8-letter words containing d, o, r, m
- mic drop — a gesture in which a person drops (or imitates the action of dropping) a handheld microphone to the ground as the finale to a speech or performance
- mic-drop — the act of intentionally dropping one’s microphone at the end of a speech or performance, displaying a bold confidence that it has been very impressive or cannot be topped.
- microdot — a photograph reduced to the size of a printed period, used especially to transmit messages, photographs, drawings, etc.
- midstory — the layer of vegetation in a forest that consists of those trees whose height is in between the heights of the smallest and tallest trees
- miradors — Plural form of mirador.
- mirrored — a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing.
- misorder — to put (items, events, etc) into the incorrect order
- misproud — unreasonably proud.
- modeller — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- moderato — moderate; in moderate time.
- modernly — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- modifier — a person or thing that modifies.
- modiolar — relating to the modiolus
- moidores — Plural form of moidore.
- moldered — Simple past tense and past participle of molder.
- moldwarp — the common European mole, Talpa europaea.
- monandry — the practice or condition of having one husband at a time.
- monardas — Plural form of monarda.
- mondrian — Piet [peet] /pit/ (Show IPA), (Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan) 1872–1944, Dutch painter.
- mongered — Simple past tense and past participle of monger.
- moonward — Also, moonwards. toward the moon: turned their eyes moonward.
- moorbird — moorfowl.
- moorhead — a city in W Minnesota.
- moorland — an area of moors, especially country abounding in heather.
- mopboard — baseboard (def 1).
- morbidly — suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
- mordancy — the quality of being mordant; sharpness.
- mordants — Plural form of mordant.
- mordecai — the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
- mordents — Plural form of mordent.
- mordovia — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
- moreland — Archaic form of moorland.
- moribund — in a dying state; near death.
- mormyrid — any of numerous African freshwater fishes of the family Mormyridae, many species of which have an elongated snout and are capable of producing an electric discharge.
- mortared — a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
- mortised — a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mothered — Simple past tense and past participle of mother.
- motordom — the world of motorcars, its dealers and collectors
- mouchard — a police informer or spy
- moulders — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moulder.
- mouldier — Comparative form of mouldy.
- mud room — a vestibule or other area in a house, in which wet and muddy clothes or footwear are removed.
- mudrooms — Plural form of mudroom.
- muricoid — (zoology) Resembling or relating to the genus Murex or family Muricidae.
- my word! — an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc
- myriapod — any arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, formerly classified as a class comprising the centipedes and millipedes.
- myrmidon — Classical Mythology. one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War.
- namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.
- normande — a breed of cattle originating in Normandy