11-letter words containing d, i, g, l
- diving bell — a chamber with an open bottom in which persons can go underwater without special apparatus, water being excluded from the upper part by compressed air fed in by a hose.
- divulgation — to make publicly known; publish.
- divulgatory — to make publicly known; publish.
- dog fouling — the offence of being in charge of a dog and failing to remove the faeces after it defecates in a public place
- dog licence — a special license which permits the holder to be the keeper of a dog
- dog whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- dog-whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- dollar sign — the symbol $ before a number indicating that the number represents dollars.
- dongle-disk — /don'gl disk/ (Or "key disk") A kind of dongle consisting of a special floppy disk that is required in order to perform some task. Some contain special coding that allows an application to identify it uniquely, others *are* special code that does something that normally-resident programs don't or can't. For example, AT&T's "Unix PC" would only come up in root mode with a special boot disk.
- double-ring — being or pertaining to a marriage ceremony in which the partners give rings to one another.
- doubled sig — A sig block that has been included twice in a Usenet article or, less commonly, in an electronic mail message. An article or message with a doubled sig can be caused by improperly configured software. More often, however, it reveals the author's lack of experience in electronic communication. See BIFF, pseudo.
- 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.
- dovetailing — a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- downlighter — Downlight.
- downloading — download
- downplaying — Present participle of downplay.
- downscaling — Present participle of downscale.
- downwelling — a downward current of surface water in the ocean, usually caused by differences in the density of seawater.
- doxological — Of or pertaining to doxology.
- dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
- drift angle — the angle made by the path of a drifting vessel with its heading.
- drizzlingly — With drizzle, or light rain.
- du guesclin — Bertrand [ber-trahn] /bɛrˈtrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), ("the Eagle of Brittany") c1320–80, French military leader: constable of France 1370–80.
- duplicating — Present participle of duplicate.
- dyslogistic — conveying disapproval or censure; not complimentary or eulogistic.
- elucidating — Present participle of elucidate.
- emboldening — Present participle of embolden.
- endearingly — In an endearing manner.
- endemiology — the study of endemic disease
- enlightened — Having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook.
- epidemology — Misspelling of epidemiology.
- evangelized — Simple past tense and past participle of evangelize.
- exceedingly — Extremely.
- field glass — Usually, field glasses. binoculars for use out of doors.
- field grade — military rank applying to mid-level army officers, as majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels.
- field grown — (of a plant) grown in a field rather than in a pot or other artificial environment
- field guide — a portable illustrated book to help identify birds, plants, rocks, etc., as on a nature walk.
- field judge — an official who makes rulings regarding pass receptions, fair catches, field goals, etc.
- filled gold — a composition consisting of gold-plating welded to and rolled with a backing of brass or other base metal, at least 1/20 (0.05) of the total weight being that of the gold.
- fiscal drag — the process by which, during inflation, rising incomes draw people into higher tax brackets, so that their real incomes may fall; this acts as a restraint on the expansion of the economy
- five-legged — (of a schooner) having five masts.
- flight deck — Navy. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, constructed and equipped for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
- flood-light — an artificial light so directed or diffused as to give a comparatively uniform illumination over a rather large given area.
- floodlights — Plural form of floodlight.
- floundering — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- flying bond — a brickwork bond having random, widely spaced headers.
- flying head — a read/write head supported on a thin cushion of air over a rotating magnetic disk.
- folding top — A folding top is a soft roof of a vehicle that can be folded down or removed.
- freeholding — Property held in freehold.
- freeloading — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.