11-letter words containing d, a, i
- don juanism — a syndrome, occurring in males, of excessive preoccupation with sexual gratification or conquest and leading to persistently transient and sometimes exploitative relationships.
- dope addict — Slang. a drug addict.
- dorian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from D to D.
- dorsispinal — of or relating to the back and the spine.
- dotted pair — (programming) The usual LISP syntax for representing a cons cell that is not a list. For example, the expression (cons 'foo 42) returns a cons cell that is output as (foo . 42) which represents a cons cell whose car is the symbol "foo" and whose cdr is the integer 42.
- douay bible — an English translation of the Bible, prepared by Roman Catholic scholars from the Vulgate. The New Testament was published at Rheims in 1582 and the Old Testament was published at Douai in 1609–10.
- double ikat — a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- douglas fir — a coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, of western North America, often more than 200 feet (60 meters) high, having reddish-brown bark, flattened needles, and narrow, light-brown cones, and yielding a strong, durable timber: the state tree of Oregon.
- dovetailing — a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- downgrading — Present participle of downgrade.
- downloading — download
- downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
- downplaying — Present participle of downplay.
- downscaling — Present participle of downscale.
- doxological — Of or pertaining to doxology.
- dr. zhivago — a novel (1958) by Boris Pasternak.
- draft chair — a chair so designed as to fend off drafts from behind, as a wing chair.
- drag artist — an entertainer who wears drag
- dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
- drainageway — a conduit, ditch, or the like, for draining water from an area.
- drainboards — Plural form of drainboard.
- draize test — a test assessing the potential of drugs, chemicals, cosmetics, and other commercial products to produce irritation, pain, or damage to the human eye by studying its effect on a rabbit's eye.
- dramaticism — a dramatic character or way of behaving
- dramatising — Present participle of dramatise.
- dramatizing — Present participle of dramatize.
- dramaturgic — Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.
- drapability — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- drastically — acting with force or violence; violent.
- draughtiest — Superlative form of draughty.
- draw a line — If you draw a line between two things, you make a distinction between them.
- draw weight — the measured force, in foot-pounds, stored by an archery bow when fully drawn.
- drawability — the degree to which a metal can be drawn.
- drawbridges — Plural form of drawbridge.
- drawing pen — a pen with a fine nib used for drawing
- drawing pin — a thumbtack.
- drawstrings — Plural form of drawstring.
- dressmaking — a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.
- drift angle — the angle made by the path of a drifting vessel with its heading.
- drift apart — separate gradually
- drillmaster — a person who trains others in something, especially routinely or mechanically.
- drivability — the degree of smoothness and steadiness of acceleration of an automotive vehicle: The automatic transmission has been improved to give the new model better drivability.
- drive chain — a roller chain that transmits power from one toothed wheel to another
- drive shaft — a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery.
- drive train — the power train of an automotive vehicle consisting of all the components between the engine and driving wheels and including the clutch and axle, as well as the components of the driveline.
- dromedaries — Plural form of dromedary.
- dromophobia — an irrational fear of crossing roads
- drop a hint — If you drop a hint, you give a hint or say something in a casual way.
- drop a line — send a message
- drosophilas — Plural form of drosophila.
- drug addict — a person who is addicted to a narcotic.