12-letter words containing r, a, d, s
- leopardesses — Plural form of leopardess.
- lesser panda — panda (def 2).
- liquidambars — Plural form of liquidambar.
- lisle thread — a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.
- look daggers — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- lord's table — the, communion table.
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
- maid service — cleaner, cleaning business
- maidservants — Plural form of maidservant.
- mainstreamed — Simple past tense and past participle of mainstream.
- major orders — the degree or grade of priesthood, diaconate, or subdiaconate.
- make friends — get to know people
- 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.
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- mansard-roof — Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part. Compare French roof.
- manspreading — the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marsh orchid — any of various orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza, growing in damp places and having mostly purplish flowers
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- massaranduba — any of various evergreen trees of the genus Manilkara of the family Sapotaceae that are native to the tropics
- masterminded — Simple past tense and past participle of mastermind.
- materialised — Simple past tense and past participle of materialise.
- meadow grass — any grass of the genus Poa, especially P. pratensis, the Kentucky bluegrass.
- meanspirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- media circus — excessive news coverage
- media person — a person who works in the mass media
- median strip — a paved, planted, or landscaped strip in the center of a highway that separates lanes of traffic going in opposite directions.
- mediatorship — the position of a mediator
- memorialised — Simple past tense and past participle of memorialise.
- merchandised — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandiser — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandises — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- messageboard — Alternative spelling of message board.
- microreaders — Plural form of microreader.
- miner's dial — dial (def 6).
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- misaddressed — Simple past tense and past participle of misaddress.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misandristic — Exhibiting misandry; man-hating.
- misapprehend — to misunderstand.
- misdemeanors — Plural form of misdemeanor.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- misericordia — (legal, obsolete) An amercement.
- mithridatism — the production of immunity against the action of a poison by taking the poison in gradually increased doses.
- moderateness — The quality of being moderate.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.