Index of English words, starting with "ma"

(1) - Marimba (n.) A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck.

(1) - Marinade (n.) A brine or pickle containing wine and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish.

(1) - Marinate (v. t.) To salt or pickle, as fish, and then preserve in oil or vinegar; to prepare by the use of marinade.

(1) - Marine (a.) A picture representing some marine subject.
(2) - Marine (a.) The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine.
(3) - Marine (a.) A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.
(4) - Marine (a.) Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, marine deposits.
(5) - Marine (a.) Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.