11-letter words containing a, d, m, s
- bondmanship — the state of being a bondman; serfdom
- breadcrumbs — (After the story "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm). 1. (web) Links displayed across the top of a web page listing the most recently visited pages so the reader can quickly jump back to one. Since this function is provided by the web browser, breadcrumbs are a waste of space. A better use of the space is to display links to the page's logical parent pages in the information hierarchy. 2. (programming) Information output by statements inserted into a program for debugging by printf.
- bumpsadaisy — an exclamation said to a child who has fallen down
- caddis worm — the wormlike larva of the caddis fly that usually lives in fresh water in an elongated case made of twigs, grains of sand, etc. cemented together with silk that it secretes: commonly used as bait by anglers
- calamondins — Plural form of calamondin.
- camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
- campgrounds — Plural form of campground.
- canadianism — the Canadian national character or spirit
- cardiograms — Plural form of cardiogram.
- cardiospasm — failure of the muscle fibers at the lower end of the esophagus to relax, resulting in swallowing difficulty and regurgitation.
- case method — Also called case-study method [keys-stuhd-ee] /ˈkeɪsˈstʌd i/ (Show IPA). the teaching or elucidation of a subject or issue through analysis and discussion of actual cases, as in business education.
- case*method — An analysis and design method from Oracle targeted at information management applications.
- catadromous — (of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed
- caudillismo — a political system organized under the rule of a caudillo
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
- clamdiggers — Close-fitting women’s casual pants hemmed at mid-calf.
- closed game — a relatively complex game involving closed ranks and files and permitting only nontactical positional manoeuvring
- commandants — Plural form of commandant.
- commandeers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commandeer.
- compensated — Simple past tense and past participle of compensate.
- comraderies — camaraderie.
- comradeship — Comradeship is friendship between a number of people who are doing the same work or who share the same difficulties or dangers.
- consummated — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- crampedness — confined or severely limited in space: cramped closets.
- crime squad — (in Britain) a division of the police which identifies and prevents major crimes, esp those crossing regional or national boundaries
- custom-made — If something is custom-made, it is made according to someone's special requirements.
- cystadenoma — Hidrocystoma.
- damascening — Present participle of damascene.
- damask rose — a rose, Rosa damascena, native to Asia and cultivated for its pink or red fragrant flowers, which are used to make the perfume attar
- dame school — (formerly) a small school, often in a village, usually run by an elderly woman in her own home to teach young children to read and write
- dame-school — a school in which the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught to neighborhood children by a woman in her own home.
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- dampishness — the quality of being dampish
- damselflies — Plural form of damselfly.
- dance music — music that is suitable for dancing
- date mussel — any brown, date-sized marine mussel, genus Lithophaga, that bores into rock or coral.
- day jasmine — a West Indian shrub, Cestrum diurnum, of the nightshade family, having clusters of white flowers that are very fragrant by day.
- daydreamers — Plural form of daydreamer.
- de-emphasis — a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school.
- dead-smooth — noting a double-cut metal file having the minimum commercial grade of coarseness.
- deaf-mutism — unable to hear and speak.
- decimalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimalize.
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.
- deemphasize — to place less emphasis upon; reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.: The university de-emphasized intercollegiate football.
- defamations — Plural form of defamation.
- dehumanised — Past participle of dehumanise.
- dehumanises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanise.
- dehumanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize.
- delassement — relaxation