11-letter words containing d, e, s, c, r
- cross-slide — the part of a lathe or planing machine on which the tool post is mounted and across which it slides at right angles to the bed of the lathe
- cross-trade — cross (def 26).
- crossbanded — (of a handrail) having the grain of the veneer run across that of the rail
- crossbarred — having a crossbar or crossbars
- crossbedded — having layers of rock oblique or transverse to the main beds of stratified rock
- crossbreeds — Plural form of crossbreed.
- crossfaders — Plural form of crossfader.
- crosslegged — Alternative spelling of cross-legged.
- crossruffed — Simple past tense and past participle of crossruff.
- crowd scene — (in a film, play, or television programme) a scene in which a crowd appears
- crowdedness — The state or quality of being crowded.
- crowdsource — to outsource work to an unspecified group of people, typically by making an appeal to the general public on the internet
- crowstepped — (of a gable) having crow steps
- crude steel — unrefined steel
- crystalised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalise.
- crystalized — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalize.
- cummerbunds — Plural form of cummerbund.
- curd cheese — a mild white cheese made from skimmed milk curds, smoother and fattier than cottage cheese
- curmudgeons — Plural form of curmudgeon.
- custard pie — Custard pies are artificial pies which people sometimes throw at each other as a joke.
- custard-pie — characteristic of a type of slapstick comedy in which a performer throws a pie in another's face: popular especially in the era of vaudeville and early silent films.
- daisycutter — Alternative form of daisy cutter.
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- dauerschlaf — a form of therapy, now rarely used, that involves the use of drugs to induce long periods of deep sleep.
- day cruiser — a motorboat too small to have any accommodations for sleeping.
- debt crisis — a situation in which the large debts owed by a number of individuals, organizations or countries threaten to overwhelm them, so that they become unable to service their debts which, in turn, may threaten the stability of larger structures
- decahedrons — Plural form of decahedron.
- decelerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decelerate.
- decennaries — Plural form of decennary.
- declarators — Plural form of declarator.
- decolorants — Plural form of decolorant.
- decompilers — Plural form of decompiler.
- decomposers — Plural form of decomposer.
- deconstruct — In philosophy and literary criticism, to deconstruct an idea or text means to show the contradictions in its meaning, and to show how it does not fully explain what it claims to explain.
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decree nisi — A decree nisi is an order made by a court which states that a divorce must take place at a certain time in the future unless a good reason is produced to prevent this.
- decrescendo — with a gradual decrease in loudness; diminuendo: often used as a musical direction: symbol 57381
- decursively — in a decursive manner
- defervesced — to undergo defervescence.
- democracies — Plural form of democracy.
- democratise — To make democratic.
- democratism — The principles or spirit of a democracy.
- depreciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depreciate.
- deracinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deracinate Pulls up by the roots.
- derecognise — Alternative spelling of derecognize.
- desacralize — to render less sacred; to secularize
- descrambled — Simple past tense and past participle of descramble.
- descrambler — unscrambler (def 2).
- describable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- description — You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.