11-letter words containing c, u, l, e
- direct rule — Direct rule is a system in which a central government rules an area which has had its own parliament or law-making organization in the past.
- disclosures — Plural form of disclosure.
- discoloured — (British) alternative spelling of discolored.
- disculpated — Simple past tense and past participle of disculpate.
- discussable — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- discussible — Alternative spelling of discussable.
- disgraceful — bringing or deserving disgrace; shameful; dishonorable; disreputable.
- diverticula — a blind, tubular sac or process branching off from a canal or cavity, especially an abnormal, saclike herniation of the mucosal layer through the muscular wall of the colon.
- diverticuli — Misspelling of diverticula.
- double back — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- double chin — a fold of fat beneath the chin.
- double coat — an outer coat of hair on a dog serving as protection against underbrush and resistant to weather, combined with an undercoat of softer hair for warmth and waterproofing.
- double lock — a spring lock that can also serve as a deadbolt by an extra turn of the key
- double-crop — to raise two consecutive crops on the same land within a single growing season.
- double-deck — Also, double-decked. having two decks, tiers, or levels: a double-deck bunk; a double-deck bus.
- double-lock — to lock with two turns of a key, so that a second bolt is engaged.
- 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.
- du guesclin — Bertrand [ber-trahn] /bɛrˈtrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), ("the Eagle of Brittany") c1320–80, French military leader: constable of France 1370–80.
- duck plague — an acute, highly fatal disease of ducks caused by a herpesvirus
- duck-legged — having legs that are unusually short: He crept up in a half-crouch that made him look duck-legged.
- duffel coat — a hooded overcoat of sturdy wool, usually knee-length and with frog fasteners.
- duffle coat — a hooded overcoat of sturdy wool, usually knee-length and with frog fasteners.
- dulcimerist — Someone who plays the dulcimer.
- duncanville — a town in N Texas.
- duodecimals — Plural form of duodecimal.
- duplex lock — a lock capable of being opened either by a master key or a change key, each operating its own mechanism.
- duplex scan — a scan that uses sound waves to show how well the blood is flowing in arteries
- duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
- duplicature — a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.
- duplicident — (of certain animals, such as rabbits) having two pairs of incisors in the upper jaw
- dutch metal — an alloy of copper and zinc in the form of thin sheets, used as an imitation of gold leaf.
- dutch uncle — a person who criticizes or reproves with unsparing severity and frankness.
- eagle scout — a boy scout who has achieved the highest rank in U.S. scouting.
- early music — music of the medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque periods, especially revived and played on period instruments; European music after ancient music and before the classical music era, from the beginning of the Middle Ages to about 1750.
- educability — capable of being educated.
- educational — pertaining to education.
- edulcorated — Simple past tense and past participle of edulcorate.
- edulcorator — a device that supplies small quantities of a liquid to a mixture
- effectually — producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.
- ejaculating — Present participle of ejaculate.
- ejaculation — The action of ejecting semen from the body.
- ejaculative — Ejaculatory.
- ejaculatory — Of or pertaining to ejaculation.
- electricute — Misspelling of electrocute.
- electrocute — Injure or kill someone by electric shock.
- electuaries — Plural form of electuary.
- elucidating — Present participle of elucidate.
- elucidation — Explanation that makes something clear; clarification.
- elucidative — Explanatory, clarifying; that serves to elucidate.