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12-letter words containing o, r, d, e, m

  • laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
  • leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
  • lime cordial — a drink made from sweetened lime juice and plain or carbonated water
  • lunar module — the portion of the Apollo spacecraft in which two astronauts landed on the moon's surface and then returned to the orbiting command module. Abbreviation: LM.
  • machine word — word (def 10).
  • machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
  • maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste
  • madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
  • major orders — the degree or grade of priesthood, diaconate, or subdiaconate.
  • make inroads — If one thing makes inroads into another, the first thing starts affecting or destroying the second.
  • malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
  • maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
  • man-tailored — (of women's clothing) tailored in the general style and with the details of men's clothing. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
  • mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
  • māori warden — a person appointed to exercise advisory and minor disciplinary powers in Māori communities
  • market order — an order to buy or sell a specified amount of a security at the best price available.
  • markov model — (probability, simulation)   A model or simulation based on Markov chains.
  • mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • meadow grass — any grass of the genus Poa, especially P. pratensis, the Kentucky bluegrass.
  • medal-holder — a person who has won a medal
  • media person — a person who works in the mass media
  • mediatorship — the position of a mediator
  • mediocrities — the state or quality of being mediocre.
  • megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
  • melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
  • memorial day — Also called Decoration Day. a day, May 30, set aside in most states of the U.S. for observances in memory of dead members of the armed forces of all wars: now officially observed on the last Monday in May.
  • memorialised — Simple past tense and past participle of memorialise.
  • memorialized — (US) Simple past tense and past participle of memorialize.
  • meridionally — In a meridional manner.
  • messageboard — Alternative spelling of message board.
  • method actor — actor who follows the Method
  • micro-credit — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
  • microchipped — Simple past tense and past participle of microchip.
  • microlending — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
  • micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
  • microprinted — printed in microprint
  • microreaders — Plural form of microreader.
  • microseconds — Plural form of microsecond.
  • midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
  • middlebrowed — midway between highbrow and lowbrow
  • mimeographed — Simple past tense and past participle of mimeograph.
  • minirecorder — a small tape recorder, using minicassettes.
  • minor orders — the degree or grade of acolyte, exorcist, lector, or ostiary.
  • mis director — Chief Information Officer
  • misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
  • misdemeanors — Plural form of misdemeanor.
  • misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
  • misdirection — a wrong or incorrect direction, guidance, or instruction.
  • misericordia — (legal, obsolete) An amercement.
  • mixed forest — a forest filling the transition from natural coniferous to deciduous forest, and containing both types of tree
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