English words: Mathurin to matted

300 English words, part 38 of 159 of the words starting with M, A to Z. 29 have a page of their own.

English words Mathurin to matted

Mathurin noun: A member of the Trinitarian order.
mathwash verb: To use data and algorithms to create the false impression that a subjective decision or policy was made objectively.
mathwashing noun, verb: Using data and algorithms to create the false impression that a subjective decision or policy was made objectively.
mathwise adverb: In terms of mathematics.
mathy adjective: Synonym of mathsy (“of or relating to mathematics”).
Mathys proper noun: A surname from German.
mati noun: In Greek culture, a protective symbol resembling an eye, supposed to ward off the evil eye.
Matic proper noun: A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
matical noun: Alternative form of metical.
matico noun: A Peruvian plant (Piper aduncum) allied to the pepper, whose leaves are used as a styptic and astringent.
matie noun /ˈmæti/: A fat herring with undeveloped roe.
Matignon proper noun: A commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.
matilda noun /məˈtɪldə/: Either of two British infantry tanks in use during World War II, the Infantry Tank Mark I or Infantry Tank Mark II.
Matildine adjective: Relating to Matilda of Tuscany (c. 1046 – 1115) or the lands that she ruled.
matildite noun: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral white mineral containing bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
Matilija proper noun: A male given name from Chumash.
Matilija poppy noun: Either of the two species of poppy in the genus Romneya.
matily adverb: Friendlily, like a mate.
matimela noun: The management of stray cattle.
matin adjective, noun /ˈmætɪn/: of or relating to matins
matinal adjective /ˈmætɪnl̩/: In the morning, relating to the morning.
matinee noun, verb /ˈmætɪˌneɪ/: A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
matinee coat noun: A short coat for a baby.
matinee idol noun: A star of movies, often male, who is adored by his many fans; used primarily in the 1940s-1960s.
matinee jacket noun: A short coat for a baby, similar to a cardigan.
matiness noun: Alternative spelling of mateyness.
mating adjective, noun, verb /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/: Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.
mating bite noun: A bite performed during copulation in certain species.
mating call noun: A sound made by an animal to attract a member of the opposite sex for breeding.
mating mark noun: A lasting mark or wound sustained during copulation in certain species.
mating press noun: A sex position similar to the missionary position with the recipient's legs tucked up.
mating season noun: The time of the year during which members of a certain species of animal tend to mate.
mating strategy noun: A technique that animals use to maximize the likelihood that they produce offspring.
matins noun /ˈmætɪnz/: Together with lauds, the earliest of the canonical hours; traditionally prayed at sunrise or earlier.
matipo noun: Any of various flowering plants of the genus Myrsine.
Matissean adjective: Relating to Henri Matisse (1869–1954), French artist known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship.
matitudinal adjective /ˌmætɪˈt(j)uːdɪnl̩/: Of, occurring in, or relating to the morning, especially the early morning upon waking up.
matje noun: Alternative form of maatje.
matjes herring noun: Young filleted herring that has been matured for a short time in brine and prepared traditionally with vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices.
matka noun: An earthenware pot.
matki noun: The plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean.
matkot noun: An Israeli beach game in which two or more players hit a small ball back and forth using paddles.
matl noun: Abbreviation of material.
Matlack proper noun: A surname.
Matlatzinca noun: An indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the Toluca Valley in the central highlands of Mexico.
matlazahuatl noun: tabardillo (disease)
matless adjective /ˈmætləs/: Without a mat.
Matley proper noun: A hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9796).
matlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a mat.
Matlin proper noun: A Jewish surname from Yiddish
matlo noun: Alternative form of matelot (“sailor”)
Matlock proper noun: A town in Matlock Town parish, Derbyshire Dales district, the county town of Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK2960).
matlockite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, fluorine, and lead.
matlow noun: Alternative form of matelot (“sailor”).
matmaker noun: One who manufactures mats.
matmaking noun: The manufacture of mats.
matman noun: A male wrestler.
matmul noun: Syllabic abbreviation of matrix multiplication.
matnakash noun: a type of oval Armenian bread with furrows on it
Matney proper noun: A surname.
'mato noun: Clipping of tomato.
matoke noun /maˈtəʊkeɪ/: Mashed boiled bananas or plantains, a staple food in Uganda.
Maton proper noun: A surname.
matoniaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Matoniaceae.
matooka noun: Alternative form of matoke.
matooke noun: Alternative form of matoke.
matoor adjective: Pronunciation spelling of mature.
matoppie noun: Synonym of motlopi.
Mator proper noun: A Uralic Samoyedic language, extinct since the 1840s, formerly spoken in the northern region of the Sayan Mountains in Siberia, close to the Mongolian north...
matorral adjective, noun: A shrubland, a stunted woodland.
Matos proper noun: A surname.
Matosinhos proper noun: A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal.
Matousek proper noun: A surname from Czech.
MatPat effect noun: A feeling of uncanniness experienced upon seeing the original version of a piece of media (often an image, video or sound effect) that has been more...
matpe bean noun: Synonym of mung bean.
matra noun: In Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.
matraca noun: A type of wooden rattle from Latin America.
matraite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal brownish yellow mineral containing sulfur and zinc.
matranee noun: A female house-servant.
matrass noun: A bolt for a crossbow.
Matraville proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Randwick council area, New South Wales, Australia.
matrep noun /mʌt ˈɹep/: Alternative form of mat rep.
matrescence noun: The process of becoming (and coming to inhabit the role of) a mother.
matrescent adjective: Exhibiting matrescence; becoming a mother.
matreshka noun: Alternative form of matryoshka.
matri- prefix: mother
matriarch noun /ˈmeɪtɹɪˌɑːk/: A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
matriarchal adjective: Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.
matriarchalism noun: The quality of being matriarchal.
matriarchally adverb: In a matriarchal way.
matriarchate noun /ˈmeɪtɹiɑːkət/: A matriarchal system or community.
matriarchial adjective: Characteristic of or pertaining to a matriarchy.
matriarchic adjective: matriarchal
matriarchically adverb: matriarchally
matriarchism noun: Synonym of matriarchy.
matriarchist adjective, noun: Pertaining to matriarchy.
matriarchy noun /ˈmeɪ.tɹiˌɑː.ki/: A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children, and lineage is traced through the female line.
matric adjective, noun /məˈtɹɪk/: The final year of high school.
matrical adjective: Of, or pertaining to, a matrix.
matrically adverb: By means of, or in the form of matrices
matricaria noun /ˌmætɹɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/: Any of the plants in the genus Matricaria.
matricary adjective: Applied to the fern Botrychium matricariifolium.
matrice noun /ˈmeɪtɹɪs/: Obsolete form of matrix.
matricellular adjective: Describing extracellular proteins that have a regulatory function in the formation of structural elements in vertebrates
matricentered adjective: Alternative form of matricentred.
matricentred adjective: matricentric
matricentric adjective: Centering around the mother or mothers.
matricentrically adverb: In a matricentric manner.
matricentricity noun: The quality of being matricentric.
matricial adjective: Synonym of matric.
matrician adjective, noun: A female patrician; an upper class matriarch
matricidal adjective: Relating to matricide, the killing of a mother.
matricidally adverb: In a matricidal manner.
matricide noun: The killing of one's mother.
matricin noun: A sesquiterpene from which chamazulene can be biosynthesised.
matricization noun: The operation that turns a tensor into a matrix.
matricize verb: To convert (a tensor) into a matrix by means of matricization.
matriclan noun: A clan, with membership determined by matrilineal descent from a common ancestor.
matriclinous adjective: Alternative form of matroclinous.
matricryptic adjective /ˌmeɪ.tɹɪˈkɹɪp.tɪk/: Describing cryptic sites within the extracellular matrix
matricula noun: A register of students who are enrolled.
matriculability noun: The ability, or eligibility, to matriculate.
matriculable adjective: Suitable to be matriculated.
matriculand noun: Alternative spelling of matriculant.
matriculant noun: A person who has matriculated or been registered on a list or roll, usually at a school.
matriculash noun: The large-scale session of heavy drinking that ensues following matriculation.
matriculate adjective, noun, verb /məˈtɹɪkjəˌleɪt/: To enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.
matriculation noun /məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/: Enrollment in a college or university.
matriculation examination noun: An examination which to pass is required for candidates to enter a country’s academic education system or kinds of career courses therein, nowadays (since...
matriculative adjective: Relating to, or causing, matriculation; enrollment.
matriculator noun: Someone who matriculates, an enroller on a course, especially for a school.
matriculatory adjective: Relating to matriculation.
matrifocal adjective: Centered on the mother; matriarchal.
matrifocality noun: The state or condition of being matrifocal.
matrifocally adverb: In a matrifocal manner.
matrigel noun: Alternative letter-case form of Matrigel.
matriglycan noun: A glycan that links dystroglycan to the basement membrane
matrika noun /ˈmɑ.tɹɪ.kə/: A mother figure in Indian art.
matrikin noun: Matrilateral kin.
matrikine noun: Any of a group of extracellular matrix-derived peptides which regulate cell activity
matrilateral adjective /ˌmætɹɪˈlætəɹəl/: Related through one's maternal side.
matrilaterally adverb: On the mothers side
matrilect noun: The language of the dominant local culture, in the situation where a pidgin or creole is formed from the language of the dominant culture and another...
matrilin noun: Any of a group of proteoglycan-associated proteins that are major components of extracellular matrix of various tissues
matriline noun: A line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers.
matrilineage noun: Lineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage.
matrilineal adjective /ˌmeɪtɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/: Tracing descent only through female ancestors.
matrilineal descent noun: Synonym of matrilineal lineage.
matrilineal line noun: Synonym of matrilineal lineage.
matrilineal lineage noun: Synonym of matriline; the system of tracing family lineage, inheritance, or social identity exclusively through the mother's side of the family.
matrilinealism noun: The matrilineal system.
matrilineality noun: The condition of being matrilineal
matrilineally adverb: In matrilineal fashion.
matrilinear adjective: Alternative form of matrilineal.
matrilinearism noun: Synonym of matrilinealism.
matrilineate adjective: Synonym of matrilineal.
matrilingual adjective /mætɹɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/: Pertaining to one's mother tongue.
matrilinial adjective: Alternative form of matrilineal.
matriliny noun: Matrilineal society.
matrilocal adjective /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl/: Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.
matrilocality noun: The state of being matrilocal, for a married couple to be living with the family of the wife.
matrilocally adverb: In a matrilocal fashion.
matrilysin noun: A matrix metalloproteinase that has a function in the development of tumours.
matrimania noun: Excessive enthusiasm for a wedding or weddings in general.
matrimoiety noun: A descent group coming from the mother's side.
matrimonial adjective, noun /mætɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/: Of, or having to do with matrimony and marriage.
matrimonial cake noun: A cake made with cooked dates and an oatmeal crumb topping.
matrimonially adverb: In a matrimonial way.
matrimonious adjective: matrimonial
matrimoniously adjective: matrimonially
matrimony noun /ˈmat.ɹɪ.mə.ni/: Marriage; the state of being married.
matrimony vine noun: Synonym of wolfberry.
matrin noun: Synonym of matrilysin.
matrine noun: A tetracyclic alkaloid (1R,2R,9S,17S)-7,13-diazatetracyclo[7.7.1.0²,⁷.0¹³,¹⁷]heptadecan-6-one present in plants of the genus Sophora
matrioshka noun: Alternative spelling of matryoshka.
Matrioshka brain noun: A hypothetical megastructure of immense computational capacity powered by a Dyson sphere.
matrioshka doll noun: Synonym of matryoshka.
matriot noun: A patriot who is female or who embraces feminine values.
matriotic adjective: Of or pertaining to a matriot.
matriotism noun /ˈmeɪtɹi.ətɪzəm/: School, hometown, or parish pride or loyalty, as opposed to nationalism or patriotism.
matriphagous adjective: Of or relating to matriphagy or an organism that practices it.
matriphagy noun: The condition where organisms feed on their own mother.
matripotestal adjective: In which the female side holds the authority.
matriptase noun: An enzyme that cleaves various kinds of synthetic substrate.
matrisexual adjective: sexually attracted to one's mother
matrisexuality noun: sexual attraction to one's own mother
matrisib noun: A matrilineal sib.
matrisomal adjective: Relating to a matrisome
matrisome noun: All the extracellular matrix proteins of an organism
matrist adjective, noun: Favoring the mother over the father.
matristic adjective: Being or relating to a prehistoric female-led society based around Mother Goddess worship.
matristics noun: The study of women who were involved in the early Christian church.
matrix noun /ˈmeɪ.tɹɪks/: The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
matrix algebra noun: Generically, the arithmetic of matrices, involving matrix addition, scalar multiplication of matrices, matrix multiplication, and matrix inversion.
matrix clause noun: A clause that has another (subordinate) clause embedded within it.
matrix decomposition noun: A process by which a matrix (a rectangular table of numbers or abstract quantities that can be added and multiplied) is broken down into simpler numerical...
matrix diagram noun: Any of several diagrams that show the correspondence between multiple parameters
matrix group noun: Any group of invertible matrices over a specified field, with the group operation of matrix multiplication.
matrix isolation noun: a technique for maintaining reactive molecules in an inert material at low temperature for spectroscopic study
matrix language noun: The dominant language in code-switching, into which elements of a secondary language are embedded, as opposed to the embedded language.
matrix management noun: A type of organizational management in which people with similar skills are pooled for work assignments and may have more than one manager.
matrix mechanics noun: The original formulation of quantum mechanics in which the operators were represented by time-dependent matrices.
matrix metalloproteinase noun: Any metalloproteinase that is a calcium-dependent zinc-containing endopeptidase.
matrix mixer noun: An electronic device that routes multiple input audio signals to multiple outputs.
matrix protein noun: Any structural protein
matrixectomy noun: A procedure making use of chemicals, surgery, cryotherapy or laser to remove all or part of the nail matrix, usually as a treatment for ingrown toenails.
matrixed adjective: Using matrix management.
matrixial adjective: Of or relating to a feminist film theory introduced by Bracha L. Ettinger.
matrixin noun: A metalloproteinase that hydrolyses matrix proteins
matrixing noun: An electronic procedure to generate a signal from multiple signal inputs, for example quadraphonic encoding into two channels.
matrixlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a matrix.
matrixlysis noun: The chemical lysis of biological matrix
matrixmetalloproteinase noun: Alternative form of matrix metalloproteinase.
matrixule noun: A tubular extension of a mitochondrion similar to a stromule that extends from a plastid.
matrixwise adverb: By means of, or in terms of, matrices.
matroclinic adjective: Synonym of matroclinous.
matroclinous adjective: Having mostly maternally inherited characteristics.
matrocliny noun: The quality of being matroclinous.
matroid noun: A structure that captures the essence of a notion of "independence" that generalizes linear independence in vector spaces and acyclicality in graphs.
matroidal adjective: Of or pertaining to a matroid
matron noun /ˈmeɪtɹən/: A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
matron of honor noun: The primary woman who assists the bride at a wedding, if this woman is married; a married woman serving in the role of maid of honor.
matron of honour noun: A married or widowed woman who acts as the primary attendant on the bride at a wedding.
matrona noun: In Ancient Rome, a wife of an honorable man.
matronaeum noun: Alternative spelling of matroneum.
matronage noun: The collective body of matrons.
matronal adjective: Of, or pertaining to, a matron.
matroneum noun: A gallery on the interior of a building, originally intended to accommodate women.
matronhood noun: The state of being a matron
matronise verb: Alternative form of matronize.
matronism noun: matronhood
matronize verb: To make a matron of; to make matron-like.
matronlike adjective: Like a matron; matronly.
matronliness noun: The quality of being matronly.
matronly adjective, adverb /ˈmeɪtɹənli/: In the capacity of a matron; serving as a housekeeper or head nurse.
matronship noun: matronage
matronym noun /ˈmætɹəʊnɪm/: The name of someone's mother.
matronymic adjective, noun /ˌmætɹəˈnɪmɪk/: Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother.
matronymically adverb: In a matronymic manner.
matrophobia noun: The fear of becoming like one's mother.
matross noun /məˈtɹɒs/: An artilleryman next in rank to a gunner; a gunner's mate, especially one who assists the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns.
matrotroph noun: Any matrotrophic organism.
matrotrophic adjective: Exhibiting or relating to matrotrophy.
matrotrophy noun: A form of development in which the embryo is supplied with additional nutrition from the mother (e.g. through a placenta).
Matrouh proper noun: A governorate in north-western Egypt.
matryoshka noun /ˌmætɹɪˈɒʃkə/: One of a set of wooden Russian dolls of different sizes, designed such that each fits inside the next.
matryoshka doll noun: Synonym of matryoshka.
matsah noun: Alternative spelling of matzo.
matsci noun: Alternative spelling of mat sci.
matse noun: Alternative form of mache (“glutinous rice balls flavoured with coconut and pandan”).
Matsés noun: An indigenous people of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon.
matshed noun: In late modern China and Hong Kong, a temporary structure made of bamboo poles and palm leaves.
Matson proper noun /ˈmætsən/: A surname.
matsoni noun: Alternative form of matzoon.
matsoon noun: Alternative form of matzoon.
matsoun noun: Alternative form of matzoon.
matsu noun: Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese pine.
Matsubara proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsuda proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsudaira proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsudo proper noun: A city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Matsue proper noun: The capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
Matsui proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsukawa proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsuki proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsumoto proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsumura proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsunaga proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsuno proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsuo proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsuoka proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
matsuri noun /mætˈsuːɹi/: A Japanese festival.
Matsusaka proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsushima proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsushita proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
matsutake noun /maːtsuːˈtaːkiː/: A mushroom, Tricholoma matsutake, prized in Asian cuisine for its spicy aroma.
Matsuura proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsuyama proper noun: The capital city of Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Matsuzaka proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsuzaki proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsuzawa proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Matsya proper noun: The first of ten successive avatars of the god Vishnu, who saved the first man Manu from a great flood in the form of a fish.
matt adjective, noun, verb: Alternative spelling of matte.
matta noun: The false start of a bout due to mutual misunderstanding.
mattaaq noun: whalemeat consisting of the skin and blubber, a delicacy among the Inuit
mattacin noun: a particular polymyxin antibiotic.
Mattagami noun: An Anishinaabe First Nation band in Ontario, Canada, along the Mattagami River.
mattagamite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal violet mineral containing cobalt and tellurium.
mattak noun: Alternative form of mattaaq.
mattamore noun: An underground storage place for grain.
Mattapan proper noun: A neighbourhood of Dorchester, city of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
Mattapoisett proper noun: A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
Mattaponi noun: A Native American tribe of Virginia.
Mattapony noun: Alternative form of Mattaponi.
mattaq noun: Alternative form of mattaaq.
Mattathias proper noun /ˌmætəˈθaɪ.əs/: The son of Amos and father of Joseph, six-times-great–grandfather of Jesus.
Mattawa proper noun: A river in central Ontario, Canada.
mattboard noun: Alternative form of matboard.
matte adjective, noun, verb /mæt/: A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
matted adjective, verb: Forming a thick tangled mess.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under M: 47,683 words, in 159 parts.