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11-letter words containing o, d, e, u, m

  • deuteronomy — the fifth book of the Old Testament, containing a second statement of the Mosaic Law
  • diminuendos — Plural form of diminuendo.
  • dinotherium — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
  • 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.
  • documenters — Plural form of documenter.
  • documenting — Present participle of document.
  • double demy — a size of printing paper, 22½ × 35 inches (57 × 89 cm).
  • double dome — an intellectual; egghead.
  • double jump — Chess. the advance of a pawn, in its original move only, from its initial position on the second rank to the fourth without stopping at the intervening square.
  • double room — double (def 13).
  • double time — a doubled wage rate, paid for working on public holidays, etc
  • double-dome — an intellectual; egghead.
  • double-team — to defend against or block (an opposing player) by using two players, as in football or basketball: By double-teaming the end the safety men left the other receiver in the open.
  • double-time — to cause to move in double time: Double-time the troops to the mess hall.
  • dromaeosaur — Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae.
  • drummer boy — a young boy who in earlier times played a drum in the army and on the battlefield
  • drunkometer — a device for measuring the amount of alcohol in a person's breath to determine the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream.
  • dumbed down — (jargon)   Simplified, with a strong connotation of *over*simplified. Often, a marketroid will insist that the interfaces and documentation of software be dumbed down after the designer has burned untold gallons of midnight oil making it smart. This creates friction. See user-friendly.
  • dumbfounded — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
  • duodecimals — Plural form of duodecimal.
  • edrophonium — a substance, C 10 H 16 BrNO, used to reverse certain muscle-relaxing agents, such as tubocurarine, in surgical procedures: also used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
  • 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.
  • endoluminal — Lb anatomy Within the lumen.
  • endometrium — The mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.
  • endoneurium — the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle
  • endothecium — (biology) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules.
  • endothelium — The tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels. It is formed from the embryonic mesoderm.
  • eudaemonism — A system of ethics that bases moral value on the likelihood that good actions will produce happiness.
  • eudaemonist — A supporter of eudaemonism.
  • eudiometers — Plural form of eudiometer.
  • eudiometric — Of or relating to eudiometry.
  • field mouse — any of various short-tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows.
  • flooded gum — any of various eucalyptus trees of Australia, esp Eucalyptus saligna (the Sydney blue gum), that grow in damp soil
  • foulmouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
  • four-masted — carrying four masts.
  • funemployed — without a paid job but enjoying the free time: Ask one of your funemployed friends to come along with you.
  • glamourized — Simple past tense and past participle of glamourize.
  • gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
  • gourmandize — to enjoy fine food and drink, especially often and in lavish quantity.
  • ground beam — a reinforced concrete beam for supporting walls, joists, etc., at or near ground level, itself either resting directly upon the ground or supported at both ends by piers.
  • ground game — game animals, such as hares or deer, found on the earth's surface: distinguished from game birds
  • guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
  • hardmouthed — of or relating to a horse not sensitive to the pressure of a bit.
  • home ground — an area, locality, or subject with which one is intimately familiar: When you see those familiar mountains appear on the horizon, you'll know you are back on home ground. Baseball and football are home ground for this sports-loving community.
  • homebuilder — a person whose occupation is homebuilding.
  • hydromedusa — the medusa form of a hydrozoan.
  • immune body — antibody
  • imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.
  • impoundment — a body of water confined within an enclosure, as a reservoir.
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