. noun	of Madefy
madegassy	noun & adjective	See Madecassee.
madreperl	noun	Mother-of-pearl.
madrepora	noun	A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched.
madrepore	noun	Any coral of the genus Madrepora; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.
maelstrom	noun	A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway., Also Fig. ; as, a maelstrom of vice.
magazined	imp. & past participle	of Magazine
magaziner	noun	One who edits or writes for a magazine.
magdaleon	noun	A medicine in the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster.
magdeburg	noun	A city of Saxony.
maggotish	adjective	Full of whims or fancies; maggoty.
magically	adverb	In a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.
magistery	noun	Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy., A magisterial injunction., A precipitate; a fine substance deposited by precipitation; — applied in old chemistry to certain white precipitates from metallic solutions; as, magistery of bismuth.
magistral	adjective	Pertaining to a master; magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic., Commanded or prescribed by a magister, esp. by a doctor; hence, effectual; sovereign; as, a magistral sirup., Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; — opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines., A sovereign medicine or remedy., A magistral line., Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.
magnality	noun	A great act or event; a great attainment.
magnesian	adjective	Pertaining to, characterized by, or containing, magnesia or magnesium.
magnesite	noun	Native magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or granular masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals.
magnesium	noun	A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75.
magnetics	noun	The science of magnetism.
magnetism	noun	The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a magnet., The science which treats of magnetic phenomena., Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections.
magnetist	noun	One versed in magnetism.
magnetite	noun	An oxide of iron (Fe3O4) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being then called loadstone. It is an important iron ore. Called also magnetic iron.
magnetize	verb t.	To communicate magnetic properties to; as, to magnetize a needle., To attract as a magnet attracts, or like a magnet; to move; to influence., To bring under the influence of animal magnetism.
magnifico	noun	A grandee or nobleman of Venice; — so called in courtesy., A rector of a German university.
magnifier	noun	One who, or that which, magnifies.
magnified	imp. & past participle	of Magnify
magnitude	noun	Extent of dimensions; size; — applied to things that have length, breath, and thickness., That which has one or more of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness., Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like., Greatness; grandeur., Greatness, in reference to influence or effect; importance; as, an affair of magnitude.
magot-pie	noun	A magpie.
maharajah	noun	A sovereign prince in India; — a title given also to other persons of high rank.
mahomedan	noun	Alt. of Mahometan
mahometan	noun	See Mohammedan.
mahometry	noun	Mohammedanism.
mahumetan	noun	Alt. of Mahumetanism
maieutics	noun	The art of giving birth (i. e., clearness and conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth.
mainprise	noun	A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner’s appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now obsolete., Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day., To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; — said of a prisoner.
mainsheet	noun	One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.
mainswear	verb i.	To swear falsely.
main yard		The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.
maistress	noun	Mistress.
majesties	plural	of Majesty
majorship	noun	The office of major.
majuscule	noun	A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculae.
make-game	noun	An object of ridicule; a butt.
makeshift	noun	That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.
making-up	noun	The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength, called proof., The act of becoming reconciled or friendly.
malachite	noun	Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure.
malacozoa	noun pl.	An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also Malacozoaria.
maladroit	adjective	Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.
malanders	noun pl.	A scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See Sallenders.
malarious	adjective	Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria.
malaxator	noun	One who, or that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for grinding, kneading, or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass.
malayalam	noun	The name given to one the cultivated Dravidian languages, closely related to the Tamil.
malbrouck	noun	A West African arboreal monkey (Cercopithecus cynosurus).
maldanian	noun	Any species of marine annelids of the genus Maldane, or family Maldanidae. They have a slender, round body, and make tubes in the sand or mud.
malengine	noun	Evil machination; guile; deceit.
male-odor	noun	See Malodor.
maletreat	verb t.	See Maltreat.
malicious	adjective	Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity., Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief., With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act.
maligning	present participle & vb. noun	of Malign
malignant	adjective	Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious., Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious., Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria., A man of extrems enmity or evil intentions., One of the adherents of Charles L. or Charles LL.; — so called by the opposite party.
malignify	verb t.	To make malign or malignant.
malignity	noun	The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite., Virulence; deadly quality., Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness; heinousness; as, the malignity of fraud.
malingery	noun	The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.
malleable	adjective	Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; — applied to metals.
malleated	imp. & past participle	of Malleate
mallemock	noun	Alt. of Mallemoke
mallemoke	noun	See Mollemoke.
malleolar	adjective	Of or pertaining to the malleolus; in the region of the malleoli of the ankle joint.
malleolus	noun	A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external., ” A layer, ” a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through.
malmbrick	noun	A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk.
malpighia	noun	A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of Malpighia urens are eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries.
maltalent	noun	Ill will; malice.
mathusian	noun	A follower of Malthus.
mammalian	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Mammalia or mammals.
mammalogy	noun	The science which relates to mammals or the Mammalia. See Mammalia.
mammiform	adjective	Having the form of a mamma (breast) or mammae.
mammology	noun	Mastology. See Mammalogy.
mammonish	adjective	Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon.
mammonism	noun	Devotion to the pursuit of wealth; worldliness.
mammonist	noun	A mammonite.
mammonite	noun	One devoted to the acquisition of wealth or the service of Mammon.
mammonize	verb t.	To make mammonish.
manacling	present participle & vb. noun	of Manacle
mancipate	verb t.	To enslave; to bind; to restrict.
mandatary	noun	One to whom a command or charge is given; hence, specifically, a person to whom the pope has, by his prerogative, given a mandate or order for his benefice., One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory.
mandatory	adjective	Containing a command; preceptive; directory., Same as Mandatary.
mandelate	noun	A salt of mandelic acid.
mandilion	noun	See Mandil.
mandingos	noun pl.
mandoline	noun	A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.
manducate	verb t.	To masticate; to chew; to eat.
man-eater	noun	One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. Carcharodon Rondeleti); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh.
manesheet	noun	A covering placed over the upper part of a horse’s head.
manoeuvre	noun	Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position., Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem., To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense., To manage with address or art; to scheme., To change the positions of, as of troops of ships., See Maneuver.
manganate	noun	A salt of manganic acid.
manganese	noun	An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty, but easily oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol Mn. Atomic weight 54.8.
manganite	noun	One of the oxides of manganese; — called also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive., A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid.
manganium	noun	Manganese.
manganous	adjective	Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with manganic compounds; as, manganous oxide.
manginess	noun	The condition or quality of being mangy.
mangonism	noun	The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage.
mangonist	noun	One who mangonizes., A slave dealer; also, a strumpet.
mangonize	verb t.	To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage.
mangostan	noun	A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (G. Mangostana). The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.
manichean	noun	Alt. of Manichee, Of or pertaining to the Manichaeans.
manichord		Alt. of Manichordon
manifests	plural	of Manifest
manifesto	noun & adjective	A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives.
maniglion	noun	Either one of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.
manipular	adjective	Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company., Manipulatory; as, manipular operations.
manitrunk	noun	The anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Insect.
manlessly	adverb	Inhumanly.
manliness	noun	The quality or state of being manly.
mannerism	noun	Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art.
mannerist	noun	One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.
mannitate	noun	A salt of mannitic acid.
mannitose	noun	A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite, and closely resembling levulose.
manometer	noun	An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See Pressure, and Illust. of Air pump.
manoscope	noun	Same as Manometer.
manoscopy	noun	The science of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.
mansionry	noun	The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place.
manslayer	noun	One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.
mantispid	noun	Any neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa, and allied genera. The larvae feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under Neuroptera.
mantology	noun	The act or art of divination.
manualist	noun	One who works with the hands; an artificer.
manubrial	adjective	Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike.
manubrium	noun	A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus., The proboscis of a jellyfish; — called also hypostoma. See Illust. of Hydromedusa.
manductor	noun	A conductor; an officer in the ancient church who gave the signal for the choir to sing, and who beat time with the hand, and regulated the music.
manumotor	noun	A small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it.
manurable	adjective	Capable of cultivation., Capable of receiving a fertilizing substance.
manurance	noun	Cultivation.
manyplies	noun	The third division, or that between the reticulum, or honeycomb stomach, and the abomasum, or rennet stomach, in the stomach of ruminants; the omasum; the psalterium. So called from the numerous folds in its mucous membrane. See Illust of Ruminant.
manzanita	noun	A name given to several species of Arctostaphylos, but mostly to A. glauca and A. pungens, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the grizzly bear.
maranatha	noun	“Our Lord cometh;” — an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, “May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes.” See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.
marauding	present participle & vb. noun	of Maraud
marbleize	verb t.	To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron.
marbrinus	noun	A cloth woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble; — much used in the 15th and 16th centuries.
marcasite	noun	A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites in composition, but differing in form; white iron pyrites.
marcassin	noun	A young wild boar.
marceline	noun	A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies’ dresses.
march-mad	adjective	Extremely rash; foolhardy. See under March, the month.
marchpane	noun	A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds and sugar.
marcidity	noun	The state or quality of being withered or lean.
marcosian	noun	One of a Gnostic sect of the second century, so called from Marcus, an Egyptian, who was reputed to be a margician.
mareschal	noun	A military officer of high rank; a marshal.
margarate	noun	A compound of the so-called margaric acid with a base.
margarite	noun	A pearl., A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster.
margarone	noun	The ketone of margaric acid.
margarous	adjective	Margaric; — formerly designating a supposed acid.
marginate	noun	Having a margin distinct in appearance or structure., To furnish with a distinct margin; to margin.
marimonda	noun	A spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) of Central and South America.
maritated	adjective	Having a husband; married.
maritimal	adjective	Alt. of Maritimale
marketing	present participle & vb. noun	of Market, The act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a market., Articles in, or from, a market; supplies.
marlstone	noun	A sandy calcareous straum, containing, or impregnated with, iron, and lying between the upper and lower Lias of England.
marmalade	noun	A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence.
marmatite	noun	A ferruginous variety of shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color.
marmolite	noun	A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale green color.
marmorate	adjective	Alt. of Marmorated
marmoreal	adjective	Alt. of Marmorean
marmorean	adjective	Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.
maronites	plural	of Maronite
marooning	present participle & vb. noun	of Maroon
marquetry	noun	Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and the like, of several colors.
marriable	adjective	Marriageable.
marrowing	present participle & vb. noun	of Marrow
marrowfat	noun	A rich but late variety of pea.
marrowish	adjective	Of the nature of, or like, marrow.
marrubium	noun	A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used in medicine; hoarhound.
marsdenia	noun	A genus of plants of the Milkweed family, mostly woody climbers with fragrant flowers, several species of which furnish valuable fiber, and one species (Marsdenia tinctoria) affords indigo.
marshaled	imp. & past participle	of Marshal
marshaler	noun	One who marshals.
marsupial	adjective	Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia., Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones., One of the Marsupialia.
marsupian	noun	One of the Marsupialia.
marsupion	noun	Same as Marsupium.
marsupite	noun	A fossil crinoid of the genus Marsupites, resembling a purse in form.
marsupium	noun	The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea., The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten.
marteline	noun	A small hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.
martially	adverb	In a martial manner.
martineta	noun	A species of tinamou (Calopezus elegans), having a long slender crest.
martingal	noun	A strap fastened to a horse’s girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing., A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself., The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; — metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness.
martinmas	noun	The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; — often called martlemans.
martlemas	noun	See Martinmas.
martyring	present participle & vb. noun	of Martyr
martyrdom	noun	The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause., Affliction; torment; torture.
martyrize	verb t.	To make a martyr of.
marvelled		of Marvel
marveling	present participle & vb. noun	of Marvel
marvelous	noun	Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful., Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible.
mascagnin	noun	Alt. of Mascagnite
masculate	verb t.	To make strong.
masculine	adjective	Of the male sex; not female., Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust., Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males., Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender.
masoretic	adjective	Alt. of Masoretical
massacred	imp. & past participle	of Massacre
massacrer	noun	One who massacres.
massiness	noun	The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.
massively	adverb	In a heavy mass.
mastering	present participle vb. noun	of Master
masterdom	noun	Dominion; rule; command.
masterful	adjective	Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary., Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery.
masterous	adjective	Masterly.
masteries	plural	of Mastery
masthouse	noun	A building in which vessels’ masts are shaped, fitted, etc.
masticate	verb t.	To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
mastigure	noun	Any one of several large spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastix. They inhabit Southern Asia and North Africa.
mastodyny	noun	Pain occuring in the mamma or female breast, — a form of neuralgia.
mastoidal	adjective	Same as Mastoid.
mastology	noun	The natural history of Mammalia.
matagasse	noun	A shrike or butcher bird; — called also mattages.
matchable	adjective	Capable of being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being joined together; correspondent.
matchless	adjective	Having no equal; unequaled., Unlike each other; unequal; unsuited.
matchlock	noun	An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.
mateology	noun	A vain, unprofitable discourse or inquiry.
materiate	adjective	Alt. of Materiated
materious	adjective	See Material.
maternity	noun	The state of being a mother; the character or relation of a mother.
matriarch	noun	The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.
matricide	noun	The murder of a mother by her son or daughter., One who murders one’s own mother.
matrimony	noun	The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock., A kind of game at cards played by several persons.
matronage	noun	The state of a matron., The collective body of matrons.
matronize	verb t.	To make a matron of; to make matronlike., To act the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.
mattamore	noun	A subterranean repository for wheat.
mattering	present participle & vb. noun	of Matter
maturated	imp. & past participle	of Maturate
matutinal	adjective	Of or pertaining to the morning; early.
maudeline	noun	An aromatic composite herb, the costmary; also, the South European Achillea Ageratum, a kind of yarrow.
maunderer	noun	One who maunders.
mauresque	adjective & noun	See Moresque.
mausolean	adjective	Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.
mausoleum	noun	A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.
mawkingly	adverb	Slatternly.
mawkishly	adverb	In a mawkish way.
maxillary	adjective	Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only., The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla., Of or pertaining to a maxilla.
mayflower	noun	In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see Arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants.
mayoralty	noun	The office, or the term of office, of a mayor.
mayorship	noun	The office of a mayor.
mazedness	noun	The condition of being mazed; confusion; astonishment.