12-letter words containing m, a, t, r
- dithyrambist — a writer or performer of dithyrambs
- docudramatic — Of or relating to docudrama.
- dominatrices — Plural form of dominatrixThe 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary' [Eleventh Edition].
- draft animal — an animal used for pulling heavy loads.
- drama critic — a journalist who writes critiques of plays, or who talks about the theatre on radio or television
- dramatically — of or relating to the drama.
- dramatizable — Capable of being dramatized.
- dramaturgist — A person who composes a drama and directs its representation; a playwright.
- drapetomania — (dated) an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.).
- dream ticket — If journalists talk about a dream ticket, they are referring to two candidates for political positions, for example President and Vice-President, or Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, who they think will be extremely successful.
- dreamcatcher — A small hoop containing a horsehair mesh, or a similar construction of string or yarn, decorated with feathers and beads, believed to give its owner good dreams. Dreamcatchers were originally made by American Indians.
- drillmasters — Plural form of drillmaster.
- dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
- duty manager — A duty manager is a person who is in charge at a particular time.
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.
- dysrhythmias — Plural form of dysrhythmia.
- earth almond — chufa.
- earth mother — the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility and the source of all life.
- earth summit — a summit conference of 100 or more earth leaders debating global environmental and development issues, specifically the summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, but the term is also applied e.g. to a projected similar event in 2012
- earth tremor — a relatively small or short-lived movement of the earth's surface caused by the same forces that produce earthquakes
- earth-mother — the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility and the source of all life.
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- east germany — a former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km). Capital: East Berlin.
- eastern time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
- ecotarianism — the principle or practice of avoiding eating any foods whose production or transportation are considered ecologically damaging
- elementarily — In an elementary way.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- emancipatory — Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
- emancipatrix — A woman, girl, or any other entity treated as female who emancipates; a female emancipator.
- emargination — A notch (or series of notches) in a margin.
- embarassment — Misspelling of embarrassment.
- embranchment — A branching forth, as of trees for example.
- embrocations — Plural form of embrocation.
- emerald moth — any of various green geometrid moths, esp the large emerald (Geometra papilionaria) a handsome pale green moth with white wavy markings
- emigrational — Relating to emigration.
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument
- empire state — state of New York
- empyreumatic — relating to empyreuma
- enantiomeric — Of or pertaining to an enantiomer or the relation between enantiomers.
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- endangerment — The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.
- endeavorment — Act of endeavouring; effort.
- endometrioma — An ovarian cyst caused by endometriosis.
- energy-smart — using electrical power in an efficient or economical way
- enlargements — Plural form of enlargement.
- enterostomal — relating to enterostomy
- enthrallment — The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled.
- entrainement — the occurrence of one species of bacteria growing close to another acquiring characteristics of the other