12-letter words containing d, o, r, a
- midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
- mimeographed — Simple past tense and past participle of mimeograph.
- misdemeanors — Plural form of misdemeanor.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- misericordia — (legal, obsolete) An amercement.
- mitochondria — an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- moderateness — The quality of being moderate.
- modern dance — a form of contemporary theatrical and concert dance employing a special technique for developing the use of the entire body in movements expressive of abstract ideas.
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- modificatory — modifying.
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- mohenjo-daro — an archaeological site in Pakistan, near the Indus River: six successive ancient cities were built here.
- monkey bread — the gourdlike fruit of the baobab, eaten by monkeys.
- monodramatic — Relating to a monodrama.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- mooch around — If you mooch around or mooch about a place, you move around there slowly with no particular purpose.
- moral hazard — Insurance. an insurance company's risk as to the insured's trustworthiness and honesty.
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- mortar board — A mortar board is a stiff black cap which has a flat square top with a bunch of threads attached to it. In Britain, mortar boards are sometimes worn on formal occasions by university students and teachers. In the United States, mortar boards are worn by students at graduation ceremonies at high schools, colleges, and universities.
- mortarboards — Plural form of mortarboard.
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- mother-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- mountainward — Towards a mountain or mountains.
- mouse around — To explore public portions of a large system, especially a network such as Internet via FTP or TELNET, looking for interesting stuff to snarf.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- multinodular — of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
- muzzleloader — a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.
- name-dropper — a person who indulges in name-dropping.
- narco-dollar — Usually, narcodollars. money obtained through illegal drug trafficking.
- narcodollars — Usually, narcodollars. money obtained through illegal drug trafficking.
- narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
- natural food — Natural food is food which has not been processed much and has not had artificial ingredients added to it.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- neo-freudian — of or relating to a group of psychoanalytic thinkers whose modifications of Freudian analytic theory place increased emphasis on ego functions and interpersonal relationships.
- network card — network interface controller
- newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- no harm done — If you say that there is no harm done, you are telling someone not to worry about something that has happened because it has not caused any serious injury or damage.
- non standard — not standard.
- non-drivable — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- non-graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- non-hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
- non-readable — unreadable.
- non-remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- non-residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- non-standard — not standard.
- nonadherence — the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment: adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules.
- nonbroadcast — not broadcast to a wide audience, supplied on a hidden or private network