11-letter words containing m, e, d
- middle east — Also called Mideast. (loosely) the area from Libya E to Afghanistan, usually including Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the other countries of the Arabian peninsula.
- middle game — the stage between the opening and the end game, characterized by complicated moves by both opponents with pieces at full strength.
- middle loup — a river in central Nebraska, flowing E and SE to join the North Loup and South Loup rivers in forming the Loup River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- middle name — the part of a person's name occurring between the first and family names, as a second given name or a maternal surname.
- middle path — the conduct of life by a religious person in such a way as to avoid the extremes of luxury and asceticism.
- middle term — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
- middle west — the region of the United States bounded on the W by the Rocky Mountains, on the S by the Ohio River and the S extremities of Missouri and Kansas, and on the E, variously, by the Allegheny Mountains, the E border of Ohio, or the E border of Illinois.
- middle-aged — being of the age intermediate between youth and old age, roughly between 45 and 65.
- middle-born — neither first nor last in order of birth, especially second in a family of three children.
- middlebrows — Plural form of middlebrow.
- middlemarch — a novel (1871–72) by George Eliot.
- middlescent — the middle-age period of life, especially when considered a difficult time of self-doubt and readjustment.
- middlewoman — The female equivalent of a middleman; a female intermediary.
- middlewomen — Plural form of middlewoman.
- midfielders — Plural form of midfielder.
- midget golf — miniature golf.
- midi system — a complete set of hi-fi sound equipment designed as a single unit that is more compact than the standard equipment
- midlatitude — Any latitude roughly half way between the equator and a pole.
- midsections — Plural form of midsection.
- midsentence — Occurring in the middle of a sentence.
- midshipmite — (nautical,slang,archaic) A little or petty midshipman.
- mig welding — metal inert gas welding: a method of welding in which the filler metal wire supplies the electric current to maintain the arc, which is shielded from the access of air by an inert gas, usually argon
- mildewproof — able to withstand or repel the effect of mildew.
- militarised — Simple past tense and past participle of militarise.
- militarized — Simple past tense and past participle of militarize.
- milk powder — dry milk.
- millidegree — one thousandth of a degree.
- millisecond — one thousandth of a second. Abbreviation: msec.
- mince words — speak tentatively, tactfully
- mind bender — mindblower.
- mind reader — a person professing the ability of mind reading, especially as a professional entertainer.
- mind-bender — something that is complex or very difficult to understand
- mind-blower — a hallucinogenic drug.
- mind-reader — a person professing the ability of mind reading, especially as a professional entertainer.
- mindfulness — the state or quality of being mindful or aware of something.
- mineralised — Simple past tense and past participle of mineralise.
- mineralized — Simple past tense and past participle of mineralize.
- minidresses — Plural form of minidress.
- minimalised — to make minimal: to minimalize tax increases.
- minimalized — to make minimal: to minimalize tax increases.
- miniskirted — Wearing a miniskirt.
- minor order — the degree or grade of acolyte, exorcist, lector, or ostiary.
- minoritised — Simple past tense and past participle of minoritise.
- minute hand — the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch, usually longer than the hour hand.
- mis-defined — to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): They disagreed on how to define “liberal.”.
- mis-phrased — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- mis-shipped — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- misadjusted — to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income.
- misanalyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of misanalyze.
- misassigned — to give or allocate; allot: to assign rooms at a hotel.