12-letter words containing n, a, m, e, d, r
- 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 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.
- monkey bread — the gourdlike fruit of the baobab, eaten by monkeys.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- 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-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
- 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.
- name-dropper — a person who indulges in name-dropping.
- namib desert — a desert region in SW Africa, extending along the coast from SW Angola to W South Africa. 1200 miles (1930 km) long, 30–100 miles (48–160 km) wide; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
- new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
- newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
- no harm done — If you say that there is no harm done, you are telling someone not to worry about something that has happened because it has not caused any serious injury or damage.
- non-remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- overdominant — excessively dominant
- overmannered — excessively mannered
- pamperedness — the state of being pampered
- payment card — A payment card is a plastic card which you use like a credit card, but which takes the money directly from your bank account.
- pompeian red — a dull, grayish red.
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- preadmission — (in a reciprocating engine) admission of steam or the like to the head of the cylinder near the end of the stroke, as to cushion the force of the stroke or to allow full pressure at the beginning of the return stroke.
- predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
- pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
- pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
- pyrazinamide — a substance, C 5 H 5 N 3 O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- quadriennium — quadrennium.
- radioelement — a radioactive element.
- random error — an error that has a random distribution and can be attributed to chance.
- re-admission — the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
- reading lamp — A reading lamp is a small lamp that you keep on a desk or table. You can move part of it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading.
- reading room — a room set aside for reading, as in a library or club.
- readjustment — an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
- readmittance — the act or process of admitting someone or something again
- rear-mounted — (of an engine, etc) fitted at the back of a vehicle
- remainderman — a person who owns a remainder.
- reprimanding — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- returned man — a member of the armed forces discharged in Canada after service overseas.
- rhodomontade — rodomontade
- road manager — The road manager of someone such as a singer or sports player is the person who organizes their travel and other arrangements during a tour.
- rodomontader — a person who boasts or brags
- roman candle — a firework consisting of a tube that sends out a shower of sparks and a succession of balls of fire.
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- rose diamond — a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed at the top
- salamandrine — any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.