11-letter words containing u, a, m
- dissimulate — to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble: to dissimulate one's true feelings about a rival.
- documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- don juanism — a syndrome, occurring in males, of excessive preoccupation with sexual gratification or conquest and leading to persistently transient and sometimes exploitative relationships.
- dorsolumbar — of, relating to, or affecting the back in the region of the lumbar vertebrae.
- double-team — to defend against or block (an opposing player) by using two players, as in football or basketball: By double-teaming the end the safety men left the other receiver in the open.
- drama queen — Informal. a person who often has exaggerated or overly emotional reactions to events or situations: You're such a drama queen! You always have to have all the attention.
- dramaturges — Plural form of dramaturge.
- dramaturgic — Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.
- draughtsman — a checker, as used in the game of checkers.
- draughtsmen — Plural form of draughtsman.
- draw stumps — to close play, as by pulling out the stumps
- draw trumps — to play the trump suit until the opponents have none left
- dromaeosaur — Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae.
- drum'n'bass — a type of electronic dance music using mainly bass guitar and drum sounds
- drum-beater — a person who vigorously proclaims or publicizes the merits of a product, idea, movie, etc.; press agent.
- drumbeating — That to beat on drums.
- dry measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring dry commodities, as grain or fruit. In the U.S. 2 pints = 1 quart (1.101 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (8.810 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (35.24 liters). In Great Britain 2 pints = 1 quart (1.136 liters); 4 quarts = 1 gallon (4.546 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (9.092 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (36.37 liters); 8 bushels = 1 quarter (291.0 liters).
- dual number — a grammatical number category referring to exactly two persons or things
- dumb barter — a form of barter practiced among some peoples, in which the goods for exchange are left at and taken from a preselected spot without the exchanging parties ever coming face-to-face.
- dumb sheave — a block having no sheave or other part rolling with the movement of a line.
- dumb waiter — A dumb waiter is a lift used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- duodecimals — Plural form of duodecimal.
- durum wheat — a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.
- dustbin man — (in British English) a man that is employed to collect domestic refuse
- dutch metal — an alloy of copper and zinc in the form of thin sheets, used as an imitation of gold leaf.
- dwarf sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus copallina, of the cashew family, native to the eastern U.S., having shiny, pinnate leaves, greenish flowers, and clusters of red, berrylike fruit.
- ear trumpet — a trumpet-shaped device held to the ear for collecting and intensifying sounds and once commonly used as an aid to hearing.
- early music — music of the medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque periods, especially revived and played on period instruments; European music after ancient music and before the classical music era, from the beginning of the Middle Ages to about 1750.
- edutainment — television programs, movies, books, etc., that are both educational and entertaining, especially those intended primarily for children in the elementary grades.
- emasculated — Simple past tense and past participle of emasculate.
- emasculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emasculate.
- emasculator — One who, or that which, emasculates.
- emmenagogue — A substance that stimulates or increases menstrual flow.
- emolumental — relating to emolument
- emparlaunce — an act of parleying or conferring
- emulatively — So as to emulate.
- encumbrance — A burden or impediment.
- endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- endoluminal — Lb anatomy Within the lumen.
- enthusiasms — Plural form of enthusiasm.
- entomofauna — the insect life of a region
- enumerating — Present participle of enumerate.
- enumeration — The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
- enumerative — Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration.
- enumerators — Plural form of enumerator.
- epigastrium — The part of the upper abdomen immediately over the stomach.
- epithalamus — A part of the dorsal forebrain including the pineal gland and a region in the roof of the third ventricle of the brain.
- eremacausis — A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or dead animals.