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11-letter words containing d, i, e, t, r

  • arthrodesis — the fusion of bones in a joint through surgery which causes immobility of the joint
  • articulated — An articulated vehicle, especially a lorry, is made in two or more sections which are joined together by metal bars, so that the vehicle can turn more easily.
  • arytenoidal — relating to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx and also to other parts relating to them
  • ascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • asteroidean — an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, comprising the starfishes.
  • attic order — a low pilaster of any order set into the cornice of a building
  • audiometers — Plural form of audiometer.
  • audiometric — the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.
  • auriculated — (biology, rare) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.
  • auto-dialer — a telephone device that makes possible a service feature (au·to-dial) whereby a call is automatically made in response to a brief input signal from the user, as the pressing of a button.
  • autodialers — Plural form of autodialer.
  • autodialler — Alternative spelling of autodialer.
  • autowinders — Plural form of autowinder.
  • bactericide — a substance able to destroy bacteria
  • bacteroides — any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.
  • bandeirante — a 16th–18th-century Portugese explorer in South America motivated by profit, known for hunting down natives for slaves as well as for locating mines of precious stones and metals
  • bastardised — Simple past tense and past participle of bastardise.
  • bastardized — If you refer to something as a bastardized form of something else, you mean that the first thing is similar to or copied from the second thing, but is of much poorer quality.
  • bastardizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastardize.
  • be dirty on — to be offended by or be hostile towards
  • be hard hit — To be hard hit by something means to be affected very severely by it.
  • beach drift — the drifting of sediments, especially marine sediments, in patterns parallel to the contours of a beach, due to the action of waves and currents.
  • bearded tit — a small European bird, Panurus biarmicus, found in reedy places, the male of which has a tuft of black feathers on each side of the face.
  • belted tire — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
  • benedictory — of, giving, or expressing benediction.
  • bertrandite — a mineral, hydrous beryllium silicate, Be 4 Si 2 O 7 (OH) 2 , colorless or pale yellow, with a vitreous luster, occurring as tabular or prismatic crystals in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins.
  • best friend — a dearest friend
  • bestridable — capable of being bestridden
  • big-hearted — If you describe someone as big-hearted, you think they are kind and generous, and always willing to help people.
  • bird strike — a collision of an aircraft with a bird
  • bird's nest — the nest of a bird
  • bird's-nest — nest (def 1).
  • bitter dock — any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
  • bitterender — a person who persists until the bitter end without compromising or yielding; diehard.
  • blind tiger — speak-easy
  • blindstorey — a storey without windows, such as a gallery in a Gothic church
  • boatbuilder — A boatbuilder is a person or company that makes boats.
  • bored stiff — very bored
  • bradypeptic — a person with slow digestion
  • brain death — Brain death occurs when someone's brain stops functioning, even though their heart may be kept beating using a machine.
  • breadsticks — bread baked in long thin crisp sticks
  • breadthwise — in the direction of the breadth
  • bride-to-be — A bride-to-be is a woman who is soon going to be married.
  • bridewealth — (in some nonindustrial societies) the money or goods given to the family of a bride by the bridegroom or his family.
  • bridgewater — a town in E Massachusetts.
  • bridle path — A bridle path is a path intended for people riding horses.
  • bright idea — suggestion: clever
  • bright-eyed — eager; fresh and enthusiastic
  • bristlebird — any of various Australian warblers of the genus Dasyornis.
  • butcherbird — a shrike, esp one of the genus Lanius
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