11-letter words containing d, i, e, l
- solicitudes — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
- solid angle — an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting in a common point or formed at the vertex of a cone.
- solid model — A solid model is a representation of a solid (= not liquid or gas) object produced by a computer and used in simulation.
- solid-state — designating or pertaining to electronic devices, as transistors or crystals, that can control current without the use of moving parts, heated filaments, or vacuum gaps.
- sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
- soured milk — milk that has been deliberately soured by fermentation or by adding acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, to be used in cooking
- specialised — to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
- specialized — to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
- speed light — an electronic flash lamp.
- speed limit — the maximum speed at which a vehicle is legally permitted to travel, as within a specific area, on a certain road, or under given conditions.
- spellbinder — a person or thing that spellbinds, especially a powerful speaker who can captivate an audience.
- spermicidal — that kills sperm
- spider hole — a foxhole with a camouflaged lid or cover in which a sniper hides
- spider lily — any of several plants having lilylike flowers with narrow petals, as those belonging to the genera Crinum, Hymenocallis, and Lycoris, of the amaryllis family.
- spindlelegs — (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs.
- splodginess — the state of being splodgy
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- springfield — a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,400 sq. mi. (146,075 sq. km). Capital: Springfield. Abbreviation: IL (for use with zip code), Ill.
- sprinklered — having or protected by a sprinkler system.
- stalactited — having or containing stalactites
- starlighted — lit by the stars
- stereoblind — lacking the ability to see in three dimensions through both eyes
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stickleader — a person assigned to check the appearance or condition of each person in a stick
- stone-blind — completely blind.
- strand line — a shoreline, especially one from which the sea or a lake has receded.
- streamlined — streamlined.
- subchloride — a chloride containing a relatively small proportion of chlorine, as mercurous chloride.
- subdelirium — a mild delirium with lucid intervals.
- sulfide dye — any of the class of dyes produced by heating an organic compound, as an indophenol, with sulfur or sodium polysulfide, used chiefly in dyeing cotton.
- sulfonamide — sulfa drug.
- supply-side — of or relating to a theory that stresses the reduction of taxes, especially for those of higher income, as a means of encouraging business investment and growth and stabilizing the economy.
- suspendible — to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
- swear blind — to assert emphatically
- switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
- switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
- swivel head — A swivel head is a bearing between the traveling block and the kelly.
- swivel-eyed — having or displaying extreme or fanatical views
- tabularised — to tabulate.
- tabularized — to tabulate.
- tailor-made — tailored.
- tardis-like — having an interior that is more spacious than could be imagined from looking at the outside
- tarradiddle — a small lie; fib.
- telodynamic — pertaining to the transmission of mechanical power over considerable distances, as by means of endless cables on pulleys.
- tetraploidy — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- 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 dolphin — the constellation Delphinus
- the islands — the islands of the South Pacific
- 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