11-letter words containing m, u, d
- dumb waiter — A dumb waiter is a lift used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another.
- dumbed down — (jargon) Simplified, with a strong connotation of *over*simplified. Often, a marketroid will insist that the interfaces and documentation of software be dumbed down after the designer has burned untold gallons of midnight oil making it smart. This creates friction. See user-friendly.
- dumbfounded — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- dumfounding — Present participle of dumfound.
- dummy block — a freely moving cylinder for transmitting the pressure of a ram to a piece being extruded.
- dummy joint — a slot cut into a concrete slab to prevent serious fractures.
- dumpishness — the state of being downhearted and dejected
- dumpy level — an instrument consisting of a spirit level mounted under and parallel to a telescope, the latter being rigidly attached to its supports.
- dunfermline — an administrative district in E Scotland, in the Fife region. 120 sq. mi. (311 sq. km).
- duodecimals — Plural form of duodecimal.
- duplex pump — a pair of direct-acting steam pumps so arranged that each pump begins its working stroke just as the other finishes its working stroke, so that the rate of flow of the fluid is nearly continuous.
- durum wheat — a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.
- dustbin man — (in British English) a man that is employed to collect domestic refuse
- dutch metal — an alloy of copper and zinc in the form of thin sheets, used as an imitation of gold leaf.
- dwarf sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus copallina, of the cashew family, native to the eastern U.S., having shiny, pinnate leaves, greenish flowers, and clusters of red, berrylike fruit.
- edrophonium — a substance, C 10 H 16 BrNO, used to reverse certain muscle-relaxing agents, such as tubocurarine, in surgical procedures: also used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
- edutainment — television programs, movies, books, etc., that are both educational and entertaining, especially those intended primarily for children in the elementary grades.
- emasculated — Simple past tense and past participle of emasculate.
- endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- endoluminal — Lb anatomy Within the lumen.
- endometrium — The mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.
- endoneurium — the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle
- endothecium — (biology) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules.
- endothelium — The tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels. It is formed from the embryonic mesoderm.
- estremadura — a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)
- eudaemonism — A system of ethics that bases moral value on the likelihood that good actions will produce happiness.
- eudaemonist — A supporter of eudaemonism.
- eudiometers — Plural form of eudiometer.
- eudiometric — Of or relating to eudiometry.
- euhemerized — Simple past tense and past participle of euhemerize.
- explanandum — That which is to be explained.
- extremadura — a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)
- fair dinkum — dinkum.
- favellidium — (in certain red algae) a cystocarp wholly or partly immersed in a frond.
- field mouse — any of various short-tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows.
- film studio — a place where films are made
- flammulated — reddish in colour
- flooded gum — any of various eucalyptus trees of Australia, esp Eucalyptus saligna (the Sydney blue gum), that grow in damp soil
- flumadiddle — utter nonsense.
- foulmouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- four-masted — carrying four masts.
- freudianism — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- frigidarium — (in an ancient Roman bath) a room having a bath of unheated water.
- fume-filled — filled with pungent or toxic vapours
- fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- funemployed — without a paid job but enjoying the free time: Ask one of your funemployed friends to come along with you.
- glamourized — Simple past tense and past participle of glamourize.
- gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.