14-letter words containing d, s, m
- middle english — the English language of the period c1150–c1475. Abbreviation: ME.
- middle flemish — the Flemish language of the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.
- middle passage — the part of the Atlantic Ocean between the west coast of Africa and the West Indies: the longest part of the journey formerly made by slave ships.
- middle persian — the Persian language at a stage that begins c300 b.c. and includes Pahlavi (attested from the 3rd to the 7th centuries a.d.) as well as the West Iranian literatures (3rd–10th centuries a.d.) of religions carried outside Persia. Abbreviation: MPers.
- middle western — of or relating to the Middle West.
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- midlife crisis — a period of psychological stress occurring in middle age, thought to be triggered by a physical, occupational, or domestic event, as menopause, diminution of physical prowess, job loss, or departure of children from the home.
- midnight feast — a snack or many snacks eaten around midnight
- midway islands — an atoll in the central Pacific, about 2100 km (1300 miles) northwest of Honolulu: annexed by the US in 1867: scene of a decisive battle (June, 1942), in which the US combined fleets destroyed Japan's carrier fleet. Pop: 40 (2013 est). Area: 5 sq km (2 sq miles)
- mills-and-boon — of or relating to novels by the British publisher Mills and Boon, esp in being romantic or sexual in nature
- mind the store — to tend to business
- minicoy island — a small island in the S Laccadive Islands, off the SW coast of India. 1.25 sq. mi. (3.24 sq. km).
- mis-coordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misadvisedness — the state of being ill-advised or misguided
- misapprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of misapprehend.
- miscategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- misdescription — an incorrect or misleading description
- misidentifying — Present participle of misidentify.
- misinterpreted — Simple past tense and past participle of misinterpret.
- misrepresented — Simple past tense and past participle of misrepresent.
- missed'em-five — (operating system, abuse) (Or "SysVile" /sis-vi:l'/) A pejorative hackerism for AT&T System V Unix, generally used by BSD partisans in a bigoted mood. See software bloat, Berzerkeley.
- mistletoe bird — a small Australian flower-pecker, Dicaeum hirundinaceum, that feeds on mistletoe berries
- mistranscribed — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- misunderstands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misunderstand.
- mithridates vi — ("the Great") 132?–63 b.c, king of Pontus 120–63.
- mixed blessing — something that, although generally favorable or advantageous, has one or more unfavorable or disadvantageous features.
- mixed feelings — conflicted emotions
- mixed foursome — a foursome of two teams, each comprised of a man and a woman.
- modal analysis — Modal analysis is the analysis of a structure to find its natural frequencies of vibration.
- moderate-sized — not large or small
- modern english — the English language since c1475.
- modern persian — the Persian language since the Middle Persian stage.
- modestly sized — moderately sized; not very large, but not small
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- monocotyledons — Plural form of monocotyledon.
- monodispersive — Monodisperse.
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- monosaccharide — a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
- mont-de-marsan — a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- moon blindness — a disease of horses in which the eyes suffer from recurring attacks of inflammation, eventually resulting in opacity and blindness.
- moosehead lake — a lake in central Maine. 42 miles (68 km) long; 300 sq. mi. (780 sq. km).
- morbid obesity — a state of obesity in which the body mass index is between 40 and 49.9 kg/m2
- morris dancing — Morris dancing is a type of old English country dancing which is performed by people wearing special costumes.
- mosaic disease — a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- mother goddess — Kālī.
- motor industry — the manufacturers of cars viewed as a sector
- motor-assisted — mechanically assisted by a motor