14-letter words containing o, m, d, u, r
- drummond light — calcium light.
- dumbarton oaks — an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.
- dumping ground — dump (def 17).
- dumping-ground — dump (def 17).
- dutch reformed — of or relating to a Protestant denomination (Dutch Reformed Church) founded by Dutch settlers in New York in 1628 and renamed the Reformed Church in America in 1867.
- euclidean norm — (mathematics) The most common norm, calculated by summing the squares of all coordinates and taking the square root. This is the essence of Pythagoras's theorem. In the infinite-dimensional case, the sum is infinite or is replaced with an integral when the number of dimensions is uncountable.
- field mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
- flame-coloured — having a strong reddish-orange colour
- founder member — A founder member of a club, group, or organization is one of the first members, often one who was involved in setting it up.
- ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- hiram woodruff — Hiram, 1817–67, Canadian driver, trainer, and breeder of harness-racing horses.
- homeward bound — going home
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- machado y ruiz — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1939, Spanish writer.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- maid of honour — A maid of honour is the chief bridesmaid at a wedding.
- malodorousness — The state or condition of being malodorous.
- mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
- measure swords — to duel with swords
- mercuric oxide — a slightly crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous compound, HgO, occurring as a coarse, orange-red powder (red mercuric oxide) or as a fine, orange-yellow powder (yellow mercuric oxide) used chiefly as a pigment in paints and as an antiseptic in pharmaceuticals.
- merry-go-round — Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music.
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- mixed foursome — a foursome of two teams, each comprised of a man and a woman.
- modular prolog — An interpreter for SB-Prolog version 3.1 extended with ML-style modules. Runs on SPARC. Distributed under GNU General Public License.
- modularization — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- mother hubbard — a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
- motor industry — the manufacturers of cars viewed as a sector
- moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
- mound builders — a member of any of the early American Indian peoples who built the burial mounds, fortifications, and other earthworks found in the Midwest and the Southwest
- mourning bride — a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.
- muddle through — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- muhammad ghori — Mohammed of Ghor.
- multiconductor — having or involving several electrical conductors
- multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes
- multigrade oil — Multigrade oil is engine or gear oil which works well at both low and high temperatures.
- mum's the word — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
- mushroom cloud — mushroom (def 4).
- music director — The music director of an orchestra or other group of musicians is the person who decides what they will play and where, and usually conducts them as well.
- mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
- neuromodulator — any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.
- never you mind — You use never you mind to tell someone not to ask about something because it is not their concern or they should not know about it.
- nitro compound — any one of a class of usually organic compounds that contain the monovalent group -NO2 (nitro group or radical), linked to a carbon atom. The commonest example is nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2
- non-enumerated — to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list: Let me enumerate the many flaws in your hypothesis.
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life