5-Letter Words with M: page 2

All 1,173 five-letter words with M: page 2 of 3

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• lumme9interj. Expressing surprise.
• lumps9n. A beating or verbal abuse.
• lumpy12adj. Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.
• lymph15n. A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues...

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• maaan7interj. Elongated form of man.
• maban9n. A magical material in Australian Aboriginal mythology, from which the...
• macam11prep. Like, similar to, resembling.
• macaw12n. Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta...
• macco11n. Gambling game popular in the eighteenth century.
• macer9n. A mace bearer; specifically, an officer of a court in Scotland.
• macha12n. Best friend.
• mache12n. A former unit of volumic radioactivity: the quantity of radon (ignoring...
• machi12n. A traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of...
• macho12adj. Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine.
• macky16adj. Large.
• macon9n. A type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at...
• macro9adj. Very large in scale or scope.
• madam10n. A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
• madge9n. The barn owl.
• madly11adv. Without reason or understanding; wildly.
• madow11n. Heroin.
• mafia10n. A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal...
• mafic12adj. Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and...
• magic10n. The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult...
• magis8n. The philosophy of striving to do more for Jesus Christ, associated with...
• magma10n. A mixture of molten silicate rock, crystals, and gas within the earth...
• magus8n. A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is...
• mahal10n. A summerhouse.
• mahua10n. Madhuca longifolia, a fast-growing Indian tropical tree cultivated for...
• maida8n. A finely milled, refined and bleached wheat flour, used in making...
• maika11n. A woman's maternal village: the place where she grew up, especially as...
• maiko11n. An apprentice geisha.
• maile7n. A flowering Hawaiian vine (Alyxia stellata), of the genus Alyxia, used...
• mails7n. The mail delivery system.
• maily10adj. Rough, rugged.
• mains7n. The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a...
• maire7n. Any of a number of trees of New Zealand, mostly in genus Notelaea.
• maize16n. Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
• majid15n. Any of the family Majidae of sea spiders or spider crabs.
• major14adj. Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
• makai11adv. Seaward, towards the sea.
• makan11v. To eat.
• makar11n. A poet writing in Scots.
• maker11n. Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
• malai7n. An Indian cream made by heating and then cooling non-homogenized whole...
• malar7adj. Pertaining to the cheek.
• malia7n. A passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi, of species Malia grata.
• malic9adj. Pertaining to apples.
• malik11n. A tribal chieftain in certain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan...
• malky14v. To slash with an open razor.
• malle7n. A heavy hammer or beetle, often made of wood or lead.
• malta7n. A non-alcoholic carbonated malt beverage, popular in Latin America.
• malty10adj. Of, pertaining to, containing, or characteristic of malt.
• malum9n. An evil or wrongdoing.
• malus7n. The loss or return of performance-related compensation originally paid...
• malva10n. Any plant of the genus Malva, a mallow.
• malwa10n. Beer made with millet, common in Africa.
• mamak13n. A roadside stall selling Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine; by extension, a...
• mamaw12n. One's mother.
• mamba11n. Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to...
• mambo11n. A voodoo priestess (in Haiti).
• mamey12n. An evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.
• mamma11n. The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which...
• mammy14n. Mamma; mother.
• manal7adj. Of, like or pertaining to the hand.
• manas7n. The mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals.
• manat7n. The basic unit of currency for Azerbaijan; symbol ₼; subdivided into...
• manca9n. A mancus (old coin).
• mandi8n. A traditional style of washing oneself in Indonesia and Malaysia, using...
• mando8n. A mandatory, a sign or line that requires the path of the disc to be...
• mandu8n. A dumpling in Korean cuisine.
• mandy11n. The drug MDMA.
• maneb9n. A foliate fungicide consisting of a polymeric complex of manganese with...
• maned8adj. Having a (specified form of) mane.
• maneh10n. An obsolete unit of Hebrew currency, larger than a shekel.
• manes7n. The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the...
• manet7v. Used in stage directions; literally, he, she or it remains. Compare...
• manga8n. A comic originating in Japan.
• mange8n. A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes...
• mango8n. Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees.
• mangu8n. Mashed plantain.
• mangy11adj. Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange.
• mania7n. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
• manic9adj. Characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
• manip9n. Manipulation.
• manis7n. The pangolin.
• manja14n. String coated with crushed glass and attached to a kite, used to cut...
• manji14n. A captain or skipper of a boat.
• manju14n. A traditional Japanese confection; most have an outside made from...
• manky14adj. Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.
• manly10adj. Having the characteristics of a man.
• manna7n. Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book...
• manny10n. A male nanny (for children).
• manor7n. A landed estate.
• mansa7n. A king of ancient Mali.
• manse7v. To excommunicate; curse.
• manta7n. A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern...
• manti7n. A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian...
• manty10n. Synonym of mantou (Chinese dumpling bun).
• manus7n. A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or...
• maoli7n. A species of very tall, dark green-stemmed banana native to Polynesia...
• maple9n. Any member of any species of genus Acer, characterized by (usually)...
• mapou9n. On Haiti, the kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra.
• maqam18n. A modal structure characterizing the art of music of countries in North...
• maqui16n. A South American shrub (Aristotelia chilensis) native to the Valdivian...
• marae7n. The courtyard of a Maori wharenui or meeting-house, seen as a cultural...
• marah10n. A gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of...
• march12n. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by...
• marco9n. A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent...
• mardy11adj. Sulky or whining.
• marfa10n. A percussion instrument thought to have originated in Africa.
• marga8n. The canon of established forms of classical music, dance etc., as...
• marge8v. To add margarine to.
• margo8n. Border, margin.
• maril7n. An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from...
• marka11n. Synonym of convertible mark.
• marla7n. Plasticine; modelling clay.
• marly10adj. Containing or resembling marl.
• marma9n. A special, sensitive point on the body.
• maron7n. An alpine guide.
• marra7n. A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
• marri7n. Corymbia calophylla, an Australian tree.
• marry10v. To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a...
• marsh10n. An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants.
• marvy13adj. Great, awesome, brilliant.
• marwa10n. An open hut used for upanayana and marriage ceremonies in the Mithila...
• maser7n. A device for the coherent amplification or generation of...
• mashy13adj. Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash.
• mason7n. A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
• massy10adj. Heavy; massive.
• matai7n. A Samoan chief.
• match12n. Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
• mated8adj. Fitted together or interlocked.
• mater7n. Mother.
• mates7adj. Friendly; having a friendship (with).
• matey10adj. Sociable or friendly.
• matha10n. A monastic or similar religious establishment in Hinduism and Jainism...
• mathy13adj. Synonym of mathsy (“of or relating to mathematics”).
• matie7n. A fat herring with undeveloped roe.
• matin7adj. Of or relating to matins.
• matka11n. An earthenware pot.
• matra7n. In Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.
• matsu7n. Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese pine.
• matta7n. The false start of a bout due to mutual misunderstanding.
• matte7n. A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the...
• matty10adj. Matted.
• matzo16n. Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.
• mauka11adv. Inland, towards the mountains.
• maund8n. A wicker basket.
• mauri7n. Life force, according to Maori beliefs.
• mauve10n. A rich purple synthetic dye, which faded easily, briefly popular c....
• mauzy19adj. Hot and humid.
• maven10n. An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and...
• mavis10n. Song thrush.
• mawla10n. A patron or protector.
• maxim16n. A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or...
• maybe12adv. Perhaps, possibly.
• mayor10n. The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough...
• mazal16adj. Relating to a maze.
• mazar16n. A mausoleum or shrine in the Arab world.
• mazed17adj. Amazed, astonished, bewildered.
• mazer16n. The maple tree, or maple wood.
• mazza25n. Madness; something that is mad; a crazy situation.
• mbari9n. A ceremonial clay shrine filled with clay models of humans or deities...
• mbira9n. A thumb piano, a musical instrument having a small sound box fitted...
• mbuna9n. One of a group of haplochromine cichlids from Lake Malawi.
• mealy10adj. Resembling meal (the foodstuff).
• means7n. An instrument or condition to achieve a result.
• mease7n. A measure of varying quantity, often five or six (long or short)...
• meaty10adj. Of, relating to, or containing meat.
• mecha12n. A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated...
• medal8n. A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a...
• medex15n. A person who has gone through the MEDEX medical training programme...
• media8n. The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is...
• medic10adj. Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
• medio8n. A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 2.3 L.
• meese7n. A titmouse.
• meets7prep. Forming a combination or nexus of.
• melam9n. A condensation product of melamine, originally found in the residue of...
• melas7n. Synonym of melasma.
• melba9n. A dessert made originally from peach (now also other fruits), ice...
• melee7n. A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged...
• melic9adj. Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse.
• melik11n. A member of hereditary nobility in certain Armenian principalities...
• melon7n. Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like...
• melos7n. The melody in Ancient Greek music.
• melty10adj. Having a high tendency to melt.
• memex16n. A proposed computer system, implemented with electromechanical controls...
• memey12adj. Characterized by or relating to memes.
• menat7n. In Ancient Egypt, a heavy beaded necklace and musical instrument with a...
• mends8n. Recompense; restoration or reparation, especially (Christianity) from...
• menil7adj. Covered with spots; speckled; variegated.
• menma9n. A Japanese condiment made from fermented bamboo shoots.
• mensa7n. In planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land.
• mense7n. Property, owndom; possessions.
• mento7n. A folk music genre of Jamaica, featuring acoustic instruments and...
• meral7adj. Pertaining to the merus or meropodite.
• merce9v. To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.
• merch12n. Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
• merci9interj. Thank you.
• mercy12n. Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
• merge8v. To combine into a whole.
• merit7n. A claim to commendation or a reward.
• merle7n. A Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula.
• meron7n. Either of the pair of entities that together make up an instanton.
• meros7n. The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh.
• merry10adj. Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
• merse7n. Alluvial, often marshy land by the side of a river, estuary or sea.
• mersh10n. Low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana.
• merus7n. The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a...
• mesen7pron. Myself.
• mesic9adj. Characterized by an intermediate degree of moisture, in between xeric...
• mesna7n. An organosulfur compound used in cancer chemotherapy involving...
• mesne7adj. Intermediate.
• meson7n. The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
• messy10adj. In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
• mesto7adj. Sad, mournful.
• metal7n. Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a...
• meter7n. A device that measures things.
• methi10n. Fenugreek.
• metho10n. Methylated spirits.
• meths10n. Methylated spirits.
• methy13n. The burbot.
• metic9n. In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the...
• metis7n. A person of mixed-race ancestry.
• metoo7v. To agree by, or as by, saying me too.
• metra7n. The uterus.
• metre7n. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI...
• metro7n. A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems...
• metta7n. Lovingkindness or compassion, especially if developed through...
• mezzo25n. Mezzo-soprano.
• miang8n. Fermented tea leaves, often chewed after meals in Thailand.
• miaow10n. UK spelling of meow.
• micro9adj. Very small in scale or scope.
• middy12n. A midshipman.
• midge9n. Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family...
• midst8n. A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or...
• miffy16adj. Easily irritated or offended.
• migas8n. Any of various traditional Spanish or Portuguese dishes made with...
• might11n. Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.
• mikan11n. An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan...
• milah10n. The first step in the bris, where the akroposthion is excised (later...
• milam9n. Synonym of dream yoga.
• milch12adj. Used to produce milk; dairy.
• miler7n. An athlete or a horse who specializes in running races of one mile, or...
• miles7n. A great distance in space or time.
• milko11n. A milkman or milkwoman.
• milky14adj. Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.
• milla7n. Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to...
• milpa9n. A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica.
• milty10adj. Resembling or characteristic of milt.
• mimeo9n. An unpublished academic paper.
• mimer9n. Someone who mimes during a performance of a song.
• mimic11v. To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
• mimsy12adj. A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky.
• minar7n. A minaret.
• mince9n. Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
• minch12n. A nun.
• mincy12adj. Mincing; affectedly dainty.
• mindy11n. Knife.
• mined8adj. That has been mined (in various senses).
• miner7n. A person who works in a mine.
• minge8n. The pubic hair and vulva.
• mingi8adj. Among certain Ethiopian peoples: ritually impure.
• mingy11adj. Mean, miserly, stingy.
• minie7n. A Minié ball.
• minim9n. A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
• minky14adj. Of or pertaining to minks.
• minny10n. A minnow.
• minor7adj. Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or...
• minty10adj. Having a flavor or essence of mint.
• minum9n. A minim.
• minus7prep. Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or...
• mired8adj. Stuck in mud; plunged or fixed in mud.
• mirek11n. A unit of measurement for color temperature.
• mirex14n. The pesticide and fire retardant perchloropentacyclodecane, which is a...
• mirin7n. A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké and used in...
• mirna7n. MicroRNA.
• mirth10n. The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
• mirza16n. An educated man in India or Iran (Persia); an official, a clerk.
• misal7n. An Indian dish of vegetables in a spicy gravy.
• miser7n. A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.
• misri7n. Rock sugar.
• missa7n. A mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the...
• misso7n. Missus (“wife or girlfriend”).
• missy10n. A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically...
• misty10adj. Covered in mist; foggy.
• mitch12v. To pilfer; filch; steal.
• mitis7n. A process for producing malleable iron castings by melting wrought...
• mitra7n. A person who is interested in becoming a Buddhist and elects to join a...
• mitre7n. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church...
• mitta7n. An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.
• mitty10n. The storm petrel.
• mixed15adj. Having two or more separate aspects.
• mixer14n. One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
• mixin14n. An uninstantiable class that provides functionality to be inherited by...
• mixte14n. A kind of bicycle frame where the top tube of the traditional diamond...
• mizzy28n. A bog or quagmire.
• mmhmm16interj. Elongated form of mhm.
• moany10adj. Tending to complain.
• moble9v. To muffle or wrap someone's head or face (normally with up).
• mobot9n. A mobile autonomous robot, especially one used in artificial...
• mocap11n. Syllabic abbreviation of motion capture.
• mocha12n. A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
• moche12n. An imported package of spun silk.
• mochi12n. A small Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice.
• modak12n. An Indian sweet consisting of a flour-based outer skin filled with...
• modal8adj. Of, or relating to a mode or modus.
• moded9adj. Put in an embarrassing situation.
• model8n. A person who poses as a subject or visual reference for an artist.
• modem10n. A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone...
• moder8v. To moderate.
• modus8n. A qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some...
• mogas8n. Automotive gasoline suitable for use in some piston-engined gasoline...
• moggy12n. A domestic cat, especially (depreciative or derogatory) a non-pedigree...
• mogra8n. Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac, syn. Mogorium sambac).
• mogul8n. A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob.
• mohar10n. The currency of the Kingdom of Nepal and adjoining parts of Videha from...
• mohel10n. The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.
• moire7n. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat.
• moist7adj. Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
• molar7n. A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
• moldy11adj. Covered with mold.
• moler7n. Synonym of molecatcher (“one who catches moles”).
• moley10adj. Pertaining to, full of, or characteristic of moles (burrowing...
• molle7adj. Flat; lowered by a semitone.
• molly10n. A woman or girl, especially of low status or prostitute.
• moloi7n. A magician, witch, wizard, or other magic-user, especially in...
• momma11n. A betel nut plus other ingredients (like areca nut, betel leaves...
• momme11n. A unit of weight (3.75 grams) used for pearls, paper, and silk.
• mommy14n. Mother.
• monad8n. One thing, one being, one item.
• monal7n. Any of three species of pheasant in the genus Lophophorus.
• monde8n. A ball-like object, located near the top of a crown, symbolizing the...
• mondo8n. A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive...
• moner7n. Any member of the former kingdom Monera.
• money10n. A generally accepted means of exchange.
• mongo8n. Still-usable things salvaged (by sanmen) from garbage.
• monic9adj. Of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one.
• monte7n. A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet...
• month10n. A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases...
• monzo16n. In microtonal music, a vector that represents the prime factorization...
• mooch12v. To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
• moody11adj. Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
• moola7n. Money, cash.
• mooli7n. Synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties.
• moony10adj. Resembling the Moon.
• moose7n. The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes...
• moosh10n. Alternative spelling of mush (“a form of address to a man”).
• moped10n. A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and...
• mopey12adj. Given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits...
• mopsy12n. Synonym of moppet.
• moral7adj. Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour...
• moran7n. An unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior.
• morat7n. An ancient drink resembling mead, made with mulberries.
• moray10n. Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.
• morel7n. A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper...
• mores7n. A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted...
• morfa10n. A low wetland periodically flooded by salt water; a salt marsh.
• moria7n. Excessive frivolity; an inability to be serious.
• morin7n. A yellow flavonoid, extracted from fustic, once used to dye wool.
• morna7n. A genre of Cape Verdean music and dance.
• morne7n. The blunt head of a jousting-lance.
• moron7n. A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of...
• moros7n. A dish of black beans and white riced cooked together; congri.
• morph12n. A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an...
• morra7n. A game in which two (or more) players each suddenly display a hand...
• morro7n. A round hill or point of land.
• morse7n. A clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the front, usually...
• morto7adj. Very embarrassed or embarrassing.
• moser7n. An informer; one who tells on another.
• mosey10v. To set off, get going; to start a journey.
• mossy10adj. Covered in or overgrown with moss.
• motel7n. A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major...
• motet7n. A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic...
• motif10n. A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
• moton7n. A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and...
• motor7n. A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical...
• motte7n. A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and...
• motti7n. Encirclement; pocket, siege, entrapment.
• motto7n. A personal slogan.
• motty10adj. Full of, or consisting of, motes.
• motza16n. A lot of money.
• mould8n. Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
• mouli7n. A hand-operated kitchen utensil designed for grating or pureeing small...
• moult7n. The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin...
• mound8n. An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment...
• mount7n. A hill or mountain.
• mourn7v. To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
• mouse7n. Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a...
• mousy10adj. Resembling a mouse.
• mouth10n. The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
• mouza16n. An administrative district in parts of South Asia.
• moval10n. Removal (the transfer of one's home or business).
• moved11adj. Emotionally affected; touched.
• mover10n. Someone who or something that moves.
• moves10n. A good ability to dance.
• movie10n. A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate...
• mower10n. A lawnmower, a machine used to cut grass on lawns.
• moxie14n. Nerve, spunk, strength of character.

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