12-letter words containing e, n, d, t, r
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste
- maidservants — Plural form of maidservant.
- mainstreamed — Simple past tense and past participle of mainstream.
- malimprinted — (of an animal or person) suffering from a defect in the behavioural process of imprinting, resulting in attraction to members of other species, fetishism, etc
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- man-tailored — (of women's clothing) tailored in the general style and with the details of men's clothing. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- masterminded — Simple past tense and past participle of mastermind.
- matricentred — Matricentric.
- meanspirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- meat grinder — machine: minces meat
- media center — a library, usually in school, that contains and encourages the use of audiovisual media and associated equipment as well as books, periodicals, and the like.
- median strip — a paved, planted, or landscaped strip in the center of a highway that separates lanes of traffic going in opposite directions.
- meter-candle — lux. Abbreviation: mc.
- microprinted — printed in microprint
- midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
- midwesterner — Middle West.
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- misdirecting — Present participle of misdirect.
- misdirection — a wrong or incorrect direction, guidance, or instruction.
- moderateness — The quality of being moderate.
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- mother-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
- motor-driven — propelled or made to function by means of a motor
- motor-minded — disposed to perceive one's environment in terms of mechanical or muscular activity.
- mount desert — island off the S coast of Me.: resort: c. 100 sq mi (259 sq km)
- multicentred — Having multiple centres.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- muttonbirder — a person who hunts muttonbirds
- naked street — a traffic-management strategy pioneered in the Netherlands in which all distinctions between pavements and roads are removed. Each road user is given equal priority, thereby ensuring that motorists have to slow down and drive more carefully
- namib desert — a desert region in SW Africa, extending along the coast from SW Angola to W South Africa. 1200 miles (1930 km) long, 30–100 miles (48–160 km) wide; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- nature study — the study of plants and animals, especially by amateurs.
- neanderthals — Plural form of neanderthal.
- near at hand — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- nefud desert — a desert in N Saudi Arabia: areas of reddish sand. About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- negev desert — the desert region of S Israel
- neoorthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
- nether world — the infernal regions; hell.
- netherlander — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
- netherlandic — Dutch (def 7).
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- network card — network interface controller
- network node — (networking) (node) An addressable device attached to a computer network. If the node is a computer it is more often called a "host".