11-letter words containing a, l, d, i, m
- lydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from F to F.
- maddeningly — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
- madrigalist — a composer or singer of madrigals.
- magdalenian — of or relating to the final Paleolithic culture of much of western Europe, dating from c13,000–10,000 b.c. and notable for its artifacts of bone, antler, and ivory and for the cave art of western France and northeastern Spain.
- maiden lady — an unmarried woman
- mail bridge — (messaging) A mail gateway that forwards electronic mail messages between two or more networks if they meet certain administrative criteria.
- mail orders — goods that have been ordered by mail order
- mailed fist — superior force, especially military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
- mainlanders — Plural form of mainlander.
- maladaptive — of, relating to, or characterized by maladaptation or incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation: The maladaptive behavior of isolated children was difficult to change.
- maladroitly — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- maledicting — Present participle of maledict.
- malediction — a curse; imprecation.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- maleic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 4 O 4 , isomeric with fumaric acid, having an astringent, repulsive taste and faint acidulous odor: used in the manufacture of synthetic resins, the dyeing and finishing of textiles, and as a preservative for fats and oils.
- malted milk — a soluble powder made of dehydrated milk and malted cereals.
- mandatorily — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- mandibulate — having mandibles.
- mandolinist — One who plays the mandolin.
- manhandling — to handle roughly.
- manipulated — Simple past tense and past participle of manipulate.
- maquiladora — a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation.
- mare island — an island in the N part of San Francisco Bay, California.
- mariticidal — Of, or pertaining to, mariticide. Often used to describe a person.
- marmalading — Present participle of marmalade.
- maudlinness — The quality of being maudlin.
- maxillipeds — Plural form of maxilliped.
- meadow lily — Canada lily.
- medallioned — having or wearing a medallion or medallions
- mediastinal — a median septum or partition between two parts of an organ, or paired cavities of the body.
- mediational — Of or pertaining to mediation.
- mediatorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a mediator.
- medical man — a doctor of medicine
- medicinable — medicinal.
- medicinally — of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.
- medicolegal — pertaining to medicine and law or to forensic medicine.
- medievalism — the spirit, practices, or methods of the Middle Ages.
- medievalist — an expert in medieval history, literature, philosophy, etc.
- medievalize — To cause something to be more medieval.
- medullation — the formation of a medullary sheath about a nerve fiber.
- melodically — melodious.
- meridionals — Plural form of meridional.
- metabolised — Simple past tense and past participle of metabolise.
- metabolized — Simple past tense and past participle of metabolize.
- metalliding — the creation of an alloy coating by an electrolytic process involving the diffusion of atoms from one metal into the surface of a second metal
- metalloidal — metalloid
- metapodials — Plural form of metapodial.
- meteoroidal — (astronomy) Of or pertaining to meteoroids. (from 19th c.).
- middle ages — medieval period
- middle east — Also called Mideast. (loosely) the area from Libya E to Afghanistan, usually including Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the other countries of the Arabian peninsula.