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