12-letter words containing d, o, r, m
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
- improvidence — not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
- in good form — fit, healthy
- in our midst — among us
- indemnitors' — a person or company that gives indemnity.
- informidable — (obsolete) Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded.
- infrakingdom — (taxonomy) A taxonomic category sometimes inserted below subkingdom.
- intimidators — Plural form of intimidator.
- intimidatory — to make timid; fill with fear.
- iridectomies — Plural form of iridectomy.
- iridectomize — to perform an iridectomy on.
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- jameson raid — an expedition into the Transvaal in 1895 led by Sir Leander Starr Jameson (1853–1917) in an unsuccessful attempt to topple its Boer regime
- kalmar sound — a strait between SE Sweden and Öland Island. 85 miles (137 km) long; 14 miles (23 km) wide.
- ladies' room — a public lavatory for women.
- lampadedromy — (in ancient Greece) a relay race in which the runners or riders carried a lighted torch
- laundry room — utility room
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
- lime cordial — a drink made from sweetened lime juice and plain or carbonated water
- loading ramp — a ramp that is used for loading a ship
- 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.
- machairodont — having sabre-like teeth; sabre-toothed
- machine word — word (def 10).
- machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- macrodactyly — a condition of abnormally large fingers or toes
- maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste
- madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
- major orders — the degree or grade of priesthood, diaconate, or subdiaconate.
- make inroads — If one thing makes inroads into another, the first thing starts affecting or destroying the second.
- 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.
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- man-tailored — (of women's clothing) tailored in the general style and with the details of men's clothing. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- mansard-roof — Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part. Compare French roof.
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- māori warden — a person appointed to exercise advisory and minor disciplinary powers in Māori communities
- market order — an order to buy or sell a specified amount of a security at the best price available.
- markov model — (probability, simulation) A model or simulation based on Markov chains.
- marsh orchid — any of various orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza, growing in damp places and having mostly purplish flowers
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- meadow grass — any grass of the genus Poa, especially P. pratensis, the Kentucky bluegrass.
- medal-holder — a person who has won a medal
- media person — a person who works in the mass media
- mediatorship — the position of a mediator
- mediocrities — the state or quality of being mediocre.
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.