0%

13-letter words containing b, m, d

  • disembodiment — to divest (a soul, spirit, etc.) of a body.
  • disemboweling — Present participle of disembowel.
  • disembowelled — (chiefly, British) Simple past tense and past participle of disembowel.
  • disencumbered — Simple past tense and past participle of disencumber.
  • dismemberment — to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb: The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them.
  • disobligement — disobligation
  • domesday book — a record of a survey of the lands of England made by order of William the Conqueror about 1086, giving ownership, extent, value, etc., of the properties.
  • doomsday book — Domesday Book.
  • double magnum — Jeroboam (def 2).
  • double whammy — twofold misfortune
  • double-bottom — tandem trailer (def 1).
  • double-dumped — (of a wool bale) compressed, with two bales occupying the volume-equivalent of one ordinary bale
  • double-minded — wavering or undecided in mind.
  • dragging-beam — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
  • drink problem — If someone is said to have a drink problem, they are thought to drink too much alcohol
  • dumb terminal — (hardware)   A type of terminal that consists of a keyboard and a display screen that can be used to enter and transmit data to, or display data from, a computer to which it is connected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an intelligent terminal, has no independent processing capability or auxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alone device. The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next step up has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other features normally supported by an intelligent terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
  • dumbfoundedly — In a dumbfounded manner.
  • dumdum bullet — a hollow-nosed or soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact, inflicting a severe wound.
  • dumdum-bullet — a hollow-nosed or soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact, inflicting a severe wound.
  • edinburgh sml — (EdML) Implementation of the Core language of SML. Byte-code interpreter in C. Ported to Amiga, Atari, Archimedes and IBM PC. Version: 0.44. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
  • embarrassedly — In an embarrassed manner.
  • embedded mode — (programming)   A term used by COCOMO to describe a project development that is characterised by tight, inflexible constraints and interface requirements. The product must operate within (is embedded in) a strongly coupled complex of hardware, software, regulations and operational procedures. An embedded mode project will require a great deal of innovation. An example would be a real-time system with timing constraints and customised hardware.
  • embryoid body — an aggregate of cells that have developed from stem cells
  • endosymbiosis — Symbiosis in which one of the symbiotic organisms lives inside the other.
  • endosymbiotic — Of or pertaining to endosymbiosis.
  • feeble-minded — lacking the normal mental powers.
  • feedback form — A feedback form is a paper with questions on it and spaces marked where you should write the answers. It asks a hotel guest if they enjoyed their stay and what could be improved.
  • flat-bottomed — (of boats) having a flat bottom.
  • formidability — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
  • froude number — a dimensionless number used in hydrodynamics for model simulation of actual conditions
  • full-bottomed — (of a wig) long at the back
  • fume cupboard — vent used in a laboratory
  • garden balsam — a fleshy annual garden impatiens (Impatiens balsamina) with roselike white, lavender, yellow, pink, or red blossoms borne along the main stem in leaf axils
  • glibenclamide — (medicine) An oral anti-diabetes medication.
  • golden number — a number between 1 and 19, used to indicate the position of any year in the Metonic cycle, calculated as the remainder when 1 is added to the given year and the sum is divided by 19. If the remainder is zero the number is 19
  • habit of mind — If someone has a particular habit of mind, they usually think in that particular way.
  • half-timbered — (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like.
  • herbal remedy — a medical treatment made with herbs
  • hoodman-blind — blindman's buff.
  • humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
  • hybrid system — a way of working, organizing, or doing something that is composed of elements of two separate systems
  • hydrogen bomb — a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes.
  • imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
  • impredictable — (nonstandard) unpredictable.
  • in sb's midst — You say that someone is in your midst when you are drawing attention to the fact that they are in your group.
  • inboard motor — a boat's motor that is situated within the hull
  • indemnifiable — Something suitable for indemnification.
  • irredeemables — undated government or debenture stock
  • itemized bill — invoice giving detailed breakdown of costs
  • judgment book — the book from which all persons will be judged at the Last Judgment, containing a full record of their acts.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?