13-letter words containing m, a, d, n, g
- maiden voyage — the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
- main diagonal — a diagonal line or plane.
- mammary gland — any of the compound accessory reproductive organs of female mammals that occur in pairs on the chest or ventral surface and contain milk-producing lobes with ducts that empty into an external nipple, becoming functional when young are born and secreting milk for the duration of suckling.
- managed bonds — investment in a combination of fixed interest securities, equities, gilts, and property, in which an investment manager, acting on a client's behalf, varies the amount invested in each according to the returns expected
- managed funds — funds which are managed by a mutual fund manager on behalf of investors
- managed trade — a system whereby the government sets and specifies trade targets and policies
- manganic acid — a hypothetical dibasic acid known only in solution and in the form of manganate salts. Formula: H2MnO4
- mango madness — the irrational behaviour of a person suffering from the effects of living in tropical heat
- mannheim gold — a brass alloy used to imitate gold; red brass.
- marching band — musical group that parades
- market garden — Chiefly British. truck farm.
- masterminding — to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
- match-funding — the stipulation set by a grant-providing body that the recipients of a grant raise a certain percentage of the money they require, generally a sum more or less equal to that of the sum of money being granted
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
- merchandising — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandizing — Alternative spelling of merchandising.
- method acting — film, theater: acting approach
- mid glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 393 sq. mi. (1019 sq. km).
- mills grenade — a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg).
- mind-altering — causing marked changes in patterns of mood and behavior, as a hallucinogenic drug.
- mixed farming — agriculture: raising both crops and livestock
- modern greats — (at Oxford University) the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- 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.
- mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
- mordant rouge — a solution of aluminum acetate in acetic acid, used in dyeing and calico printing.
- mortgage bond — a bond secured by a mortgage on real estate or other property.
- mourning band — a piece of black material, esp an armband, worn to indicate that the wearer is in mourning
- 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.
- muzzleloading — Of a gun, having ammunition loaded from the front of the barrel where it will exit.
- my giddy aunt — an exclamation of surprise
- name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
- nonjudgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- overdemanding — excessively demanding
- pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- pham van dong — 1906–2000, Vietnamese political leader: prime minister of North Vietnam 1955–76 and of unified Vietnam 1976–86.
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
- plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
- predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.
- riding master — a person who teaches equitation.
- rough diamond — gemstone: uncut diamond
- santo domingo — a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
- scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
- segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
- semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
- silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
- single-masted — (of a boat) having a single mast