8-letter words containing m, u, d
- crumpled — creased
- cumbered — Simple past tense and past participle of cumber.
- customed — accustomed; inured
- damanhur — a city in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta. Pop: 229 000 (2005 est)
- damascus — the capital of Syria, in the southwest: reputedly the oldest city in the world, having been inhabited continuously since before 2000 bc. Pop: 2 317 000 (2005 est)
- decorums — Plural form of decorum.
- decretum — the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- dedendum — (on a gear or rack) the radial distance between the pitch circle or line and the root circle or line. Compare addendum (def 3a).
- degummed — to free from gum.
- delirium — If someone is suffering from delirium, they are not able to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way because they are very ill and have a fever.
- delubrum — a shrine or sanctuary
- demilune — an outwork in front of a fort, shaped like a crescent moon
- demiurge — (in the philosophy of Plato) the creator of the universe
- demurely — characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- demurral — the act or an instance of demurring
- demurred — to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.
- demurrer — a pleading that admits an opponent's point but denies that it is a relevant or valid argument
- deplumed — Simple past tense and past participle of deplume.
- didymium — a mixture of the metallic rare earths neodymium and praseodymium, once thought to be an element
- didymous — in pairs or in two parts
- diluvium — a coarse surficial deposit formerly attributed to a general deluge but now regarded as glacial drift.
- dim bulb — a stupid person; dimwit.
- dimerous — consisting of or divided into two parts.
- dismount — to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
- disodium — (chemistry, in combination) two atoms of sodium in a compound.
- displume — to strip of plumes; deplume.
- dochmius — a five-syllable foot, characteristic of ancient Greek dramas
- document — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- doldrums — A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks – so called by sailors.
- domatium — a plant cavity inhabited by commensal insects or mites or, occasionally, microorganisms
- dominium — complete power to use, to enjoy, and to dispose of property at will.
- dormeuse — mobcap.
- dormouse — any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
- dortmund — a city in W Germany.
- douzieme — (in Swiss watchmaking) the 12th part of a ligne, used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- drambuie — a liqueur based on Scotch whisky and made exclusively in Scotland from a recipe dating from the 18th century
- dream up — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- dreamful — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- drudgism — the work of a drudge
- druidism — the religion or rites of the Druids.
- drum kit — percussion: set of drums
- drum out — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- drum set — kit consisting of several drums
- drumbeat — the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- drumette — the thick first section of a chicken wing that resembles a drumstick.
- drumfire — gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.
- drumfish — drum1 (def 11).
- drumhead — the membrane stretched upon a drum.
- drumlike — Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape.
- drumline — A group of percussionists in a marching band.