12-letter words containing o, r, d, e
- 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
- model theory — the branch of logic that deals with the properties of models; the semantic study of formal systems
- moderateness — The quality of being moderate.
- modern dance — a form of contemporary theatrical and concert dance employing a special technique for developing the use of the entire body in movements expressive of abstract ideas.
- modern greek — the Greek language since c1500. Abbreviation: ModGk.
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- mohenjo-daro — an archaeological site in Pakistan, near the Indus River: six successive ancient cities were built here.
- mollycoddler — One who mollycoddles.
- mond process — a process for obtaining nickel by heating the ore in carbon monoxide to produce nickel carbonyl vapour, which is then decomposed at a higher temperature to yield the metal
- money spider — any of certain small shiny brownish spiders of the family Linyphiidae
- moneylenders — Plural form of moneylender.
- monkey bread — the gourdlike fruit of the baobab, eaten by monkeys.
- monochloride — a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.
- monodisperse — (of a colloid) Having particles of (approximately) the same size.
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- monohydrogen — relating to a molecule in which there is a single hydrogen ion for each combining ion
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- mother-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- motor-driven — propelled or made to function by means of a motor
- motor-minded — disposed to perceive one's environment in terms of mechanical or muscular activity.
- motormouthed — (of a person) Being a motor mouth; inclined to talk too much.
- mount desert — island off the S coast of Me.: resort: c. 100 sq mi (259 sq km)
- mouse around — To explore public portions of a large system, especially a network such as Internet via FTP or TELNET, looking for interesting stuff to snarf.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- mouthbreeder — any of several fishes of the genera Tilapia and Haplochromis, that hatch and care for their young in the mouth.
- mouthbrooder — A freshwater cichlid fish that protects its eggs (and in some cases its young) by carrying them in its mouth.
- multicolored — of several or many colors.