12-letter words containing a, e, d, o, n
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- misfashioned — Simple past tense and past participle of misfashion.
- moderateness — The quality of being moderate.
- modern dance — a form of contemporary theatrical and concert dance employing a special technique for developing the use of the entire body in movements expressive of abstract ideas.
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- mohenjo-daro — an archaeological site in Pakistan, near the Indus River: six successive ancient cities were built here.
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- monkey bread — the gourdlike fruit of the baobab, eaten by monkeys.
- monkey gland — the testicle of an ape or monkey, said to have a revitalizing effect on humans when administered by grafting or adding the essence to the bloodstream
- monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- mother-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
- mountain dew — moonshine; whisky that has been illegally distilled
- mountainside — The sloping surface of a mountain.
- mountebanked — Simple past tense and past participle of mountebank.
- mouse around — To explore public portions of a large system, especially a network such as Internet via FTP or TELNET, looking for interesting stuff to snarf.
- muddle along — If you muddle along, you live or exist without a proper plan or purpose in your life.
- muttonheaded — a slow-witted, foolish, or stupid person; dolt.
- name-dropper — a person who indulges in name-dropping.
- narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
- nasal demons — Recognised shorthand on the Usenet group comp.std.c for any unexpected behaviour of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct. During a discussion on that group in early 1992, a regular remarked "When the compiler encounters [a given undefined construct] it is legal for it to make demons fly out of your nose" (the implication is that the compiler may choose any arbitrarily bizarre way to interpret the code without violating the ANSI C standard). Someone else followed up with a reference to "nasal demons", which quickly became established.
- nationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalise.
- nationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalize.
- neo-freudian — of or relating to a group of psychoanalytic thinkers whose modifications of Freudian analytic theory place increased emphasis on ego functions and interpersonal relationships.
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- neoflavonoid — (organic chemistry) Any compound, isomeric with the flavonoids, derived from 4-phenyl-1,2-benzopyrone.
- network card — network interface controller
- newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
- newfoundland — a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km).
- newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
- nicotinamide — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 N 2 O, the amide of nicotinic acid, and a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in meat, liver, fish, whole wheat, and eggs: used in medicine chiefly as an agent for preventing or treating human pellagra or animal black tongue.
- no harm done — If you say that there is no harm done, you are telling someone not to worry about something that has happened because it has not caused any serious injury or damage.
- noahide laws — the seven laws given to Noah after the Flood, which decree the establishment of a fair system of justice in society, and prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery and incest, robbery, and the eating of flesh taken from a living animal
- non-advocate — to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
- non-decaying — to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying.
- non-detailed — thorough in the treatment of details; minute: a detailed report.
- non-disabled — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.
- non-drivable — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- non-dutiable — subject to customs duty, as imported goods.
- non-graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- non-hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
- non-readable — unreadable.
- non-remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- non-residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- non-voidable — capable of being nullified or invalidated.
- nonactivated — not activated,
- nonaddictive — producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.
- nonadherence — the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment: adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules.
- nonautomated — not automated or operated by machines