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11-letter words containing d, i, p, r

  • dressing-up — When children play at dressing-up, they put on special or different clothes and pretend to be different people.
  • drift apart — separate gradually
  • drill corps — drill team.
  • drill press — a drilling machine having a single vertical spindle.
  • drip coffee — a beverage prepared in a vessel in which boiling water filters from a top compartment through the coffee into a pot below.
  • dromophobia — an irrational fear of crossing roads
  • drop a hint — If you drop a hint, you give a hint or say something in a casual way.
  • drop a line — send a message
  • drop behind — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • drop cookie — a cookie made by dropping batter from a spoon onto a cookie sheet for baking.
  • drop siding — weatherboarding having its upper edges narrowed to fit into grooves or rabbets in its lower edges, and its backs flat against the sheathing or studs of the wall.
  • drop window — a window with a sash that slides into a space below the sill.
  • drosophilas — Plural form of drosophila.
  • duplicators — Plural form of duplicator.
  • duplicature — a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.
  • dyspareunia — painful coitus.
  • dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
  • edp auditor — (job)   A person who analyses system functions and operations to determine adequate security and controls. An EDP analyst evaluates systems and operational procedures and reports findings to senior management. He writes ad hoc report programs using 4GLs and specialised audit software.
  • edrophonium — a substance, C 10 H 16 BrNO, used to reverse certain muscle-relaxing agents, such as tubocurarine, in surgical procedures: also used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
  • endomorphic — Of or pertaining to an endomorph.
  • endospermic — Of, or relating to the endosperm.
  • endotrophic — obtaining nourishment from within another plant
  • ephemerides — Plural form of ephemeris.
  • epidermises — Plural form of epidermis.
  • epitrochoid — A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine.
  • erysipeloid — an infective dermatitis mainly affecting the hands, characterized by inflammation and caused by the microorganism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae on contaminated meat, poultry, or fish: most prevalent among fishermen and butchers
  • espadrilles — Plural form of espadrille.
  • eurodeposit — a deposit of the currency of any country in the eurocurrency market
  • eurypterids — Plural form of eurypterid.
  • eurypteroid — of, relating to or resembling a eurypterid or eurypterids
  • expatriated — Simple past tense and past participle of expatriate.
  • expenditure — The action of spending funds.
  • experienced — Having knowledge or skill in a particular field, especially a profession or job, gained over a period of time.
  • expiry date — the date on which something comes to an end, can no longer be used, or is no longer safe to be eaten
  • fender pile — a pile, usually one of a group, set beside ferry slips, wharves, etc., to guide approaching vessels and driven so as to yield slightly when struck in order to lessen the shock of contact.
  • field sport — Hunting, shooting birds, and fishing with a rod are referred to as field sports when they are done mainly for pleasure.
  • field-strip — to take apart (a weapon) for cleaning, lubrication, and repair or for inspection.
  • file-powder — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
  • fireproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of fireproof.
  • fixed price — a price established by a seller, by agreement or by authority, as the price to be charged invariably.
  • fixed-price — option: with set cost
  • food prices — the prices that consumers are charged for food
  • foundership — The condition of having founded something.
  • free period — a portion of time during which there is little or no activity
  • friendships — Plural form of friendship.
  • garden pink — the plant Dianthus plumarius
  • giftwrapped — wrapped attractively in pretty paper, perhaps with ribbons or other decorations
  • glimepiride — A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.
  • grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
  • grand piano — a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.
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