11-letter words containing a, l, d, r
- duplicature — a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.
- durableness — Durability.
- dysregulate — (biology) To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism.
- early doors — at an early stage
- earth lodge — a circular, usually dome-shaped dwelling of certain North American Indians, made of posts and beams covered variously with branches, grass, sod, or earth and having a central opening in the roof, a tamped earth floor, and frequently a vestibule.
- edible crab — a species of crab, Cancer pagurus, found in the Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea, and the North Atlantic
- editorially — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- edulcorated — Simple past tense and past participle of edulcorate.
- edulcorator — a device that supplies small quantities of a liquid to a mixture
- edward lear — Edward, 1812–88, English writer of humorous verse and landscape painter.
- el salvador — country in Central America
- elucidators — Plural form of elucidator.
- elucidatory — Serving to elucidate.
- endearingly — In an endearing manner.
- endocardial — Of or relating to the endocardium.
- endocranial — relating to the endocranium
- endometrial — Of or pertaining to the endometrium, the lining of the uterus.
- endothermal — Endothermic.
- enthralldom — The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.
- escadrilles — Plural form of escadrille.
- espadrilles — Plural form of espadrille.
- eternalized — Simple past tense and past participle of eternalize.
- eurodollars — deposits of U.S. dollars in banks outside the U.S., especially in Europe
- exhilarated — Simple past tense and past participle of exhilarate.
- fallow deer — A fallow deer is a small deer that has a reddish coat which develops white spots in summer.
- fallow-deer — a Eurasian deer, Dama dama, with a fallow or yellowish coat.
- fatherlands — Plural form of fatherland.
- faultfinder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- federalists — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
- federalized — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
- federalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of federalize.
- fellermelad — (jocular, UK, Ireland, usually with
- feral child — a neglected child who engages in lawless or anti-social behaviour
- fibrillated — to cause to undergo fibrillation.
- fiduciarily — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- field drain — an underground earthenware pipe used for draining fields
- field grade — military rank applying to mid-level army officers, as majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels.
- field trial — a competition among sporting dogs under natural conditions in the field, in which the animals are judged on the basis of excellence of performance in hunting.
- final drive — The final drive is an assembly of gears in the back axle of rear-wheel drive (= with engine power going to the rear wheels) vehicles and in the front axle of front-wheel drive (= with engine power going to the front wheels) vehicles.
- fire island — a narrow sand spit off S Long Island, New York: summer resort and lighthouse station. ¼–½ mi. (0.4–0.8 km) wide; 30 miles (48 km) long.
- fiscal drag — the process by which, during inflation, rising incomes draw people into higher tax brackets, so that their real incomes may fall; this acts as a restraint on the expansion of the economy
- fish ladder — a series of ascending pools constructed to enable salmon or other fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.
- flap-dragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- flapperhood — (in the 1920s) the condition of flappers, the state of being a flapper
- flash drive — Also called flash memory drive, thumb drive, USB drive. a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data.
- flashboards — Plural form of flashboard.
- flat-rolled — (of steel or other metal) rolled into flat sheets, strips, etc.
- flatlanders — Plural form of flatlander.
- flea powder — powder that is put on an animal's coat to kill or discourage fleas
- flea-ridden — infested with fleas