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11-letter words containing d, a, l, b, e

  • brake fluid — an oily liquid used to transmit pressure in a hydraulic brake or clutch system
  • brake pedal — (in a vehicle) a pedal that connects to the brake cable and thus operates the braking mechanism
  • bread flour — wheat flour from which a large part of the starch has been removed, thus increasing the proportion of gluten.
  • bread mould — a black saprotrophic zygomycete fungus, Rhizopus nigricans, occurring on decaying bread and vegetable matter
  • bread plate — A bread plate is a small plate for bread that you eat along with your main meal.
  • breadthless — the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.
  • bridal wear — clothes specially designed for brides
  • bridewealth — (in some nonindustrial societies) the money or goods given to the family of a bride by the bridegroom or his family.
  • bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
  • bridge loan — A bridge loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example, so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
  • bridle hand — (of a horseback rider) the hand, usually the left hand, that holds both reins or both pairs of reins, leaving the other hand free to manage a whip, crop, lariat, or the like.
  • bridle path — A bridle path is a path intended for people riding horses.
  • bubble card — blister pack.
  • bucket-load — a large quantity
  • budget plan — the planning of one's spending
  • bulkheading — the construction of bulkheads; bulkheads in general.
  • bull header — Also called bullnose header. a brick having one of the edges across its width rounded for laying as a header in a sill or the like.
  • bull-headed — blindly obstinate; stubborn, headstrong, or stupid
  • bundelkhand — a region of central India: formerly native states, now mainly part of Madhya Pradesh
  • bundle scar — any small mark left on the leaf scar from the vascular tissue, where the leaf was once attached to the stem.
  • cable modem — (communications, hardware)   A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service. A cable modem can transfer data at 500 kbps or higher, compared with 28.8 kbps for common telephone line modems, but the actual transfer rates may be lower depending on the number of other simultaneous users on the same cable. Industry pundits often point out that the cable system still does not have the bandwidth or service level in many areas to make this feasible. For example, it has to be capable of two-way communication. See also: DOCSIS.
  • cable-ready — (of a television or VCR) able to receive cable television directly, without the need for special reception or decoding equipment.
  • candelabras — Plural form of candelabra.
  • candelabrum — A candelabrum is the same as a candelabra.
  • candleberry — bayberry (sense 1)
  • charbroiled — Charbroiled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
  • chilblained — Afflicted with a chilblain.
  • child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
  • clapboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of clapboard.
  • cleanlimbed — having shapely limbs
  • cloud-based — Cloud-based technology allows you to use programs and information that are stored on the Internet rather than on your own computer.
  • commandable — able to be commanded
  • commendable — If you describe someone's behaviour as commendable, you approve of it or are praising it.
  • commendably — worthy of praise: She did a commendable job of informing all the interested parties.
  • concludable — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
  • condemnable — to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
  • condensable — capable of being condensed.
  • conglobated — in the form of a globe or ball
  • cradleboard — a wooden frame worn on the back, used by North American Indian women for carrying an infant.
  • cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
  • dangleberry — a blue huckleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa), native to E North America
  • danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
  • dark nebula — a type of nebula that is observed by its blocking of radiation from other sources
  • day laborer — an unskilled worker paid by the day
  • de la beche — Henry. 1796–1855, English geologist. His work led to the founding of the Geological Survey (1835)
  • deal a blow — If an event deals a blow to something or someone, it causes them great difficulties or makes failure more likely.
  • dealbreaker — A dealbreaker is an issue that prevents people from reaching an agreement.
  • dealing box — a box that holds a deck or decks of cards, allowing them to be dealt only one at a time, often used in casino games such as blackjack or chemin de fer.
  • debauchedly — In a debauched manner.
  • debilitated — in a severely weakened state
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