10-letter words containing m, a, d, h
- detachment — Detachment is the feeling that you have of not being personally involved in something or of having no emotional interest in it.
- diaphoneme — (linguistics) An abstract phonological unit that represents collectively the dialectal variants of a phoneme.
- diaphragms — Plural form of diaphragm.
- diathermal — of or relating to diathermy
- diathermic — of or relating to diathermy
- dichromacy — The quality of having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- dimethoate — a highly toxic crystalline compound, C 5 H 12 NO 3 PS 2 , used as an insecticide.
- diphenamid — a selective preemergence herbicide, C 16 H 17 ON, used to control weed growth on lawns and various croplands.
- disencharm — To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant.
- disharmony — lack of harmony; discord.
- dithyrambs — Plural form of dithyramb.
- dochmiacal — of or relating to dochmiac verse
- dreamwhile — the duration of a dream
- dual-homed — (networking) A kind of connection to a FDDI network where a host is simultaneously connected to two separate devices in the same FDDI ring. One of the connections becomes active while the other one is automatically blocked. If the first connection fails, the backup link takes over with no perceptible delay. A dual-homed device can tolerate a fault in one of its "homes" whereas a dual-attached device can tolerate a fault in one of the rings.
- dummelhead — a stupid or slow-witted person
- dummy head — a model of the human head with a microphone in each ear intended to receive sound in binaural and surround sound reproduction and transmission
- dutchwoman — a female native or inhabitant of the Netherlands; a woman of Dutch ancestry.
- dyrrachium — a port in W Albania, on the Adriatic. Pop: 86 900 (1991 est)
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- dysmorphia — Deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a specified part of the body.
- dysthymiac — a person who is affected with dysthymia
- empathised — Simple past tense and past participle of empathise.
- empathized — Simple past tense and past participle of empathize.
- emphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of emphasise.
- emphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of emphasize.
- enthraldom — the condition of being enthralled
- hadhramaut — a region along the S coast of the Arabian peninsula, in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
- hallmarked — Simple past tense and past participle of hallmark.
- ham-fisted — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- ham-handed — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- hamadryads — Plural form of hamadryad.
- hammerhead — the part of a hammer designed for striking.
- hand cream — a cream that you put on your hands to make them feel softer and smoother
- hand mower — a lawn mower that is pushed by hand (distinguished from power mower).
- hand-me-up — something, such as an item of electronic equipment, that is passed from a younger to an older member of a family
- handloomed — handwoven.
- handmaiden — something that is necessarily subservient or subordinate to another: Ceremony is but the handmaid of worship.
- handsomely — in a handsome manner; pleasingly; successfully.
- handsomest — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- handwarmer — a small, flat, usually pocket-size device containing material, as chemicals, hot liquids, or a battery-operated heating element, for warming the hands.
- handywoman — Female equivalent of handyman.
- handywomen — Plural form of handywoman.
- hard maple — the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
- hard money — (in the US) money given directly to a candidate in an election to assist his or her campaign
- hard times — a period of difficulties or hardship.
- harmonised — Simple past tense and past participle of harmonise.
- harmonized — Add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony.
- harrumphed — to clear the throat audibly in a self-important manner: The professor harrumphed good-naturedly.