13-letter words containing l, a, d
- modifiability — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- modula-prolog — Adds a Prolog layer to Modula-2. "Modula-Prolog: A Software Development Tool", C. Muller IEEE Software pp.39-45 (Nov 1986).
- molding board — a board upon which bread is kneaded, cookies prepared, etc.
- molding plane — a plane having a blade or a number of blades profiled to form moldings.
- moll flanders — (The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders) a novel (1722) by Daniel Defoe.
- molluscicidal — relating to a preparation that kills molluscs
- monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- mononucleated — having a single nucleus
- mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
- much-maligned — If you describe someone or something as much-maligned, you mean that they are often criticized by people, but you think the criticism is unfair or exaggerated because they have good qualities too.
- much-traveled — A much-traveled person has traveled a lot in foreign countries.
- muddle-headed — confused, scatterbrained
- multi-faceted — having many facets, as a gem.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multidigitate — having many digits or finger-like projections
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- multimedia pc — multimedia
- multimodality — the quality or state of being modal.
- multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
- multiplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of multiplicate.
- multiramified — having several branches or branchlike parts
- multistandard — able to process signals from several different systems
- multistranded — having several strands
- multitalented — having talent or special ability; gifted.
- multithreaded — multithreading
- municipalized — Simple past tense and past participle of municipalize.
- muzzle-loader — a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.
- muzzleloaders — Plural form of muzzleloader.
- muzzleloading — Of a gun, having ammunition loaded from the front of the barrel where it will exit.
- national debt — the financial obligations of a national government resulting from deficit spending.
- national grid — a network of high-voltage power lines connecting major power stations
- natural child — Law. an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse. (especially in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.
- natural death — death that occurs from natural causes, as disease or old age, rather than from violence or an accident.
- naval academy — a collegiate institution for training naval officers.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- netherlandian — 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.
- new caledonia — an island in the S Pacific, about 800 miles (1290 km) E of Australia. 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km).
- new englander — an area in the NE United States, including the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
- new fairfield — a town in SW Connecticut.
- new zealander — a country in the S Pacific, SE of Australia, consisting of North Island, South Island, and adjacent small islands: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 103,416 sq. mi. (267,845 sq. km). Capital: Wellington.
- nickel-plated — covered with a thin layer of nickel, deposited usually by electrolysis
- niçoise salad — salade niçoise
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
- nitrolic acid — any of several weak acids formed when nitrous acid reacts with a nitroparaffin
- nits-and-lice — a yellow-flowered plant, Hypericum drummondii, of the central U.S.
- no man's land — an area between opposing armies, over which no control has been established.
- no-man's land — No-man's land is an area of land that is not owned or controlled by anyone, for example the area of land between two opposing armies.
- nodding lilac — a showy Chinese lilac, Syringa reflexa, of the olive family, having nodding clusters of pinkish flowers.
- nodical month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.