11-letter words containing d, a, y, o
- oxford gray — medium to dark gray.
- oxidatively — by an oxidative process
- oxyaldehyde — an aldehyde containing the hydroxyl group.
- oxygen acid — oxyacid.
- paddy wagon — Informal. patrol wagon.
- paedotrophy — the art of raising children
- parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
- paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
- parent body — an organization's parent body is the organization that created it and usually still controls it
- payday loan — A payday loan is a small personal cash loan at a very high interest rate, secured by the borrower's next paycheck.
- payload bay — cargo bay.
- pedagoguery — a teacher; schoolteacher.
- pentaploidy — the condition of being pentaploid
- phylloclade — a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf.
- pineal body — (formerly) the pineal gland.
- pioneer day — a legal holiday in Utah on July 24 to commemorate Brigham Young's founding of Salt Lake City in 1847.
- play around — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play doctor — a person, usually a professional playwright, employed to improve a script, especially shortly before the play's opening.
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- pointy-head — stupid; idiotic.
- polling day — date of election voting
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- polyandrous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry; polyandric.
- polydactyly — the condition of being polydactyl.
- postholiday — occurring after a holiday
- pre-holiday — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
- predicatory — of or relating to preaching.
- prison yard — a piece of enclosed ground attached to a prison, where prisoners may take exercise at certain times
- prodigality — the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.
- prudhoe bay — an inlet of the Beaufort Sea, N of Alaska: large oil and gas fields.
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- psychodrama — a method of group psychotherapy in which participants take roles in improvisational dramatizations of emotionally charged situations.
- pterodactyl — any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.
- pyrovanadic — of or relating to an acid of vanadium
- quadraphony — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quotidianly — daily: a quotidian report.
- radiography — the production of radiographs.
- radiopacity — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- radiothermy — therapy that utilizes the heat from a shortwave radio apparatus or diathermy machine.
- rally round — show solidarity
- ready money — money that is in hand or may be obtained quickly or easily; cash.
- rehydration — to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated).
- repudiatory — the act of repudiating.
- rhabdomancy — divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
- rhabdomyoma — a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.
- road hockey — an imitation of the game of ice hockey played typically by children without ice skates on a public road.
- road safety — prevention of traffic accidents
- roadability — the ability of a motor vehicle to maintain a steady, balanced, and comfortable ride, especially under a variety of road conditions.
- rock steady — the style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.
- rotary dial — dial (def 4).