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12-letter words containing m, a, d, e, r

  • motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • multilayered — having two or more layers.
  • 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
  • musical ride — a display by riders on horseback of manoeuvres to music, esp by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • muzzleloader — a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.
  • name-dropper — a person who indulges in name-dropping.
  • 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).
  • narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
  • new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
  • newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
  • no harm done — If you say that there is no harm done, you are telling someone not to worry about something that has happened because it has not caused any serious injury or damage.
  • non-remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
  • normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
  • nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
  • oboe d'amore — a type of oboe pitched a minor third lower than the oboe itself. It is used chiefly in the performance of baroque music
  • 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.
  • organic mode — (programming)   A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
  • ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
  • overdominant — excessively dominant
  • overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
  • overmannered — excessively mannered
  • overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
  • oxford frame — a frame for a picture, mirror, etc., consisting of four straight pieces whose ends project beyond the corners.
  • pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
  • paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
  • pamperedness — the state of being pampered
  • para-medical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
  • parade armor — ornamented armor worn only for ceremonial purposes.
  • payment card — A payment card is a plastic card which you use like a credit card, but which takes the money directly from your bank account.
  • period drama — a drama set in a particular historical period
  • platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.
  • pompeian red — a dull, grayish red.
  • postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
  • praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
  • preadmission — (in a reciprocating engine) admission of steam or the like to the head of the cylinder near the end of the stroke, as to cushion the force of the stroke or to allow full pressure at the beginning of the return stroke.
  • preassembled — assembled prior to purchase
  • predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
  • preformatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
  • premedicated — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
  • premeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
  • premium deal — a commercial transaction in which a special incentive or bonus is offered
  • promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
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