12-letter words containing d, a, u
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- linux loader — (operating system) (LILO) A boot loader for Linux. LILO does not depend on a specific file system, it can boot Linux kernel images from floppy disks and hard disks and can even boot other operating systems. One of up to sixteen differernt images can be selected at boot time. Various parameters, such as the root device, can be set independently for each kernel. LILO can even be used as the master boot record.
- liquid glass — any of several clear, white, or greenish water-soluble compounds of formulas varying in ratio from Na 2 O⋅3.75SiO 2 to 2Na 2 O⋅SiO 2 : used chiefly in dyeing, printing, and fireproofing textiles and in the manufacture of paper products and cement.
- liquidambars — Plural form of liquidambar.
- liquidations — Plural form of liquidation.
- liverpudlian — a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- logodaedalus — a person who uses words with skill or cunning
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- longitudinal — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- louver board — one of a series of overlapping, sloping boards used as louvers in an opening, so arranged as to admit air but to exclude rain or cut off visibility from the outside.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- lunar module — the portion of the Apollo spacecraft in which two astronauts landed on the moon's surface and then returned to the orbiting command module. Abbreviation: LM.
- lundy's lane — a road near Niagara Falls, in Ontario, Canada: battle between the British and Americans in 1814.
- maladjustive — Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment.
- malibu board — a lightweight, fiberglass-covered surfboard, usually about 10 feet (3 meters) long with a rounded nose and tail and a convex bottom for increased maneuverability.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- mandibulated — Provided with mandibles adapted for biting; mandibulate.
- manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- mare undarum — (Sea of Waves) a dark plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 4800 sq. mi. (12,000 sq. km).
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- massaranduba — any of various evergreen trees of the genus Manilkara of the family Sapotaceae that are native to the tropics
- matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
- maundy money — the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday.
- mauve decade — the 1890s, considered as a social and cultural period characterized by prosperity and complacency.
- maximum card — a picture postcard to which a stamp can be affixed on the picture side, after which it can be cancelled by the appropriate postal service.
- mcleod gauge — a device for determining very low gas pressures by manometrically measuring the pressure of a sample after its compression to a known fraction of its original volume.
- meadow mouse — any of numerous short-tailed rodents of the genus Microtus and allied genera, chiefly of fields and meadows in the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
- media circus — excessive news coverage
- medical unit — a group of doctors and nurses working as part of a larger organization, such as the armed forces or a prison
- medium-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having between five and fifteen years to run before redemption
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
- midlatitudes — Areas lying between 35 and 55 (or more broadly, between 30 and 60) degrees north or south of the equator.
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- mis-adjusted — to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- mooch around — If you mooch around or mooch about a place, you move around there slowly with no particular purpose.
- mouldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- mountain dew — moonshine; whisky that has been illegally distilled