11-letter words containing a, m, u, s
- deutschmark — the former standard monetary unit of Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs; replaced by the euro in 2002: until 1990 the standard monetary unit of West Germany
- diascordium — a herbal medicine, no longer in use, containing among other ingredients the herb scordium and opium
- dichogamous — having the stamens and pistils maturing at different times, thereby preventing self-pollination, as a monoclinous flower (opposed to homogamous).
- diluvialism — the theory, generally abandoned in the mid-19th century, that the earth's surface was shaped by the biblical flood
- disaccustom — to cause to lose a habit: In the country I was quickly disaccustomed of sleeping late.
- dismayfully — in a dismayful manner
- dismutation — (biochemistry) A disproportionation reaction, especially in a biological context, in which oxidized and reduced forms of a chemical species are produced simultaneously.
- dissimulate — to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble: to dissimulate one's true feelings about a rival.
- don juanism — a syndrome, occurring in males, of excessive preoccupation with sexual gratification or conquest and leading to persistently transient and sometimes exploitative relationships.
- dorsolumbar — of, relating to, or affecting the back in the region of the lumbar vertebrae.
- dramaturges — Plural form of dramaturge.
- draughtsman — a checker, as used in the game of checkers.
- draughtsmen — Plural form of draughtsman.
- draw stumps — to close play, as by pulling out the stumps
- draw trumps — to play the trump suit until the opponents have none left
- dromaeosaur — Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae.
- drum'n'bass — a type of electronic dance music using mainly bass guitar and drum sounds
- dry measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring dry commodities, as grain or fruit. In the U.S. 2 pints = 1 quart (1.101 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (8.810 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (35.24 liters). In Great Britain 2 pints = 1 quart (1.136 liters); 4 quarts = 1 gallon (4.546 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (9.092 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (36.37 liters); 8 bushels = 1 quarter (291.0 liters).
- dumb sheave — a block having no sheave or other part rolling with the movement of a line.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- duodecimals — Plural form of duodecimal.
- dustbin man — (in British English) a man that is employed to collect domestic refuse
- dwarf sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus copallina, of the cashew family, native to the eastern U.S., having shiny, pinnate leaves, greenish flowers, and clusters of red, berrylike fruit.
- early music — music of the medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque periods, especially revived and played on period instruments; European music after ancient music and before the classical music era, from the beginning of the Middle Ages to about 1750.
- emasculated — Simple past tense and past participle of emasculate.
- emasculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emasculate.
- emasculator — One who, or that which, emasculates.
- enthusiasms — Plural form of enthusiasm.
- enumerators — Plural form of enumerator.
- epigastrium — The part of the upper abdomen immediately over the stomach.
- epithalamus — A part of the dorsal forebrain including the pineal gland and a region in the roof of the third ventricle of the brain.
- eremacausis — A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or dead animals.
- escarmouche — a skirmish
- esquamulose — Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin.
- estremadura — a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)
- eudaemonism — A system of ethics that bases moral value on the likelihood that good actions will produce happiness.
- eudaemonist — A supporter of eudaemonism.
- europeanism — belief in or advocacy of political unification and economic integration among European nations
- exhumations — Plural form of exhumation.
- favouritism — (British) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
- filamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- fish manure — solid waste from fish, used as a fertilizer
- flavoursome — Alternative spelling of flavorsome.
- formularies — Plural form of formulary.
- formularise — (British) To express as a formula, to formulate.
- formulators — Plural form of formulator.
- four-masted — carrying four masts.
- frame house — a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house.
- freudianism — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- funambulism — The art of walking on a tightrope or a slack-rope.