12-letter words containing e, r, u, d
- middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
- middlebuster — Southern U.S. lister1 (def 1).
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- 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.
- nature study — the study of plants and animals, especially by amateurs.
- nefud desert — a desert in N Saudi Arabia: areas of reddish sand. About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- neo-freudian — of or relating to a group of psychoanalytic thinkers whose modifications of Freudian analytic theory place increased emphasis on ego functions and interpersonal relationships.
- neurodiverse — Exhibiting neurodiversity; varying in mental configuration.
- neuropeptide — any of various short-chain peptides, as endorphins, that function as neuromodulators in the nervous system and as hormones in the endocrine system.
- non-graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- non-residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- nonredundant — not redundant
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- nuee ardente — (in a volcanic eruption) a swiftly flowing, dense cloud of hot gases, ashes, and lava fragments.
- nuevo laredo — a city in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas.
- nurse's aide — a person who assists professional nurses, as in a hospital, by performing such routine tasks as making beds and serving meals.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- 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.