12-letter words containing d, r, a, m
- thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
- thermostated — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- third market — a market established by the London Stock Exchange in 1987 to trade in shares in companies required to provide less detailed information than that required by the main market or the unlisted securities market
- third stream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
- thomas hardy — Godfrey Harold, 1877–1947, English mathematician.
- throw mud at — to slander; vilify
- tinker's dam — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- transmundane — reaching beyond or existing outside the physical or visible world.
- tree diagram — Mathematics, Linguistics. a diagram in which lines branch out from a central point or stem without forming any closed loops.
- trombidiasis — infestation with mites of the family Trombiculidae
- trudeaumania — obsessional enthusiasm for Pierre Trudeau
- tryparsamide — a white, crystalline powder, C 8 H 10 O 4 N 2 AsNa·½H 2 , used chiefly in treating African sleeping sickness.
- turned comma — quotation mark.
- typhoid mary — Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- ultramundane — outside or beyond the earth or the orbits of the planets.
- un-earmarked — any identifying or distinguishing mark or characteristic: The mayor's statement had all the earmarks of dirty politics.
- un-manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- under-manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- undergarment — an article of underwear.
- underlayment — material laid between a subfloor and a finish floor of linoleum, asphalt tile, etc.
- undermanning — the condition of not having enough employees to function properly
- undermeaning — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- understratum — a substratum.
- undramatized — not dramatized; not adapted to dramatic form
- undreamed of — If you describe something as undreamed of, you are emphasizing that it is much better, worse, or more unusual than you thought was possible.
- unenumerated — to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list: Let me enumerate the many flaws in your hypothesis.
- unformalized — not formalized
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- unformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- unfragmented — existing or functioning as though broken into separate parts; disorganized; disunified: a fragmented personality; a fragmented society.
- ungerminated — to begin to grow or develop.
- unglamorized — not glamorized
- unharmonized — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- unmarshalled — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- unnormalized — to make normal.
- unornamented — not decorated; unadorned
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unprogrammed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- unredeemable — capable of being redeemed.
- unremediable — capable of being remedied.
- unseminaried — not having a seminary education
- unterminated — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- untrammelled — Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom.
- untransmuted — not transmuted; that has not been transmuted or transformed
- up-and-comer — likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive.
- uricacidemia — lithemia.
- val-de-marne — a department in N France. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km). Capital: Créteil.