10-letter words with M in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter M is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of M in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how M in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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completely | 19 | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | it was completely different from what we expected |
government | 16 | the act of governing; exercising authority | he had considerable experience of government |
impossible | 16 | totally unlikely | - |
themselves | 18 | The plural of himself, herself, and itself. | - |
department | 15 | a specialized division of a large organization | you'll find it in the hardware department |
permission | 14 | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization | - |
punishment | 17 | the act of punishing | - |
impressive | 17 | producing a strong effect | gave an impressive performance as Othello |
atmosphere | 17 | a particular environment or surrounding influence | there was an atmosphere of excitement |
experiment | 21 | the testing of an idea | it was an experiment in living |
impression | 14 | a concavity in a surface produced by pressing | he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud |
commercial | 18 | a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television | - |
commission | 16 | a group of representatives or delegates | - |
determined | 14 | determined or decided upon as by an authority | date and place are already determined |
engagement | 14 | a mutual promise to marry | - |
commitment | 18 | a message that makes a pledge | - |
investment | 15 | money that is invested with an expectation of profit | - |
remarkable | 18 | worthy of attention because interesting, significant, or unusual | a remarkable achievement |
assignment | 13 | a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) | - |
ambassador | 15 | a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another | - |
importance | 16 | a prominent status | a person of importance |
tournament | 12 | a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner | - |
excitement | 21 | something that agitates and arouses | he looked forward to the excitements of the day |
tremendous | 13 | extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact | - |
instrument | 12 | write an instrumental score for | - |
retirement | 12 | withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation | - |
performing | 18 | the performance of a part or role in a drama | - |
compliment | 18 | say something to someone that expresses praise | He complimented her on her last physics paper |
ultimately | 15 | as the end result of a succession or process | ultimately he had to give in |
compromise | 18 | a middle way between two extremes | - |
compassion | 16 | a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering | - |
unemployed | 18 | people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group) | the long-term unemployed need assistance |
phenomenon | 17 | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning | - |
humiliated | 16 | made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride | humiliated that his wife had to go out to work |
democratic | 17 | representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large | democratic art forms |
accomplish | 21 | to gain with effort | - |
parliament | 14 | a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards | - |
settlement | 12 | the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies | - |
homosexual | 22 | someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex | - |
employment | 19 | the occupation for which you are paid | he is looking for employment |
legitimate | 13 | authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law | a legitimate government |
temptation | 14 | the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire | - |
elementary | 15 | of or being the essential or basic part | an elementary need for love and nurturing |
ammunition | 14 | projectiles to be fired from a gun | - |
committing | 17 | - | - |
headmaster | 16 | presiding officer of a school | - |
accomplice | 20 | a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) | - |
harassment | 15 | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | - |
imprisoned | 15 | being in captivity | - |
eliminated | 13 | - | - |
comparison | 16 | qualities that are comparable | no comparison between the two books |
homecoming | 20 | a coming to or returning home | - |
incomplete | 16 | not yet finished | his thesis is still incomplete |
programmed | 18 | - | - |
optimistic | 16 | expecting the best | - |
commanding | 18 | used of a height or viewpoint | a commanding view of the ocean |
diplomatic | 17 | using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people | the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic chenage of subject |
compensate | 16 | make payment to; compensate | - |
automobile | 14 | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | - |
comforting | 18 | providing freedom from worry | - |
accustomed | 17 | commonly used or practiced; usual | his accustomed thoroughness |
demolition | 13 | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something | - |
stepmother | 17 | the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage | - |
watermelon | 15 | an African melon | - |
assessment | 12 | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event | - |
comprehend | 20 | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory | - |
domination | 13 | power to dominate or defeat | - |
compatible | 18 | able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination | a compatible married couple |
blacksmith | 23 | a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil | - |
redemption | 15 | the act of purchasing back something previously sold | - |
assumption | 14 | a hypothesis that is taken for granted | any society is built upon certain assumptions |
phenomenal | 17 | exceedingly or unbelievably great | phenomenal feats of memory |
admiration | 13 | a favorable judgment | a small token in admiration of your works |
terminated | 13 | having come or been brought to a conclusion | the abruptly terminated interview |
completion | 16 | (American football) a successful forward pass in football | - |
formidable | 18 | inspiring fear | the formidable prospect of major surgery |
pilgrimage | 16 | a journey to a sacred place | - |
complicate | 18 | make more complex, intricate, or richer | - |
simulation | 12 | representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) | - |
presumably | 19 | by reasonable assumption | presumably, he missed the train |
camouflage | 18 | the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance | - |
demolished | 17 | torn down and broken up | - |
adjustment | 20 | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | - |
gymnastics | 18 | a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility | - |
compulsive | 19 | strongly motivated to succeed | - |
documented | 16 | established as genuine | - |
compelling | 17 | driving or forcing | compelling ambition |
competitor | 16 | the contestant you hope to defeat | - |
remarkably | 21 | to a remarkable degree or extent | - |
complexion | 23 | the coloring of a person's face | - |
resentment | 12 | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will | - |
submission | 14 | something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) | several of his submissions were rejected by publishers |
intimidate | 13 | make timid or fearful | Her boss intimidates her |
pharmacist | 19 | a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | - |
confirming | 18 | indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen | - |
enormously | 15 | extremely | he was enormously popular |
commentary | 19 | a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material | - |
unfamiliar | 15 | not known or well known | a name unfamiliar to most |
imperative | 17 | a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior | - |
paranormal | 14 | seemingly outside normal sensory channels | - |
simplicity | 19 | lack of ornamentation | - |
hemisphere | 20 | either half of the cerebrum | - |
impeccable | 20 | without fault or error | speaks impeccable French |
proclaimed | 17 | declared publicly; made widely known | the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy |
discomfort | 18 | the state of being tense and feeling pain | - |
compulsory | 19 | required by rule | in most schools physical education is compulsory |
completing | 17 | acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) | - |
indictment | 15 | a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense | - |
springtime | 15 | the season of growth | - |
attachment | 17 | the act of attaching or affixing something | - |
complexity | 26 | the quality of being intricate and compounded | he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers |
dinnertime | 13 | the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal | - |
councilman | 16 | a man who is a council member | - |
sympathize | 29 | to feel or express sympathy or compassion | - |
hemorrhage | 19 | the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel | - |
triumphant | 17 | experiencing triumph | - |
weatherman | 18 | predicts the weather | - |
summertime | 16 | the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox | - |
immaculate | 16 | without fault or error | timing and technique were immaculate |
implicated | 17 | culpably involved | named three officials implicated in the plot |
locomotive | 17 | of or relating to locomotion | - |
nomination | 12 | an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election | the nomination was brief and to the point |
chimpanzee | 28 | intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests | - |
commandant | 17 | an officer in command of a military unit | - |
abominable | 16 | unequivocally detestable | abominable treatment of prisoners |
programmer | 17 | a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs | - |
administer | 13 | work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of | administer a program |
supplement | 16 | a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) | - |
ceremonial | 14 | a formal event performed on a special occasion | - |
imaginable | 15 | capable of being imagined | - |
seamstress | 12 | someone who makes or mends dresses | - |
detachment | 18 | the act of releasing from an attachment or connection | - |
deployment | 18 | the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work | - |
blossoming | 15 | the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms | - |
bridesmaid | 16 | an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding | - |
stimulated | 13 | emotionally aroused | - |
superhuman | 17 | above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance | superhuman beings |
supermodel | 15 | a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity | - |
illuminate | 12 | make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | - |
improvised | 18 | done or made using whatever is available | crossed the river on improvised bridges |
backgammon | 23 | a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice | - |
terminator | 12 | someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) | - |
buttermilk | 18 | residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture | - |
similarity | 15 | a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit | - |
dismantled | 14 | torn down and broken up | - |
exclaiming | 22 | an abrupt excited utterance | there was much exclaiming over it |
filmmaking | 22 | - | - |
commencing | 19 | - | - |
compressed | 17 | pressed tightly together | with lips compressed |
accumulate | 16 | get or gather together | - |
judgmental | 21 | depending on judgment | a judgmental error |
peppermint | 18 | herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring | - |
submissive | 17 | abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant | she has become submissive and subservient |
dominating | 14 | most powerful or important or influential | D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe |
economical | 16 | using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness | a modern economical heating system |
arithmetic | 17 | relating to or involving arithmetic | arithmetical computations |
intimately | 15 | in a close manner | the two phenomena are intimately connected |
diminished | 17 | impaired by diminution | - |
systematic | 17 | of or relating to taxonomy | - |
astronomer | 12 | a physicist who studies astronomy | - |
consummate | 16 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | a consummate fool |
chromosome | 19 | a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order | humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes |
combustion | 16 | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light | - |
bottomless | 14 | extremely deep | a bottomless pit |
embroidery | 18 | decorative needlework | - |
centimeter | 14 | a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter | - |
condemning | 16 | containing or imposing condemnation or censure | - |
impatience | 16 | a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay | - |
comparable | 18 | conforming in every respect | - |
gramophone | 18 | an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically | - |
overcoming | 18 | - | - |
laundromat | 13 | a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers | - |
cemeteries | 14 | - | - |
chemically | 22 | with chemicals | chemically fertilized |
compliance | 18 | a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others | - |
complicity | 21 | guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense | - |
tumbleweed | 18 | bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds | - |
tambourine | 14 | a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides | - |
clementine | 14 | a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa | - |
homophobic | 24 | prejudiced against homosexual people | - |
improbable | 18 | not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred | an improbable event |
trampoline | 14 | gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling | - |
competence | 18 | the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | - |
admittedly | 17 | as acknowledged | - |
terminally | 15 | at the end | terminally ill |
primordial | 15 | having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state | primordial matter |
complement | 18 | something added to complete or embellish or make perfect | a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner |
autonomous | 12 | (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces | an autonomous judiciary |
harmonious | 15 | exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities | - |
simplistic | 16 | characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity | a simplistic theory of the universe |
bothersome | 17 | causing irritation or annoyance | aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport |
instalment | 12 | a part of a broadcast serial | - |
schoolmate | 17 | an acquaintance that you go to school with | - |
campground | 18 | a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | - |
broomstick | 20 | the handle of a broom | - |
handsomely | 19 | in an attractively handsome manner | the volume was handsomely bound |
compulsion | 16 | an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid | he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident |
hammerhead | 21 | a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | - |
effeminate | 18 | having unsuitable feminine qualities | - |
amputation | 14 | a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs | - |
jackhammer | 30 | a hammer driven by compressed air | - |
limitation | 12 | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) | - |
submitting | 15 | - | - |
lovemaking | 20 | sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people | his lovemaking disgusted her |
assembling | 15 | the act of gathering something together | - |
dressmaker | 17 | someone who makes or mends dresses | - |
complacent | 18 | contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions | he had become complacent after years of success |
decomposed | 18 | - | - |
anatomical | 14 | of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms | anatomical research |
estimation | 12 | an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | - |
fragmented | 17 | having been divided; having the unity destroyed | a fragmented coalition |
imposition | 14 | the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) | - |
undermined | 14 | - | - |
remodeling | 14 | - | - |
smothering | 16 | causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | the smothering soft voices |
somersault | 12 | an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return | - |
embodiment | 17 | a new personification of a familiar idea | the embodiment of hope |
refinement | 15 | the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) | - |
reimbursed | 15 | - | - |
synonymous | 18 | (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same | - |
ringmaster | 13 | the person in charge of performances in a circus ring | - |
femininity | 18 | the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women | - |
flamboyant | 20 | elaborately or excessively ornamented | flamboyant handwriting |
automotive | 15 | containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement | - |
internment | 12 | the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) | - |
emigration | 13 | migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) | - |
compressor | 16 | a mechanical device that compresses gasses | - |
defamation | 16 | an abusive attack on a person's character or good name | - |
impediment | 17 | any structure that makes progress difficult | - |
salmonella | 12 | rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon | - |
lumberjack | 27 | a short warm outer jacket | - |
gamekeeper | 19 | a person employed to take care of game and wildlife | - |
commandeer | 17 | take arbitrarily or by force | The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami |
countryman | 17 | a man who lives in the country and has country ways | - |
assimilate | 12 | take up mentally | - |
thumbprint | 19 | fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb) | - |
immaterial | 14 | without material form or substance | - |
impersonal | 14 | having no personal preference | impersonal criticism |
informally | 18 | with the use of colloquial expressions | - |
simplified | 18 | - | - |
commissary | 19 | a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel) | - |
criminally | 17 | in a shameful manner | the garden was criminally neglected |
antimatter | 12 | matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances | - |
immorality | 17 | morally objectionable behavior | - |
pyromaniac | 19 | a person with a mania for setting things on fire | - |
omnipotent | 14 | having unlimited power | - |
conformist | 17 | adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) | - |
banishment | 17 | rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone | - |
impressing | 15 | - | - |
preemptive | 19 | designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence | a preemptive business offer |
symbolized | 27 | - | - |
salamander | 13 | fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire | - |
entrapment | 14 | a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials | - |
abnormally | 17 | in an abnormal manner | they were behaving abnormally |
permafrost | 17 | ground that is permanently frozen | - |
snowmobile | 17 | ride a snowmobile | - |
conformity | 20 | orthodoxy in thoughts and belief | - |
blasphemer | 19 | a person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things | - |
impervious | 17 | not admitting of passage or capable of being affected | a material impervious to water |
legitimacy | 18 | undisputed credibility | - |
premarital | 14 | relating to events before a marriage | - |
smoldering | 14 | showing scarcely suppressed anger | her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering |
embankment | 20 | a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection | - |
arrhythmia | 21 | an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart | - |
immigrated | 16 | - | - |
enrollment | 12 | the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time | - |
thermostat | 15 | a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat | - |
wintertime | 15 | the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox | - |
prominence | 16 | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | he stood on the rocky prominence |
compatriot | 16 | a person from your own country | - |
betterment | 14 | a change for the better; progress in development | - |
admissible | 15 | deserving to be admitted | admissible evidence |
impairment | 16 | a symptom of reduced quality or strength | - |
geothermal | 16 | of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth | - |
victimized | 27 | (of persons) taken advantage of | - |
ornamental | 12 | serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose | - |
emphasized | 27 | spoken with emphasis | - |
fishmonger | 19 | someone who sells fish | - |
formulated | 16 | devised; developed according to an orderly plan | he had well formulated opinions on schooling |
bombardier | 17 | a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery | - |
amphibious | 19 | relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia | - |
hemorrhoid | 19 | venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter | - |
postmodern | 15 | of or relating to postmodernism | postmodernist architecture |
subliminal | 14 | below the threshold of conscious perception | - |
aquamarine | 21 | a shade of blue tinged with green | - |
ambivalent | 17 | uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow | was ambivalent about having children |
handsomest | 16 | - | - |
hemoglobin | 18 | a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues | fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals |
illuminati | 12 | - | - |
unbecoming | 17 | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society | language unbecoming to a lady |
posthumous | 17 | occurring or coming into existence after a person's death | a posthumous award |
promissory | 17 | relating to or having the character of a promise | promissory note |
omniscient | 14 | infinitely wise | - |
improperly | 19 | in an improper way | he checked whether the wound had healed improperly |
tantamount | 12 | being essentially equal to something | his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt |
vermillion | 15 | of a vivid red to reddish-orange color | - |
fulfilment | 18 | the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) | - |
circumvent | 19 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | - |
automation | 12 | the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware | automation replaces human workers by machines |
assortment | 12 | the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type | - |
amateurish | 15 | lacking professional skill or expertise | a very amateurish job |
admittance | 15 | the act of admitting someone to enter | - |
immaturity | 17 | not having reached maturity | - |
implacable | 18 | incapable of being placated | an implacable enemy |
impregnate | 15 | fill, as with a certain quality | - |
impresario | 14 | a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments | - |
impossibly | 19 | to a degree impossible of achievement | long thought to be an impossibly difficult operation |
reassemble | 14 | assemble once again, after taking something apart | - |
remorseful | 15 | feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses | - |
permanence | 16 | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration | - |
penmanship | 19 | beautiful handwriting | - |
sympathise | 20 | to feel or express sympathy or compassion | - |
dominatrix | 20 | a dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship) | - |
estimating | 13 | - | - |
garbageman | 16 | someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse | - |
circumcise | 18 | cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys | During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised |
inhumanity | 18 | the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others | - |
watchmaker | 24 | someone who makes or repairs watches | - |
recompense | 16 | the act of compensating for service or loss or injury | - |
simulating | 13 | - | - |
nincompoop | 18 | a stupid foolish person | - |
numerology | 16 | the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs | - |
enlistment | 12 | a period of time spent in military service | - |
charmingly | 21 | in a charming manner | - |
impassable | 16 | incapable of being passed | - |
implicitly | 19 | without ever expressing so clearly | he implicitly assumes that you know the answer |
lachrymose | 20 | showing sorrow | - |
temperance | 16 | the trait of avoiding excesses | - |
rearmament | 14 | the act of arming again | he opposed the rearmament of Japan after World War II |
oftentimes | 15 | many times at short intervals | - |
emissaries | 12 | - | - |
disclaimer | 15 | denial of any connection with or knowledge of | - |
clumsiness | 14 | unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training | - |
culminated | 15 | - | - |
homophobia | 22 | prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality | - |
impeccably | 23 | flawlessly | the film was impeccably authentic |
unromantic | 14 | neither expressive of nor exciting sexual love or romance | - |
regimental | 13 | belonging to or concerning a regiment | regimental units |
somebodies | 15 | - | - |
exhumation | 22 | the act of digging something up out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried | - |
cumulative | 17 | increasing by successive addition | the benefits are cumulative |
decompress | 17 | decrease the pressure of | - |
advisement | 16 | careful consideration | - |
homunculus | 17 | a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal | - |
vehemently | 21 | in a vehement manner | he vehemently denied the accusations against him |
unassuming | 13 | not arrogant or presuming | unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work |
peacemaker | 20 | a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War | - |
stimulator | 12 | - | - |
enrichment | 17 | act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding | - |
endearment | 13 | the act of showing affection | - |
handmaiden | 17 | a personal maid or female attendant | - |
homeopathy | 23 | a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated | - |
immemorial | 16 | long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history | time immemorial |
inimitable | 14 | defying imitation; matchless | an inimitable style |
locomotion | 14 | the power or ability to move | - |
saleswoman | 15 | a woman salesperson | - |
dismissive | 16 | showing indifference or disregard | a dismissive shrug |
dumbstruck | 21 | as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise | - |
emblematic | 18 | being or serving as an illustration of a type | the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy |
cumbersome | 18 | difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight | a cumbersome piece of machinery |
demoralize | 22 | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | - |
humanistic | 17 | of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism | the humanistic revival of learning |
tumultuous | 12 | characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination | the tumultuous years of his administration |
postmaster | 14 | the person in charge of a post office | - |
randomness | 13 | the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan | - |
suppertime | 16 | the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal | - |
swimmingly | 21 | with no problems or difficulties | despite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly |
empathetic | 19 | showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states | a sensitive and empathetic school counselor |
diminutive | 16 | very small | diminutive in stature |
cockamamie | 22 | informal term for ridiculous and implausible | he gave me a cockamamie reason for not going |
compounded | 18 | combined into or constituting a chemical compound | - |
humanities | 15 | studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) | - |
imprinting | 15 | a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established | - |
timberline | 14 | line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes | - |
uninformed | 16 | not informed; lacking in knowledge or information | the uninformed public |
schmoozing | 27 | - | - |
septicemia | 16 | invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection | - |
smokehouse | 19 | a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish | - |
superwoman | 17 | - | - |
numberless | 14 | too numerous to be counted | - |
embassador | 15 | a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another | - |
cantonment | 14 | temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers | - |
conforming | 18 | adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) | - |
denouement | 13 | the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work | - |
imaginings | 14 | - | - |
hypodermic | 23 | a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections | - |
legitimize | 22 | make legal | - |
tomography | 21 | (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body | - |
womanizing | 25 | - | - |
summarized | 24 | - | - |
submariner | 14 | a member of the crew of a submarine | - |
palindrome | 15 | a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward | - |
dissimilar | 13 | not alike or similar | - |
dreamworld | 17 | a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination | - |
centimetre | 14 | a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter | - |
communique | 25 | an official report (usually sent in haste) | - |
daydreamer | 17 | someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming | - |
bookmaking | 23 | - | - |
autoimmune | 14 | of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body | - |
biochemist | 19 | someone with special training in biochemistry | - |
humbleness | 17 | the state of being humble and unimportant | - |
tomfoolery | 18 | foolish or senseless behavior | - |
taskmaster | 16 | someone who imposes hard or continuous work | - |
emigrating | 14 | - | - |
encampment | 18 | the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp | - |
gastronomy | 16 | a particular style of cookery (as of a region) | New England gastronomy |
competency | 21 | the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | - |
decimating | 16 | - | - |
alarmingly | 16 | in an alarming manner | It grew alarmingly fast |
acclimated | 17 | - | - |
intimation | 12 | a slight suggestion or vague understanding | - |
glimmering | 16 | a slight suggestion or vague understanding | - |
thrombosis | 17 | the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel | - |
shampooing | 18 | - | - |
somewheres | 18 | - | - |
stampeding | 16 | - | - |
dramatized | 23 | - | - |
compounder | 17 | - | - |
barometric | 16 | relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer | barometric pressure |
blasphemed | 20 | - | - |
humoristic | 17 | - | - |
homoerotic | 17 | of or concerning homosexual love | - |
vermicelli | 17 | pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti | - |
wonderment | 16 | the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising | - |
remoteness | 12 | the property of being remote | - |
serviceman | 17 | someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force | - |
sophomoric | 19 | - | - |
luminaries | 12 | - | - |
fumigating | 17 | - | - |
dermatitis | 13 | inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters | - |
chairwoman | 20 | the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | - |
demonizing | 23 | - | - |
demonology | 17 | - | - |
burdensome | 15 | not easily borne; wearing | the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return |
bedchamber | 22 | a room used primarily for sleeping | - |
immobility | 19 | remaining in place | - |
inseminate | 12 | place seeds in or on (the ground) | - |
uncommonly | 19 | exceptionally | a common remedy is uncommonly difficult to find |
pragmatist | 15 | an adherent of philosophical pragmatism | - |
streamline | 12 | contour economically or efficiently | - |
symbolised | 18 | - | - |
ecchymosis | 22 | the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin | - |
ecumenical | 16 | concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions | ecumenical thinking |
fumigation | 16 | the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it | - |
crematoria | 14 | - | - |
asymmetric | 19 | characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components | - |
immobilize | 25 | to hold fast or prevent from moving | - |
imbalanced | 17 | being or thrown out of equilibrium | - |
incitement | 14 | an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating | the incitement of mutiny |
preeminent | 14 | greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement | a preeminent archeologist |
regimented | 14 | strictly controlled | - |
remodelled | 14 | - | - |
remittance | 14 | a payment of money sent to a person in another place | - |
remarriage | 13 | the act of marrying again | - |
pentameter | 14 | a verse line having five metrical feet | - |
smoothness | 15 | powerful and effective language | his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police |
dramaturgy | 17 | the art of writing and producing plays | - |
disbarment | 15 | the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law | - |
calamitous | 14 | (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin | a calamitous defeat |
comedienne | 15 | a female actor in a comedy | - |
demoiselle | 13 | small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs | - |
bandmaster | 15 | the conductor of a band | - |
alchemical | 19 | related to or concerned with alchemy | - |
amputating | 15 | - | - |
highwayman | 25 | a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | - |
impalement | 16 | the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture | - |
glamourous | 13 | having an air of allure, romance and excitement | - |
traumatize | 21 | inflict a trauma upon | - |
unmerciful | 17 | having or showing no mercy | - |
unnameable | 14 | too sacred to be uttered | - |
whomsoever | 21 | The objective of whosoever. | - |
polygamist | 18 | someone who is married to two or more people at the same time | - |
ragamuffin | 19 | a dirty shabbily clothed urchin | - |
reanimated | 13 | given fresh life or vigor or spirit | - |
readmitted | 14 | - | - |
redeemable | 15 | susceptible to improvement or reform | a redeemable sinner |
redemptive | 18 | of or relating to or resulting in redemption | a redemptive theory about life |
patronymic | 19 | a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) | - |
shamefully | 21 | in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree | - |
smattering | 13 | a small number or amount | - |
smokestack | 22 | a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated | - |
submersion | 14 | the act of wetting something by submerging it | - |
nonsmoking | 17 | - | - |
disharmony | 19 | a lack of harmony | - |
disembowel | 18 | remove the entrails of | - |
dumbwaiter | 18 | a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another | - |
enticement | 14 | the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire | his enticements were shameless |
escarpment | 16 | a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification | - |
campaigner | 17 | a politician who is running for public office | - |
cavalryman | 20 | a soldier in a motorized army unit | - |
clamouring | 15 | loud and persistent outcry from many people | - |
dehumanize | 25 | deprive of human qualities | Life in poverty has dehumanized them |
breadcrumb | 19 | crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening | - |
attainment | 12 | an ability that has been acquired by training | - |
assemblage | 15 | a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose | - |
arrestment | 12 | - | - |
biomedical | 17 | relating to the activities and applications of science to clinical medicine | biomedical research laboratory |
biometrics | 16 | a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis | - |
amplifying | 21 | - | - |
abominably | 19 | in a terrible manner | - |