11-letter words containing d, e, a, r, i
- dicasteries — Plural form of dicastery.
- dichromates — Plural form of dichromate.
- die walküre — an opera by Wagner (1870), one of four in a cycle based on the German myth of the Ring of the Nibelung
- diefenbaker — John George, 1895–1979, prime minister of Canada 1957–63.
- dietary law — law dealing with foods permitted to be eaten, food preparation and combinations, and the utensils and dishes coming into contact with food.
- differentia — the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
- diffractive — causing or pertaining to diffraction.
- digger wasp — any of numerous solitary wasps of the family Sphecidae, which excavate nests in soil, wood, etc., and provision them with prey paralyzed by stinging.
- digitigrade — walking on the toes, as most quadruped mammals.
- dignitaries — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
- dilacerated — Simple past tense and past participle of dilacerate.
- dilatometer — a device for measuring expansion caused by changes in temperature in substances.
- dimercaprol — a colorless, oily, viscous liquid, C 3 H 8 OS 2 , originally developed as an antidote to lewisite and now used in treating bismuth, gold, mercury, and arsenic poisoning.
- dining area — room or hall in which meals are served
- dinner lady — female cook in school canteen
- dinnerplate — A plate on which dinner can be served.
- dinnerwares — china, glasses, and silver used for table service.
- diode laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
- diphycercal — having a tail or caudal fin with the spinal column extending horizontally to the end of the tail, characteristic of lungfish, several other primitive fishes, and the juvenile stage of modern bony fishes.
- dipterocarp — A tall forest tree from which are obtained resins and timber for the export trade, occurring mainly in Southeast Asia.
- direct mail — mail, usually consisting of advertising matter, appeals for donations, or the like, sent simultaneously to large numbers of possible individual customers or contributors. Abbreviation: DM.
- direct-dial — being a telephone or telephone system enabling long-distance calls to be direct-dialed.
- directional — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- directorate — the office of a director.
- directorial — pertaining to a director or directorate.
- dirlotapide — A drug used to treat obesity in dogs.
- dirt dauber — mud dauber.
- dirt farmer — a farmer who works on the soil, distinguished from one who operates a farm with hired hands or tenants.
- dis-favored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disaccorded — Simple past tense and past participle of disaccord.
- disaccredit — to take away the accreditation or authorization of: to disaccredit a diplomat.
- disafforest — To deforest.
- disagreeing — Present participle of disagree.
- disannuller — a person who disannuls
- disapparate — To disappear (magically).
- disappeared — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- disapproved — Simple past tense and past participle of disapprove.
- disapprover — One who disapproves.
- disapproves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disapprove.
- disarmament — the act or an instance of disarming.
- disarranged — Simple past tense and past participle of disarrange.
- disasterous — Misspelling of disastrous.
- disbursable — to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
- disc camera — a camera that accepts a film cartridge in the form of a rotatable disc with film frames mounted around the outer edge.
- discardable — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- discardment — the act or process of discarding
- disceptator — a person who disputes or disagrees
- discernable — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- discernably — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- disclaimers — Plural form of disclaimer.