12-letter words containing i, n, o, r, d, e
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- leading role — prominent acting part
- lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
- lepidopteron — any lepidopterous insect.
- lepidosirens — Plural form of lepidosiren.
- leveling rod — rod (def 19).
- liberty bond — a single Liberty loan bond.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- linux loader — (operating system) (LILO) A boot loader for Linux. LILO does not depend on a specific file system, it can boot Linux kernel images from floppy disks and hard disks and can even boot other operating systems. One of up to sixteen differernt images can be selected at boot time. Various parameters, such as the root device, can be set independently for each kernel. LILO can even be used as the master boot record.
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- liopleurodon — Any of the genus Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.
- liriodendron — either of the two deciduous trees of the magnoliaceous genus Liriodendron, the tulip trees of North America or China
- load-bearing — bearing the weight that is carried by a structure
- london pride — a saxifragaceous plant, a hybrid between Saxifraga spathularis and S. umbrosa, having a basal rosette of leaves and pinkish-white flowers
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- machine word — word (def 10).
- machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste
- make inroads — If one thing makes inroads into another, the first thing starts affecting or destroying the second.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- 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).
- māori warden — a person appointed to exercise advisory and minor disciplinary powers in Māori communities
- media person — a person who works in the mass media
- meridionally — In a meridional manner.
- microlending — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
- micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
- microprinted — printed in microprint
- microseconds — Plural form of microsecond.
- midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
- minirecorder — a small tape recorder, using minicassettes.
- minor orders — the degree or grade of acolyte, exorcist, lector, or ostiary.
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- misdemeanors — Plural form of misdemeanor.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- misdirection — a wrong or incorrect direction, guidance, or instruction.
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- money spider — any of certain small shiny brownish spiders of the family Linyphiidae
- monochloride — a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.
- monodisperse — (of a colloid) Having particles of (approximately) the same size.
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- 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.
- 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.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- muttonbirder — a person who hunts muttonbirds
- narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
- neighborhood — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
- 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.