11-letter words containing m, u, r, a
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- curb market — curb (def 5).
- currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
- curtailment — The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it.
- customaries — Plural form of customary.
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- demagoguery — the methods, practices, or rhetoric of a demagogue
- demodulator — a device used in demodulation
- demy quarto — a book size, 113⁄4 by 85⁄8 inches
- denumerable — capable of being put into a one-to-one correspondence with the positive integers; countable
- denumerably — In a denumerable manner.
- desideratum — something lacked and wanted
- deuterogamy — a marriage after the death or divorce of the first spouse
- deutschmark — the former standard monetary unit of Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs; replaced by the euro in 2002: until 1990 the standard monetary unit of West Germany
- diascordium — a herbal medicine, no longer in use, containing among other ingredients the herb scordium and opium
- documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- dorsolumbar — of, relating to, or affecting the back in the region of the lumbar vertebrae.
- drama queen — Informal. a person who often has exaggerated or overly emotional reactions to events or situations: You're such a drama queen! You always have to have all the attention.
- dramaturges — Plural form of dramaturge.
- dramaturgic — Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.
- draughtsman — a checker, as used in the game of checkers.
- draughtsmen — Plural form of draughtsman.
- draw stumps — to close play, as by pulling out the stumps
- draw trumps — to play the trump suit until the opponents have none left
- dromaeosaur — Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae.
- drum'n'bass — a type of electronic dance music using mainly bass guitar and drum sounds
- drum-beater — a person who vigorously proclaims or publicizes the merits of a product, idea, movie, etc.; press agent.
- drumbeating — That to beat on drums.
- dry measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring dry commodities, as grain or fruit. In the U.S. 2 pints = 1 quart (1.101 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (8.810 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (35.24 liters). In Great Britain 2 pints = 1 quart (1.136 liters); 4 quarts = 1 gallon (4.546 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (9.092 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (36.37 liters); 8 bushels = 1 quarter (291.0 liters).
- dual number — a grammatical number category referring to exactly two persons or things
- dumb barter — a form of barter practiced among some peoples, in which the goods for exchange are left at and taken from a preselected spot without the exchanging parties ever coming face-to-face.
- dumb waiter — A dumb waiter is a lift used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- durum wheat — a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.
- 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.
- ear trumpet — a trumpet-shaped device held to the ear for collecting and intensifying sounds and once commonly used as an aid to hearing.
- early music — music of the medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque periods, especially revived and played on period instruments; European music after ancient music and before the classical music era, from the beginning of the Middle Ages to about 1750.
- emasculator — One who, or that which, emasculates.
- emparlaunce — an act of parleying or conferring
- encumbrance — A burden or impediment.
- 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.
- enumerating — Present participle of enumerate.
- enumeration — The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
- enumerative — Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration.
- enumerators — Plural form of enumerator.
- epigastrium — The part of the upper abdomen immediately over the stomach.
- eremacausis — A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or dead animals.
- escarmouche — a skirmish