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11-letter words containing d, h, i

  • spheroidize — to turn or be turned into spheroids
  • spider hole — a foxhole with a camouflaged lid or cover in which a sniper hides
  • standoffish — somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly.
  • staphylinid — rove beetle.
  • starlighted — lit by the stars
  • static head — Static head is the pressure resulting from a column of liquid acting under gravity.
  • stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
  • stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
  • studentship — the state or condition of being a student.
  • sub-heading — a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.
  • subchloride — a chloride containing a relatively small proportion of chlorine, as mercurous chloride.
  • swedish ivy — any of various plants belonging to the genus Plectranthus, of the mint family, native to the Old World tropics, having rounded, scalloped or toothed leaves and widely cultivated as a houseplant.
  • swiss chard — chard.
  • switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
  • switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
  • switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
  • switched on — turned-on (def 1).
  • switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
  • swivel head — A swivel head is a bearing between the traveling block and the kelly.
  • sword fight — duel with long-bladed weapons
  • synecdochic — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
  • synthesised — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
  • synthesized — Synthesized sounds are produced electronically using a synthesizer.
  • syrphid fly — any of numerous beelike or wasplike flies of the family Syrphidae that feed on the nectar and pollen of flowers and have larvae that feed on decaying vegetation or prey on aphids.
  • tachycardia — excessively rapid heartbeat.
  • tax holiday — a period of time during which the government reduces or suspends the collection of a tax, as payroll, property, or sales tax: The state legislature declared a hurricane preparedness tax holiday for items like flashlights and battery-powered radios.
  • teeth-ridge — alveolar ridge.
  • tetrahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) tetrahydroxy.
  • thalidomide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 13 H 10 N 2 O 4 , formerly used as a sedative: if taken during pregnancy, it may cause severe abnormalities in the limbs of the fetus.
  • the diggers — a radical English Puritan group, led by Gerrard Winstanley, which advocated communal ownership of land (1649–50)
  • the dolphin — the constellation Delphinus
  • the fidgets — restless, uneasy feelings or movements
  • the islands — the islands of the South Pacific
  • the midrash — these commentaries and notes collectively
  • the offside — the side of a vehicle nearest the centre of the road (in Britain, the right side)
  • the swedish — the people of Sweden collectively
  • the windies — the international cricket team of the West Indies
  • thedominion — New Zealand
  • theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
  • theodore ii — pope a.d. 897.
  • therebeside — next to; beside that
  • thermoduric — (of certain microorganisms) able to survive high temperatures, as during pasteurization.
  • thickheaded — (of a person) dull-witted; stupid.
  • thimbleweed — any of several plants having a thimble-shaped fruiting head, especially either of two white-flowered North American plants, Anemone riparia or A. virginiana.
  • thin-lipped — having mean-looking thin lips
  • think aloud — If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.
  • third floor — the storey of a building immediately above the second and three floors up from the ground
  • third force — a political faction or party, etc., occupying an intermediate position between two others representing opposite extremes.
  • third grade — (in the US) the third year of school, when children are eight or nine years old
  • third house — a legislative lobby.
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