10-letter words containing m, c, s, d
- miseducate — to educate improperly.
- misericord — a room in a monastery set apart for those monks permitted relaxation of the monastic rule.
- misfocused — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- mislocated — to misplace.
- mismatched — Simple past tense and past participle of mismatch.
- mispredict — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
- moccasined — Wearing moccasins.
- molluscoid — belonging or pertaining to the phylum Molluscoidea, in certain classifications comprising the bryozoans and brachiopods.
- monadnocks — Plural form of monadnock.
- monochords — Plural form of monochord.
- monospaced — Simple past tense and past participle of monospace.
- mood music — music comprised chiefly of popular songs in lush orchestral arrangements, intended to provide a relaxing, soothing atmosphere.
- mordacious — biting or given to biting.
- morse code — either of two systems of clicks and pauses, short and long sounds, or flashes of light, used to represent the letters of the alphabet, numerals, etc.: now used primarily in radiotelegraphy by ham operators.
- mossbacked — Very conservative or reactionary, with old-fashioned views.
- motorcades — Plural form of motorcade.
- moustached — Having moustache.
- mucedinous — of or resembling mold or mildew.
- muckspread — to muckrake
- muscadelle — a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
- muscadines — Plural form of muscadine.
- muscardine — any of several fungi which cause disease in silkworms
- musclehead — a muscular man, esp. one who is involved in bodybuilding, weight lifting, etc.
- mydriatics — Plural form of mydriatic.
- osmic acid — a crystalline or amorphous, colorless, poisonous compound, OsO 4 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used for microscopic staining, in photography, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis.
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- radicalism — the holding or following of radical or extreme views or principles.
- recidivism — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
- reminisced — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- schoolmaid — a schoolgirl
- scleroderm — a fish of the sclerodermi tribe
- scum-board — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- second man — a person who assists the driver in crewing a locomotive
- secondment — the transfer of a military officer or corporate executive to another post for temporary duty.
- seducement — an act of seducing
- semisacred — partly or somewhat sacred; sacred to a limited degree; having some characteristics of the sacred
- shamefaced — modest or bashful.
- slam dance — a dance performed to punk rock by groups of people who flail and toss themselves about and slam into one another.
- smack down — to humble or reprimand (someone who is overstepping bounds)
- smart card — a small plastic card embedded with a memory chip and often a microprocessor, used for financial transactions, identification, as a key, etc.
- sociodrama — a method of group psychotherapy in which each patient assumes and dramatizes a variety of roles, usually focusing on problems and conflicts arising in group situations.
- spermaduct — a spermatic passage found in male animals
- spermicide — a sperm-killing agent, especially a commercial birth-control preparation, usually a cream or jelly.
- spodomancy — divination by studying ashes
- stem duchy — (in medieval Germany) any of the independent duchies corresponding in part to areas of tribal settlement and preserving some elements of tribal social structure.
- stichidium — a podlike branch containing tetraspores, found in some rose algae
- uncomposed — calm; tranquil; serene: His composed face reassured the nervous passengers.
- unconsumed — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- uncustomed — contrary to custom
- undomestic — not domestic; not skilled in domestic tasks or housework