12-letter words containing r, e, m, d
- bosom friend — an intimate friend
- bottomfeeder — (networking) An RSS aggregator.
- braced frame — a building frame employing a heavy, braced framework of solid girts mortised into solid posts the full height of the frame, with studs one story high filling the interstices.
- bradmanesque — (of a batsman or innings) reminiscent of Sir Don Bradman in terms of dominance over the opposing bowlers
- brain damage — If someone suffers brain damage, their brain is damaged by an illness or injury so that they cannot function normally.
- broad jumper — a participant in the long jump.
- broad-minded — If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral.
- bronze medal — A bronze medal is a medal made of bronze or bronze-coloured metal that is given as a prize to the person who comes third in a competition, especially a sports contest.
- bumper guard — either of two vertical crosspieces attached to a bumper of a motor vehicle to prevent it from locking bumpers with another vehicle.
- burmese jade — jadeite of the finest quality: a true jade.
- cackermander — a friend
- camaraderies — comradeship; good-fellowship.
- camelopardus — a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
- camera ready — (publication) A final edition of a document or graphic (e.g. a newspaper advertisement or a technical paper for a journal) that is of suitable quality for mass reproduction by making printing plates from the negatives by photoengraving.
- camera-ready — designating or of copy, artwork, etc. that is ready to be photographed for making into a plate for printing
- campo grande — a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)
- campodeiform — resembling insects of the genus Campodea
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cd-rom drive — A CD-ROM drive is the device that you use with a computer to play CD-ROMs.
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- child minder — a person who looks after children, esp those whose parents are working
- child-minder — a baby-sitter.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chloroformed — Simple past tense and past participle of chloroform.
- chondriosome — mitochondrion
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- circumflexed — (linguistics, of a written word) exhibiting circumflex accent.
- circumvented — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- clear as mud — not at all clear
- clerodendrum — any of numerous tropical trees or shrubs of the genus Clerodendrum, having clusters of variously colored flowers.
- clipped form — a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- colour model — (graphics) Any system for representing colours as ordered sets of numbers. The most common colour models are RGB, CMYK, and HSB. There are several others, e.g. CMY, and the "Lab" system(?). See also: Pantone.
- column dress — a very straight, close-fitting dress.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- combat-ready — ready for combat
- comber board — (in weaving) a wooden frame pierced with a series of small holes through which the harness cords are threaded, used to regulate the cords and determine the texture and width of a repeat in a fabric.
- come forward — If someone comes forward, they offer to do something or to give some information in response to a request for help.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- commandeered — Simple past tense and past participle of commandeer.
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commemorated — Simple past tense and past participle of commemorate.
- commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
- commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.