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13-letter words containing m, u, d

  • oil-based mud — Oil-based mud is a drilling fluid that is an emulsion containing oil as the base fluid.
  • ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
  • ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
  • openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
  • out-performed — to surpass in excellence of performance; do better than: a new engine that outperforms the competition; a stock that outperformed all others.
  • outdoorswoman — a woman devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities.
  • outdoorswomen — Plural form of outdoorswoman.
  • outmaneuvered — Simple past tense and past participle of outmaneuver.
  • outmanoeuvred — Simple past tense and past participle of outmanoeuvre.
  • overenamoured — excessively fond
  • overmultitude — to exceed in number
  • pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
  • paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
  • passamaquoddy — a member of a small tribe of North American Indians formerly of coastal Maine and New Brunswick and now living in Maine.
  • perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
  • platiniridium — a natural alloy composed chiefly of platinum and iridium.
  • platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
  • pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
  • 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
  • pop-down menu — pull-down menu
  • pre-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
  • prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
  • pseudisodomic — (of ashlar) composed of stones having the same length, laid in courses of different heights.
  • public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
  • puddle jumper — a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
  • puddle-jumper — a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
  • pump-and-dump — the practice of buying shares, generating favourable publicity about them, especially on the internet, then selling them when the price accordingly rises
  • pumpkinheaded — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
  • put it mildly — You use to put it mildly to indicate that you are describing something in language that is much less strong, direct, or critical than what you really think.
  • pycnoconidium — a pycnidiospore
  • quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
  • quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.
  • quadrumvirate — a governing or managing group, coalition, or the like, of four persons.
  • quartodeciman — one of a group of early Christians who observed Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover regardless of whether or not it was Sunday
  • quasi-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
  • quindicessima — (music) Two octaves higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up two octaves. Abbreviation: 15ma.
  • radioactinium — the radioactive isotope of thorium having a mass number 227 and a half-life of 18.8 days. Symbol: RdAc, Th 227.
  • random number — pseudorandom number
  • random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
  • reaccumulated — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
  • ring compound — a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3).
  • ritual murder — a human sacrifice made to appease a deity.
  • river red gum — a large Australian red gum tree, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, growing along river banks
  • rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
  • rough diamond — gemstone: uncut diamond
  • round kumquat — an evergreen, citrus shrub or small tree, Fortunella japonica, of Japan, having blunt, broad leaves and globe-shaped, edible fruit.
  • rudimentarily — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
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