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11-letter words containing c, r, a, d

  • draft chair — a chair so designed as to fend off drafts from behind, as a wing chair.
  • drag anchor — (of a vessel) to move away from its mooring because the anchor has failed to hold
  • dramaticism — a dramatic character or way of behaving
  • dramaturgic — Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.
  • drastically — acting with force or violence; violent.
  • dreadlocked — Wearing dreadlocks.
  • dreamscapes — Plural form of dreamscape.
  • drive chain — a roller chain that transmits power from one toothed wheel to another
  • drop anchor — secure a ship in place
  • drop cannon — a shot in which the first object ball joins or gathers with the cue ball and the other object ball, esp at the top of the table
  • drug addict — a person who is addicted to a narcotic.
  • dry cleaner — a business that dry-cleans garments, draperies, etc.
  • dry compass — a compass having a compass card mounted on pivots.
  • dry-cleanse — to dry-clean.
  • dry-dockage — the act or fact of placing a ship in a dry dock.
  • duck's arse — a hairstyle in which the hair is swept back to a point at the nape of the neck, resembling a duck's tail
  • duplicators — Plural form of duplicator.
  • duplicature — a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.
  • duster coat — a woman's loose summer coat with wide sleeves and no buttons, popular in the mid-20th century
  • dutch chair — a chair of c1700, derived from Dutch models, having curved uprights, a wide splat joined to the seat rail, and cabriole legs.
  • dutch treat — a meal or entertainment for which each person pays his or her own expenses.
  • dwarf sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus copallina, of the cashew family, native to the eastern U.S., having shiny, pinnate leaves, greenish flowers, and clusters of red, berrylike fruit.
  • dynamic ram — dynamic random-access memory
  • dysharmonic — relating to abnormal bone development
  • edible crab — a species of crab, Cancer pagurus, found in the Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea, and the North Atlantic
  • edificatory — intended or serving to edify.
  • edulcorated — Simple past tense and past participle of edulcorate.
  • edulcorator — a device that supplies small quantities of a liquid to a mixture
  • egg custard — sweet custard made with milk and egg and baked
  • elucidators — Plural form of elucidator.
  • elucidatory — Serving to elucidate.
  • embarcadero — (rare) A quay; a wharf.
  • enchondroma — A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
  • endocardial — Of or relating to the endocardium.
  • endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
  • endocranial — relating to the endocranium
  • endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
  • equity card — a card proving membership of an actors' trade union
  • eradicating — Present participle of eradicate.
  • eradication — The complete destruction of something.
  • eradicative — Tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly, as a disease or any evil.
  • erucic acid — crystalline fatty acid
  • escadrilles — Plural form of escadrille.
  • escape road — a road, usually ending in a pile of sand, provided on a hill for a driver to drive into if his brakes fail or on a bend if he loses control of the turn
  • eviscerated — Disembowel (a person or animal).
  • ex cathedra — with authority
  • exacerbated — Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
  • excruciated — Simple past tense and past participle of excruciate.
  • face powder — a cosmetic powder used to give a mat finish to the face.
  • face-harden — to harden the surface of (metal), as by chilling or casehardening.
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