11-letter words containing d, i, f, r
- diffraction — the phenomenon exhibited by wave fronts that, passing the edge of an opaque body, are modulated, thereby causing a redistribution of energy within the front: it is detectable in light waves by the presence of a pattern of closely spaced dark and light bands (diffraction pattern) at the edge of a shadow.
- diffractive — causing or pertaining to diffraction.
- dinner fork — a fork used to eat the main course of a meal.
- direfulness — the state or fact of being direful
- dirt farmer — a farmer who works on the soil, distinguished from one who operates a farm with hired hands or tenants.
- dis-favored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disafforest — To deforest.
- disc floret — any of the small tubular flowers at the centre of the flower head of certain composite plants, such as the daisy
- discifloral — having flowers in which the receptacle is expanded into a conspicuous disk, as in composite plants.
- discomforts — Plural form of discomfort.
- disfavoring — Present participle of disfavor.
- disfavoured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfavour.
- disfavourer — one who does not favour
- disfeatured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfeature.
- disfiguring — Present participle of disfigure.
- disfrocking — Present participle of disfrock.
- disgraceful — bringing or deserving disgrace; shameful; dishonorable; disreputable.
- disinformed — Simple past tense and past participle of disinform.
- disk flower — one of a number of small tubular flowers composing the disk of certain composite plants.
- distractful — (archaic) distracting.
- distressful — causing or involving distress: the distressful circumstances of poverty and sickness.
- distrustful — unable or unwilling to trust; doubtful; suspicious: An alert scientist is distrustful of coincidences.
- dittersdorf — Karl Ditters von [kahrl dit-uh rs fuh n] /kɑrl ˈdɪt ərs fən/ (Show IPA), 1739–99, Austrian violinist and composer.
- diversified — distinguished by various forms or by a variety of objects: diversified activity.
- diversifier — One who or that which diversifies.
- diversifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diversify.
- diversiform — differing in form; of various forms.
- dog fancier — a person with a special interest in dogs
- dog officer — dogcatcher.
- dolabriform — shaped like an ax or a cleaver.
- dorsiferous — borne on the back, as the sori on most ferns.
- dorsiflexor — a muscle causing dorsiflexion.
- douglas fir — a coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, of western North America, often more than 200 feet (60 meters) high, having reddish-brown bark, flattened needles, and narrow, light-brown cones, and yielding a strong, durable timber: the state tree of Oregon.
- draft chair — a chair so designed as to fend off drafts from behind, as a wing chair.
- dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
- dried fruit — Dried fruit is fruit that has been preserved by being dried; used especially to refer to currants, raisins, or sultanas, which are kinds of dried grapes.
- drift angle — the angle made by the path of a drifting vessel with its heading.
- drift apart — separate gradually
- drip coffee — a beverage prepared in a vessel in which boiling water filters from a top compartment through the coffee into a pot below.
- drive shaft — a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery.
- dry farming — a system of growing crops in arid or semiarid regions without artificial irrigation, by reducing evaporation and by special methods of tillage
- dry-footing — removal of glaze from the rim at the bottom of a piece.
- dunfermline — an administrative district in E Scotland, in the Fife region. 120 sq. mi. (311 sq. km).
- ecofriendly — Alternative spelling of eco-friendly.
- edificatory — intended or serving to edify.
- eichendorff — Joseph (ˈjoːzɛf), Freiherr von. 1788–1857, German poet and novelist, regarded as one of the greatest German romantic lyricists
- eid-ul-fitr — an annual Muslim festival marking the end of Ramadan, involving the exchange of gifts and a festive meal
- electrified — Powered by electricity.
- exboyfriend — Alternative form of ex-boyfriend.
- fact finder — a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict.