12-letter words containing d, i, e, r, s
- indian cress — a nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus, of South America, having red-spotted or red-striped, yellow-orange flowers, the young flower buds and fruits being used as seasoning.
- indirections — Plural form of indirection.
- indirectness — not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- indiscreetly — not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.
- indiscretion — lack of discretion; imprudence.
- industrywide — from, covering, or affecting an entire industry: industrywide profits.
- inquiry desk — a section of an office, business etc, which deals with inquiries nor requests for information
- inside right — (esp formerly) a player having mainly midfield and attacking roles
- inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
- instrumented — equipped with instruments to perform specified functions, as testing, measurement, or control: an instrumented railroad car.
- intercrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of intercross.
- interdentals — Plural form of interdental.
- interdiffuse — (of two or more fluids) to diffuse mutually
- interestedly — In an interested manner.
- intermeddles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intermeddle.
- internalised — Simple past tense and past participle of internalise.
- interspersed — to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs.
- interspliced — Simple past tense and past participle of intersplice.
- interstadial — a period of temporary retreat of ice during a glacial stage; a warming period.
- intertissued — interwoven
- intertwisted — Simple past tense and past participle of intertwist.
- intrepidness — resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer.
- introspected — Simple past tense and past participle of introspect.
- invertedness — Quality of being inverted.
- iridectomies — Plural form of iridectomy.
- iridescently — In an iridescent manner.
- irish bridge — a paved ford.
- irredentists — Plural form of irredentist.
- irregardless — regardless.
- iskander bey — Scanderbeg.
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- isopropoxide — (chemistry) The univalent anion derived from isopropanol by removal of the hydroxy hydrogen atom; and salt containing this anion.
- jameson raid — an expedition into the Transvaal in 1895 led by Sir Leander Starr Jameson (1853–1917) in an unsuccessful attempt to topple its Boer regime
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jeu d'esprit — a witticism.
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- jurisdictive — Jurisdictional.
- jurisprudent — versed in jurisprudence.
- kavir desert — Dasht-e-Kavir.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- kindred-ship — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- ladies' room — a public lavatory for women.
- lady-slipper — cypripedium
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- ledger strip — a piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as a support for the ends of joists.
- lepidosirens — Plural form of lepidosiren.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- limp-wristed — Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. effeminate.