8-Letter Nouns Starting With M
Here's the list of all the 1381 8-Letter Nouns Starting With M in the English Language.
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| material | 1. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object 2. information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form More Definitions → |
| magazine | 1. a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it 2. product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object More Definitions → |
| mortgage | 1. a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan More Definitions → |
| military | 1. the military forces of a nation More Definitions → |
| multiple | 1. the product of a quantity by an integer More Definitions → |
| medicine | 1. the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques 2. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease More Definitions → |
| mountain | 1. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill 2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent More Definitions → |
| minister | 1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship 2. a person appointed to a high office in the government More Definitions → |
| merchant | 1. a businessperson engaged in retail trade More Definitions → |
| movement | 1. a change of position that does not entail a change of location 2. the act of changing location from one place to another More Definitions → |
| marriage | 1. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) 2. two people who are married to each other More Definitions → |
| ministry | 1. religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) 2. building where the business of a government ministry is transacted More Definitions → |
| majority | 1. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part 2. (elections) more than half of the votes More Definitions → |
| memorial | 1. a recognition of meritorious service 2. a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority More Definitions → |
| magnetic | More Definitions → |
| marshall | 1. (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank 2. a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law More Definitions → |
| modeling | 1. sculpture produced by molding 2. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied More Definitions → |
| minority | 1. a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part 2. being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts More Definitions → |
| moderate | 1. a person who takes a position in the political center More Definitions → |
| midnight | 1. 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night More Definitions → |
| mobility | 1. the quality of moving freely More Definitions → |
| mounting | 1. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) 2. framework used for support or display More Definitions → |
| membrane | 1. a thin pliable sheet of material 2. a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants More Definitions → |
| medieval | More Definitions → |
| mainland | 1. the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula More Definitions → |
| moisture | 1. wetness caused by water More Definitions → |
| mistress | 1. an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man 2. a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) More Definitions → |
| metadata | 1. data about data More Definitions → |
| metallic | 1. a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal 2. a yarn made partly or entirely of metal More Definitions → |
| marathon | 1. any long and arduous undertaking 2. a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards More Definitions → |
| musician | 1. someone who plays a music as a profession 2. artist who composes or conducts music as a profession More Definitions → |
| momentum | 1. an impelling force or strength 2. the product of a body's mass and its velocity More Definitions → |
| mattress | 1. a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed More Definitions → |
| maturity | 1. the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed 2. state of being mature; full development More Definitions → |
| monument | 1. a structure erected to commemorate persons or events 2. an important site that is marked and preserved as public property More Definitions → |
| molecule | 1. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound 2. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything More Definitions → |
| marginal | More Definitions → |
| mechanic | 1. a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools 2. someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles More Definitions → |
| mutation | 1. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration 2. (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism More Definitions → |
| motoring | 1. the act of driving an automobile More Definitions → |
| monopoly | 1. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller 2. exclusive control or possession of something More Definitions → |
| meridian | 1. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development 2. an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator More Definitions → |
| meantime | 1. the time between one event, process, or period and another More Definitions → |
| morality | 1. concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct 2. motivation based on ideas of right and wrong More Definitions → |
| mushroom | 1. common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) 2. mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.) More Definitions → |
| manifest | 1. a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane More Definitions → |
| monogram | 1. a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing More Definitions → |
| matrices | 1. (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules 2. (geology) a mass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded More Definitions → |
| mahogany | 1. wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture 2. any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish More Definitions → |
| mandarin | 1. shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia 2. a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group More Definitions → |
| mosquito | 1. two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals More Definitions → |
| massacre | 1. the savage and excessive killing of many people More Definitions → |
| manifold | 1. a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes 2. a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies More Definitions → |
| magnolia | 1. dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine 2. any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms More Definitions → |
| marching | 1. the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind) More Definitions → |
| manpower | 1. the force of workers available More Definitions → |
| mandrake | 1. the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic 2. a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers More Definitions → |
| metaphor | 1. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity More Definitions → |
| makeover | 1. an overall beauty treatment (involving a person's hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person's appearance 2. a complete reconstruction and renovation of something More Definitions → |
| migraine | 1. a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men More Definitions → |
| magician | 1. someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience 2. one who practices magic or sorcery More Definitions → |
| mediator | 1. a negotiator who acts as a link between parties More Definitions → |
| maverick | 1. someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action 2. an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it More Definitions → |
| mourning | 1. state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one 2. the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief More Definitions → |
| melanoma | 1. any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes More Definitions → |
| militant | 1. a militant reformer More Definitions → |
| monoxide | 1. an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule More Definitions → |
| monotone | 1. an unchanging intonation 2. a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts) More Definitions → |
| motorway | 1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic More Definitions → |
| modifier | 1. a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb 2. a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising More Definitions → |
| morphine | 1. an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain More Definitions → |
| murderer | 1. a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) More Definitions → |
| mandolin | 1. a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum More Definitions → |
| mismatch | 1. a bad or unsuitable match More Definitions → |
| maneuver | 1. a military training exercise 2. a plan for attaining a particular goal More Definitions → |
| monarchy | 1. an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority More Definitions → |
| matchbox | 1. a box for holding matches More Definitions → |
| mulberry | 1. any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry 2. sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus More Definitions → |
| mesquite | 1. any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar More Definitions → |
| mischief | 1. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others 2. the quality or nature of being harmful or evil More Definitions → |
| methanol | 1. a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol More Definitions → |
| moulding | 1. a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing 2. a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge More Definitions → |
| marketer | 1. someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money More Definitions → |
| masthead | 1. a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. 2. the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page More Definitions → |
| massager | 1. someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation More Definitions → |
| manicure | 1. professional care for the hands and fingernails More Definitions → |
| midwives | 1. a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies More Definitions → |
| modality | 1. a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility 2. verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker More Definitions → |
| mangrove | 1. a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building More Definitions → |
| mystique | 1. an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing More Definitions → |
| mainstay | 1. a prominent supporter 2. a central cohesive source of support and stability More Definitions → |
| mortuary | 1. a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation More Definitions → |
| macaroni | 1. a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms 2. pasta in the form of slender tubes More Definitions → |
| mulligan | 1. Irish version of burgoo More Definitions → |
| meltdown | 1. severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping 2. a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown More Definitions → |
| mongoose | 1. agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents More Definitions → |
| mariposa | 1. any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico More Definitions → |
| monorail | 1. a railway having a single track More Definitions → |
| materiel | 1. equipment and supplies of a military force More Definitions → |
| mousepad | 1. a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse More Definitions → |
| midfield | 1. (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) More Definitions → |
| motorist | 1. someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile More Definitions → |
| motility | 1. ability to move spontaneously and independently 2. a change of position that does not entail a change of location More Definitions → |
| moveable | More Definitions → |
| marinade | 1. mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking More Definitions → |
| mackerel | 1. flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish 2. any of various fishes of the family Scombridae More Definitions → |
| marquise | 1. a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess 2. permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. More Definitions → |
| molasses | 1. thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining More Definitions → |
| midpoint | 1. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure More Definitions → |
| megabyte | 1. a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes 2. a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes More Definitions → |
| monastic | 1. a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work More Definitions → |
| mingling | 1. the action of people mingling and coming into contact More Definitions → |
| mnemonic | 1. a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall More Definitions → |
| melamine | 1. a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins More Definitions → |
| marigold | 1. any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers More Definitions → |
| minstrel | 1. a singer of folk songs 2. a performer in a minstrel show More Definitions → |
| medalist | 1. someone who has won a medal 2. (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament More Definitions → |
| mariachi | 1. a group of street musicians in Mexico More Definitions → |
| mouthful | 1. the quantity that can be held in the mouth 2. a small amount eaten or drunk More Definitions → |
| mistrust | 1. doubt about someone's honesty 2. the trait of not trusting others More Definitions → |
| mustache | 1. an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip More Definitions → |
| monolith | 1. a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk) More Definitions → |
| millwork | 1. woodwork that has been machined at a mill More Definitions → |
| moorcock | 1. male red grouse More Definitions → |
| meatloaf | 1. a baked loaf of ground meat More Definitions → |
| monotype | 1. (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus) 2. the sole print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked glass or metal plate More Definitions → |
| meddling | 1. the act of altering something secretly or improperly More Definitions → |
| marauder | 1. someone who attacks in search of booty More Definitions → |
| megawatt | 1. a unit of power equal to one million watts More Definitions → |
| moccasin | 1. soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans More Definitions → |
| maharaja | 1. a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja More Definitions → |
| magdalen | 1. a reformed prostitute More Definitions → |
| moorland | 1. open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss More Definitions → |
| modeller | 1. a person who creates models More Definitions → |
| mackinaw | 1. a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material 2. a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States More Definitions → |
| mandible | 1. the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth More Definitions → |
| mastitis | 1. inflammation of a breast (or udder) More Definitions → |
| meringue | 1. sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar More Definitions → |
| meatball | 1. ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth More Definitions → |
| monotony | 1. the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety 2. constancy of tone or pitch or inflection More Definitions → |
| marksman | 1. someone skilled in shooting More Definitions → |
| marinara | 1. sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs More Definitions → |
| milepost | 1. stone post at side of a road to show distances More Definitions → |
| mumbling | 1. indistinct enunciation 2. ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) More Definitions → |
| misnomer | 1. an incorrect or unsuitable name More Definitions → |
| madrigal | 1. an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form More Definitions → |
| monocyte | 1. a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria More Definitions → |
| minutiae | 1. a small or minor detail 2. (biometrics, forensics) Any of the major features of a fingerprint that allow prints to be compared. More Definitions → |
| mastodon | 1. extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth More Definitions → |
| milkweed | 1. any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts 2. annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads More Definitions → |
| malamute | 1. breed of sled dog developed in Alaska More Definitions → |
| monogamy | 1. the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time More Definitions → |
| mycology | 1. the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases More Definitions → |
| meniscus | 1. (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint 2. (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other More Definitions → |
| mealtime | 1. the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten More Definitions → |
| majolica | 1. highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide More Definitions → |
| mandamus | 1. an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail More Definitions → |
| molester | 1. someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities More Definitions → |
| mannitol | 1. a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine More Definitions → |
| madhouse | 1. pejorative terms for an insane asylum More Definitions → |
| marquess | 1. nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count 2. a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl More Definitions → |
| megalith | 1. memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) More Definitions → |
| marjoram | 1. aromatic Eurasian perennial 2. pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets More Definitions → |
| myopathy | 1. any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction More Definitions → |
| migrator | 1. traveler who moves from one region or country to another 2. an animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year More Definitions → |
| masseuse | 1. a female massager More Definitions → |
| magnesia | 1. a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium More Definitions → |
| mistrial | 1. a trial that is invalid or inconclusive More Definitions → |
| moderato | More Definitions → |
| mesoderm | 1. the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue More Definitions → |
| marzipan | 1. almond paste and egg whites More Definitions → |
| munition | 1. weapons considered collectively 2. military supplies More Definitions → |
| middling | 1. any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran) More Definitions → |
| moonbeam | 1. a ray of moonlight More Definitions → |
| mainsail | 1. the lowermost sail on the mainmast More Definitions → |
| meekness | 1. the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness 2. a disposition to be patient and long suffering More Definitions → |
| memetics | 1. a theory of mental content based on an analogy with Darwinian evolution. More Definitions → |
| meristem | 1. undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root More Definitions → |
| morpheme | 1. minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units More Definitions → |
| midbrain | 1. the middle portion of the brain More Definitions → |
| misogyny | 1. hatred of women More Definitions → |
| moleskin | 1. a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap More Definitions → |
| monkfish | 1. flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America 2. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey More Definitions → |
| machismo | 1. exaggerated masculinity More Definitions → |
| moonwalk | 1. a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot 2. an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon More Definitions → |
| meanness | 1. the quality of being deliberately mean 2. extreme stinginess More Definitions → |