9-letter words containing a, d, m, e
- lake mead — a reservoir in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River: one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)
- lambasted — to beat or whip severely.
- lame duck — an elected official or group of officials, as a legislator, continuing in office during the period between an election defeat and a successor's assumption of office.
- laminated — Also, laminous. composed of or having laminae.
- lampedusa — Giuseppe (Tomasi) di [joo-zep-pe taw-mah-zee-dee] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ tɔˈmɑ zi di/ (Show IPA), 1896–1957, Italian novelist.
- lampooned — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- land mine — an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
- landmines — Plural form of landmine.
- lead time — the period of time between the initial phase of a process and the emergence of results, as between the planning and completed manufacture of a product.
- leaf mold — a compost or layer of soil consisting chiefly of decayed vegetable matter, especially leaves.
- lemonades — Plural form of lemonade.
- lindemann — Frederick Alexander, 1st Viscount Cherwell. 1886–1957, British physicist, born in Germany; Churchill's scientific adviser during World War II
- lipidemia — (medicine) The presence of lipids in the blood.
- macdowell — Edward Alexander, 1861–1908, U.S. composer and pianist.
- macedoine — a mixture of fruits or vegetables, often served as a salad.
- macedonia — Also, Macedon [mas-i-don] /ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn/ (Show IPA). an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia.
- macerated — to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
- mackinder — Sir Halford John. 1861–1947, British geographer noted esp for his work in political geography. His writings include Democratic Ideas and Reality (1919)
- macrocode — a single code that contains a set of instructions.
- macrodome — a dome the faces of which are parallel to the greater lateral axis.
- macrolide — Any of a class of antibiotics containing a lactone ring, of which the first and best known is erythromycin.
- maculated — Simple past tense and past participle of maculate.
- mad money — a small sum of money carried or kept in reserve for minor expenses, emergencies, or impulse purchases.
- maddening — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
- made dish — a dish consisting of a number of different ingredients cooked together
- made mast — a wooden mast formed of several shaped, longitudinal pieces joined together.
- madeleine — a small shell-shaped cake made of flour, eggs, sugar, and butter and baked in a mold.
- madhouses — Plural form of madhouse.
- madonsela — Thuli (ˈtʊlɪ). born 1962, South African advocate; in her term as Public Protector (2009–16) she was noted for exposing political corruption
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- madrepore — any true or stony coral of the order Madreporaria, forming reefs or islands in tropical seas.
- madrilene — a consommé flavored with tomato, frequently jelled and served cold.
- madrileno — a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
- magdalena — a river in SW Colombia, flowing N to the Caribbean. 1060 miles (1705 km) long.
- magdalene — the, Mary Magdalene.
- magdeburg — a state in central Germany. 9515 sq. mi. (24,644 sq. km). Capital: Magdeburg.
- magnified — Having been visually enlarged by the process of magnification.
- magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- maidenish — Resembling or characteristic of a maiden.
- maidstone — a city in Kent, in SE England.
- mailorder — Ordered to be delivered to one's home.
- main deck — the uppermost weatherproof deck, running the full length of a ship.
- main idea — the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about: Find the main idea in each paragraph.
- mainlined — Simple past tense and past participle of mainline.
- maitre d' — maître d'hôtel (defs 1–3).
- make bold — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- make head — to make progress
- makeready — the final adjustment of the printing surfaces on a press by the use of leveling devices, overlays, underlays, etc.