11-letter words containing b, o, l, d
- double time — a doubled wage rate, paid for working on public holidays, etc
- double whip — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
- double-bank — to have two rowers pull (each of a number of oars).
- double-bill — to bill (different accounts) for the same charge: He double-billed different clients for the same business trip.
- double-book — to overbook by accepting more than one reservation for the same hotel room, airplane seat, etc.
- double-crop — to raise two consecutive crops on the same land within a single growing season.
- double-date — to take part in a double date.
- double-deal — to practice double-dealing.
- double-deck — Also, double-decked. having two decks, tiers, or levels: a double-deck bunk; a double-deck bus.
- double-dome — an intellectual; egghead.
- double-duty — designed to fill two functions: double-duty tools.
- double-dyed — confirmed; inveterate
- double-hung — (of a window) having two vertically sliding sashes, each closing a different part of the opening.
- double-knit — a weft-knit fabric that consists of two single-knit fabrics intimately interlooped.
- double-lock — to lock with two turns of a key, so that a second bolt is engaged.
- double-park — If someone double-parks their car or their car double-parks, they park in a road by the side of another parked car.
- double-reed — of or relating to wind instruments producing sounds through two reeds fastened and beating together, as the oboe.
- double-ring — being or pertaining to a marriage ceremony in which the partners give rings to one another.
- double-stop — to play a double stop on (a stringed instrument).
- double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- double-talk — speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
- 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.
- double-tide — Also called double tide. Oceanography. a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again. a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.
- double-time — to cause to move in double time: Double-time the troops to the mess hall.
- double-wide — twice the usual width: double-wide mobile homes consisting of two sections bolted together.
- doublecheck — Alternative form of double-check.
- doublecross — To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
- doubled sig — A sig block that has been included twice in a Usenet article or, less commonly, in an electronic mail message. An article or message with a doubled sig can be caused by improperly configured software. More often, however, it reveals the author's lack of experience in electronic communication. See BIFF, pseudo.
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- doublethink — the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.
- doubletrees — Plural form of doubletree.
- doublewides — Plural form of doublewide.
- doubtlessly — without doubt; certainly; surely; unquestionably.
- douglas bag — an airtight bag used to collect expired air for analysis of oxygen consumption.
- douglas sbd — dauntless (def 2).
- down-ballot — relating to or noting a candidate or political contest that is relatively low-profile and local compared to one listed in a higher place on the ballot: Very popular presidential nominees often cause down-ballot candidates to win.
- dummy block — a freely moving cylinder for transmitting the pressure of a ram to a piece being extruded.
- dust bowler — a person who is a native or resident of a dust bowl region.
- emboldening — Present participle of embolden.
- erodibility — the ability to erode
- first blood — the first killing or wounding in a fight or war
- flashboards — Plural form of flashboard.
- floorboards — Plural form of floorboard.
- floribundas — Plural form of floribunda.
- flying bond — a brickwork bond having random, widely spaced headers.
- followed by — You use followed by to say what comes after something else in a list or ordered set of things.
- forbiddenly — in a forbidden manner; illegally
- frescobaldi — Girolamo [jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1583–1643, Italian organist and composer.
- full-bodied — of full strength, flavor, richness, etc.: full-bodied wine; full-bodied writing.
- gobble down — eat hungrily