18-letter words containing m, a, d, e, o, i
- summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
- sun-dried tomatoes — tomatoes that have been dried or preserved by exposure to the sun
- take a dim view of — not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
- tan someone's hide — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- the damage is done — If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
- the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
- thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
- to take a dim view — If you take a dim view or a poor view of someone or something, you disapprove of them or have a low opinion of them.
- under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- vanadium pentoxide — a yellow to red crystalline compound, V 2 O 5 , slightly soluble in water, used as a catalyst for organic reactions, in glass to absorb ultraviolet radiation, and as a photographic developer.
- vermiform appendix — a narrow, blind tube protruding from the cecum, having no known useful function, in humans being 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) long and situated in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen.
- video compact disc — (storage) (VCD) A storage format used for film distribution.
- wage determination — the process of setting wage rates or establishing wage structures in particular situations
- watchdog committee — a committee responsible for monitoring standards of behaviour
- watson-crick model — a widely accepted model for the three-dimensional structure of DNA, featuring a double-helix configuration for the molecule's two hydrogen-bonded complementary polynucleotide strands.
- wesleyan methodist — a member of any of the churches founded on the evangelical principles of John Wesley.
- widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- wildlife programme — (esp on television) a documentary whose subject is wild animals in their natural habitat or undomesticated fauna and flora generally