12-letter words containing m, u, n, d
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- misjudgement — Alternative form of misjudgment.
- misjudgments — Plural form of misjudgment.
- mixed number — a number consisting of a whole number and a fraction or decimal, as 4½ or 4.5.
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- modus ponens — the principle that whenever a conditional statement and its antecedent are given to be true its consequent may be validly inferred, as in if it's Tuesday this must be Belgium and it's Tuesday so this must be Belgium
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- monks' mound — the largest of the Cahokia Mounds.
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- mooch around — If you mooch around or mooch about a place, you move around there slowly with no particular purpose.
- motion study — time and motion study.
- motown-sound — Detroit, Michigan: a nickname.
- mount desert — island off the S coast of Me.: resort: c. 100 sq mi (259 sq km)
- mountain dew — moonshine; whisky that has been illegally distilled
- mountainside — The sloping surface of a mountain.
- mountainward — Towards a mountain or mountains.
- mountebanked — Simple past tense and past participle of mountebank.
- mouse around — To explore public portions of a large system, especially a network such as Internet via FTP or TELNET, looking for interesting stuff to snarf.
- mud-slinging — an attempt to discredit one's competitor, opponent, etc., by malicious or scandalous attacks.
- muddle along — If you muddle along, you live or exist without a proper plan or purpose in your life.
- muffin stand — a small stand having several tiers for holding muffins, cakes, etc., and a tea service.
- multicentred — Having multiple centres.
- multidentate — having several or many teeth or toothlike processes.
- multinodular — of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
- multiplicand — a number to be multiplied by another.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- muscle-bound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
- muttonbirder — a person who hunts muttonbirds
- muttonheaded — a slow-witted, foolish, or stupid person; dolt.
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- nom de plume — pen name.
- nonautomated — not automated or operated by machines
- nudum pactum — a simple contract or promise involving no legal considerations.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- odd-man rush — an attacking move when the defence is outnumbered by the opposing team
- odontomatous — relating to an odontoma
- old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
- ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
- on your mind — If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.
- open-mouthed — having the mouth open.
- opendocument — (file format, standard) (ODF, ISO/IEC 26300, OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications) An XML file format for office documents, such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations, databases and word processing. OpenDocument was developed by the Open Office XML technical committee of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) consortium. It is based on the XML format originally created and implemented by the OpenOffice.org office suite. OpenDocument is an open standard, i.e. freely available and implementable. Compare OOXML.
- order number — a number associated with a purchase or merchandise order
- outmodedness — The condition of being outmoded.
- overconsumed — Simple past tense and past participle of overconsume.
- overdocument — to document excessively
- paludamentum — a cloak worn by officials and military officers of ancient Rome, especially during wartime.
- periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- plum pudding — a rich steamed or boiled pudding containing raisins, currants, citron, spices, etc.
- prejudgement — to judge beforehand.
- premium bond — In Britain, premium bonds are numbered tickets that are sold by the government. Each month, a computer selects several numbers, and the people whose tickets have those numbers win money.