11-letter words containing d, e, t, r, s
- dormitories — Plural form of dormitory.
- dorset down — a breed of stocky hornless sheep having a broad head, dark face, and a dense fleece: kept for lamb production
- dorset horn — one of an English breed of sheep having a close-textured, medium-length wool.
- dorset naga — a British-grown variety of the Naga Jolokia chilli pepper, noted for its extreme heat
- dorsetshire — a county in S England. 1024 sq. mi. (2650 sq. km).
- dot address — An Internet address in dot notation.
- dot leaders — (text) A row of full stops intended to guide the reader's eye across the page from a column of variable length items on the left to the corresponding items in a column on the right. Used, for example, in the contents page of a book to tie a heading on the left to its page number on the right.
- double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
- doubletrees — Plural form of doubletree.
- dower chest — a Pennsylvania Dutch hope chest bearing the initials of the owner.
- down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
- downstrokes — Plural form of downstroke.
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- 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.
- dramaturges — Plural form of dramaturge.
- draughtiest — Superlative form of draughty.
- draughtsmen — Plural form of draughtsman.
- dress shirt — a man's shirt worn for formal or semiformal evening dress, usually having French cuffs and a stiff or pleated front to be fastened with studs.
- dresser set — a set of toilet articles, as comb, brush, mirror, etc., usually of matching design, for arrangement and use on a dresser or vanity.
- drillmaster — a person who trains others in something, especially routinely or mechanically.
- drive shaft — a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery.
- drop astern — to fall back to the stern (of another vessel)
- drosometers — Plural form of drosometer.
- drouthiness — the state or condition of being thirsty or dry
- druid stone — sarsen.
- dry-roasted — roasted with no oil, or less oil than is usually used in roasting, so that the product is drier, crisper, and less caloric: dry-roasted peanuts.
- dulcimerist — Someone who plays the dulcimer.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- dust bowler — a person who is a native or resident of a dust bowl region.
- dust ruffle — a ruffle attached to the inside hem of a full-length petticoat or skirt to protect the bottom edge of the garment against dirt and wear, popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- duster coat — a woman's loose summer coat with wide sleeves and no buttons, popular in the mid-20th century
- dysregulate — (biology) To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism.
- dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
- east riding — a former administrative division of Yorkshire, in NE England, now part of Humberside.
- edgar guest — Edgar A(lbert) 1881–1959, U.S. journalist and writer of verse, born in England.
- egg custard — sweet custard made with milk and egg and baked
- elucidators — Plural form of elucidator.
- endearments — Plural form of endearment.
- endorsation — approval or support
- endorsement — An act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something.
- enteritidis — A form of enteritis caused by Salmonella enterica.
- eruditeness — Erudition.
- escort duty — a military duty in which one or more servicemen accompany a person, group of people, or vehicle, for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour
- estremadura — a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)
- eudiometers — Plural form of eudiometer.
- eurodeposit — a deposit of the currency of any country in the eurocurrency market
- eurypterids — Plural form of eurypterid.
- eviscerated — Disembowel (a person or animal).
- exasperated — Simple past tense and past participle of exasperate.
- far-sighted — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.