12-letter words containing d, o, i, y
- idiomaticity — peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.
- idiorhythmic — (of an institution) allowing each member to regulate his or her own life
- idiosyncracy — Alternative spelling of idiosyncrasy.
- idiosyncrasy — A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
- idolatrously — In an idolatrous manner.
- immoderately — In an immoderate manner.
- in old money — according to the old system
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indigenously — originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
- indissolubly — not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed.
- indo-malayan — of Indian and Malayan origin, sponsorship, etc.
- inobediently — disobediently
- inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
- interdictory — of, relating to, or noting interdiction.
- intimidatory — to make timid; fill with fear.
- introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- iron foundry — ironworks, forgery
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- kidney donor — someone who donates one of their kidneys to be transplanted into another person
- kidney stone — an abnormal stone, or concretion, composed primarily of oxalates and phosphates, found in the kidney.
- kiss goodbye — to kiss in taking leave
- leopard lily — a tall lily, Lilium pardalinum, of California, having drooping, orange-red flowers with purple speckles, a yellow base, and recurved petal tips.
- liberty bond — a single Liberty loan bond.
- libidinosity — lustfulness
- libidinously — In a libidinous manner.
- lifting body — an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body.
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- little rhody — Rhode Island (used as a nickname).
- longwindedly — Alternative spelling of long-windedly.
- lorry driver — a person who drives a lorry; a truck driver
- madonna lily — a lily, Lilium candidum, having clusters of pure white, bell-shaped flowers.
- memorial day — Also called Decoration Day. a day, May 30, set aside in most states of the U.S. for observances in memory of dead members of the armed forces of all wars: now officially observed on the last Monday in May.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- meridionally — In a meridional manner.
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- middle youth — the period of life between about 30 and 50
- middy blouse — any of various loose blouses with a sailor collar, often extending below the waistline to terminate in a broad band or fold, as worn by sailors, women, or children.
- modificatory — modifying.
- molybdenosis — a disease of ruminants, especially cattle, caused by dietary intake of excessive molybdenum with resultant copper deficiency, characterized by persistent diarrhea and, especially around the eyes, a fading of coat pigment.
- money spider — any of certain small shiny brownish spiders of the family Linyphiidae
- moneylending — The action of lending money.
- motion study — time and motion study.
- mouldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- mycocecidium — a gall caused by a parasitic fungus.
- mycodomatium — an abnormal growth on a plant, caused by fungi
- mythologized — Simple past tense and past participle of mythologize.
- non-decaying — to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying.
- non-industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- non-yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
- noncandidacy — the state of not being a candidate, esp for political office