12-letter words containing e, d, m, a
- middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
- middle latin — Medieval Latin
- middle plane — middle distance (def 1).
- middle watch — the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.
- middle-class — of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle class; bourgeois: middle-class taste; middle-class morality.
- midlatitudes — Areas lying between 35 and 55 (or more broadly, between 30 and 60) degrees north or south of the equator.
- midwife toad — a European toad, Alytes obstetricans (family Discoglossidae), noted for its unusual breeding habits, in which mating occurs on land and the male broods the egg strings by wrapping them around his legs.
- mimeographed — Simple past tense and past participle of mimeograph.
- mind reading — the ability to discern the thoughts of others without the normal means of communication, especially by means of a preternatural power.
- miner's dial — dial (def 6).
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- mis-adjusted — to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income.
- misaddressed — Simple past tense and past participle of misaddress.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misadvisedly — ill-advisedly
- misallocated — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- misapprehend — to misunderstand.
- misdemeanant — a person who is guilty of misbehavior.
- misdemeaning — to misbehave (oneself).
- misdemeanors — Plural form of misdemeanor.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- misdiagnosed — Simple past tense and past participle of misdiagnose.
- misdiagnoses — to make an incorrect diagnosis.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- misericordia — (legal, obsolete) An amercement.
- misestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of misestimate.
- misfashioned — Simple past tense and past participle of misfashion.
- misleadingly — In a misleading manner.
- mispleadings — Plural form of mispleading.
- mithridatize — to induce a state of mithridatism in (a person).
- moderateness — The quality of being moderate.
- modern dance — a form of contemporary theatrical and concert dance employing a special technique for developing the use of the entire body in movements expressive of abstract ideas.
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- modificative — (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
- mohammed ali — (ʿAlī ibn-abu-Talib"the Lion of God") a.d. c600–661, Arab caliph (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad).
- mohenjo-daro — an archaeological site in Pakistan, near the Indus River: six successive ancient cities were built here.
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- monkey bread — the gourdlike fruit of the baobab, eaten by monkeys.
- monkey gland — the testicle of an ape or monkey, said to have a revitalizing effect on humans when administered by grafting or adding the essence to the bloodstream
- monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- mother-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- mountain dew — moonshine; whisky that has been illegally distilled
- mountainside — The sloping surface of a mountain.
- mountebanked — Simple past tense and past participle of mountebank.