13-letter words containing a, m, u, d
- dumb terminal — (hardware) A type of terminal that consists of a keyboard and a display screen that can be used to enter and transmit data to, or display data from, a computer to which it is connected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an intelligent terminal, has no independent processing capability or auxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alone device. The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next step up has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other features normally supported by an intelligent terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
- edmund andros — Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- endeavourment — the act of endeavouring
- eudaemonistic — Of or pertaining to eudaemonism.
- ferrovanadium — a ferroalloy containing up to 55 percent vanadium.
- feudal system — the political, military, and social system in the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands in fief or fee and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal.
- fulminic acid — an unstable acid, CNOH, isomeric with cyanic acid, and known only in the form of its salts.
- fume cupboard — vent used in a laboratory
- fun and games — frivolously diverting activity.
- fundamentally — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- glamour model — a woman who models topless or nude for photographs
- glutamic acid — an amino acid, HOOCCH 2 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar-beet residues, used commercially chiefly in the form of its sodium salt to intensify the flavor of meat or other food. Symbol: E. Abbreviation: Glu;
- gourmandizers — Plural form of gourmandizer.
- gourmandizing — Present participle of gourmandize.
- haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
- hand-to-mouth — offering or providing the barest livelihood, sustenance, or support; meager; precarious: a hand-to-mouth existence.
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- humped cattle — any of several breeds of domestic cattle developed from the Indian species Bos indicus and characterized by a hump of fat and muscle over the shoulders.
- hydraulic ram — a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.
- ideal mixture — An ideal mixture is a mixture in which the concentration of any part taken from it is the same as the average for the whole.
- incommunicado — (especially of a prisoner) deprived of any communication with others.
- indian mutiny — a revolt of the sepoy troops in British India (1857–59), resulting in the transfer of the administration of India from the East India Company to the crown.
- indian summer — a period of mild, dry weather, usually accompanied by a hazy atmosphere, occurring usually in late October or early November and following a period of colder weather.
- individualism — a social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual.
- industrialism — an economic organization of society built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture, craftsmanship, or commerce.
- jacquard loom — a loom for producing elaborate designs in an intricate weave (Jacquard weave) constructed from a variety of basic weaves.
- james douglas — Sir James ("the Black Douglas") 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.
- jean de meung — real name Jean Clopinel. ?1250–?1305, French poet, who continued Guillaume de Lorris' Roman de la Rose. His portion of the poem consists of some 18 000 lines and contains satirical attacks on women and the Church
- judgementally — Alternative form of judgmentally.
- judgmatically — in the manner of a judge
- judgment call — Sports. an observational ruling by a referee or umpire that is necessarily subjective because of the disputable nature of the play in question, and one that may be appealed but not protested, as opposed to a matter of official rule interpretation: Balks and close plays at first are of course judgment calls, and umpires are human.
- judgmentalism — Judgmental behaviour or attitude.
- lacrimal duct — either of two small ducts extending from the inner corner of each eyelid to the lacrimal sac.
- last judgment — judgment (def 8).
- laundry-woman — laundress.
- lucid dreamer — a person who has lucid dreams, either naturally or as a result of training
- macadamia nut — edible seed
- machinegunned — Simple past tense and past participle of machinegun.
- madeira sauce — a savoury sauce made with Madeira wine and served with meat
- magnetic drum — a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- magnitudinous — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- maladjustment — bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
- malleoincudal — Of or relating to both the malleus and the incus.
- managed funds — funds which are managed by a mutual fund manager on behalf of investors
- mandarin duck — a crested Asian duck, Aix galericulata, having variegated purple, green, chestnut, and white plumage.
- mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
- many-coloured — having many colours
- mass murderer — A mass murderer is someone who deliberately kills a large number of people illegally.
- match-funding — the stipulation set by a grant-providing body that the recipients of a grant raise a certain percentage of the money they require, generally a sum more or less equal to that of the sum of money being granted