12-letter words containing n, e, m, a
- dream vision — a conventional device used in narrative verse, employed especially by medieval poets, that presents a story as told by one who falls asleep and dreams the events of the poem: Dante's Divine Comedy exemplifies the dream vision in its most developed form.
- dreamfulness — the quality of being full of dreams
- drum machine — a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.
- duty manager — A duty manager is a person who is in charge at a particular time.
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- early modern — designating or of the period of European history from the end of the Middle Ages (c. 1450) to c. 1750
- earth almond — chufa.
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- east germany — a former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km). Capital: East Berlin.
- eastern time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
- eau minerale — mineral water (def 1).
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- economically — in a thrifty or frugal manner; with economy.
- economy pack — a large pack of goods that is cheaper than a normal-sized pack
- ecotarianism — the principle or practice of avoiding eating any foods whose production or transportation are considered ecologically damaging
- ecumenically — general; universal.
- edvard munch — Edvard [ed-vahrd] /ˈɛd vɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and graphic artist.
- effeminately — In an effeminate manner.
- effeminating — Present participle of effeminate.
- effemination — (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
- egyptian mau — a breed of medium-sized cat with a spotted coat of medium length
- ekman spiral — a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- elementarily — In an elementary way.
- eliminations — Plural form of elimination.
- emanationism — A religious concept that everything is derived from emanations from a god.
- emancipating — Present participle of emancipate.
- emancipation — The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- emancipatory — Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
- emancipatrix — A woman, girl, or any other entity treated as female who emancipates; a female emancipator.
- emargination — A notch (or series of notches) in a margin.
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- embarassment — Misspelling of embarrassment.
- embarrassing — Causing embarrassment.
- embattlement — (countable) A battlement.
- emblazonment — The act of emblazoning.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- embolization — (surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
- embranchment — A branching forth, as of trees for example.
- embrocations — Plural form of embrocation.
- emigrational — Relating to emigration.
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument
- emotionalism — An emotional state of mind, a tendency to regard things in an emotional manner; emotional behaviour or characteristics. (from 19th c.).
- emotionalist — Someone whose thoughts and actions are governed by their emotions rather than by logic.
- emotionality — The state or quality of being emotional.