12-letter words containing d, r, u, m, e
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- mixed number — a number consisting of a whole number and a fraction or decimal, as 4½ or 4.5.
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- motormouthed — (of a person) Being a motor mouth; inclined to talk too much.
- mount desert — island off the S coast of Me.: resort: c. 100 sq mi (259 sq km)
- 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.
- mouthbreeder — any of several fishes of the genera Tilapia and Haplochromis, that hatch and care for their young in the mouth.
- mouthbrooder — A freshwater cichlid fish that protects its eggs (and in some cases its young) by carrying them in its mouth.
- muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.
- mullet dress — a dress whose skirt is cut short at the front but long at the back
- multi-tiered — being or arranged in tiers or layers (usually used in combination): a two-tiered box of chocolates.
- multicentred — Having multiple centres.
- multicolored — of several or many colors.
- multilayered — having two or more layers.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- multistoried — Multi-storey.
- multitowered — comprising several towers
- multitracked — (music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- murder squad — the section of a police force that is responsible for dealing with murders
- murder trial — the trial of a person who is accused of murder
- murderabilia — objects that are regarded as valuable because of their connection with murders or other notorious crimes
- murrumbidgee — a river in SE Australia, flowing W through New South Wales to the Murray River. 1050 miles (1690 km) long.
- musical ride — a display by riders on horseback of manoeuvres to music, esp by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- muttonbirder — a person who hunts muttonbirds
- muzzleloader — a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- oboe d'amour — an oboe with a bulb-shaped bell that is pitched a minor third below the range of the conventional oboe and was much used in music of the Baroque period.
- ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
- order number — a number associated with a purchase or merchandise order
- outperformed — Simple past tense and past participle of outperform.
- overconsumed — Simple past tense and past participle of overconsume.
- overdocument — to document excessively
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
- prejudgement — to judge beforehand.
- premium bond — In Britain, premium bonds are numbered tickets that are sold by the government. Each month, a computer selects several numbers, and the people whose tickets have those numbers win money.
- premium deal — a commercial transaction in which a special incentive or bonus is offered
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
- purple medic — a plant, Medicago sativa, of the legume family, usually having bluish-purple flowers, originating in the Near East and widely cultivated as a forage crop.
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.