11-letter words containing d, i, s, l
- elasticated — (of a garment or material) made elastic by the insertion of rubber thread or tape.
- elasticised — Simple past tense and past participle of elasticise.
- elasticized — Simple past tense and past participle of elasticize.
- elderliness — The quality or state of being elderly.
- ellipsoidal — Alternative form of ellipsoid.
- elucidators — Plural form of elucidator.
- embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
- endoplasmic — (cytology) of, or relating to endoplasm.
- epicycloids — Plural form of epicycloid.
- episulphide — (organic chemistry) A class of organic compound analogous to epoxides in which a sulphur atom replaces the oxygen.
- 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
- escadrilles — Plural form of escadrille.
- espadrilles — Plural form of espadrille.
- established — (of a custom, belief, practice, or institution) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
- federalists — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
- federalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of federalize.
- feldspathic — of, relating to, or containing feldspar.
- feudalistic — the feudal system, or its principles and practices.
- feudalities — Plural form of feudality.
- fiddleheads — Plural form of fiddlehead.
- fiddlerfish — any of several guitarfishes, especially Trygonorhina fasciata, of Australia.
- fiddlestick — anything; a bit: I don't care a fiddlestick for what they say.
- field glass — Usually, field glasses. binoculars for use out of doors.
- field house — a building housing the dressing facilities, storage spaces, etc., used in connection with an athletic field.
- field mouse — any of various short-tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows.
- field sport — Hunting, shooting birds, and fishing with a rod are referred to as field sports when they are done mainly for pleasure.
- field study — observation of nature in the wild
- field-strip — to take apart (a weapon) for cleaning, lubrication, and repair or for inspection.
- fieldpieces — Plural form of fieldpiece.
- fieldstones — Plural form of fieldstone.
- film studio — a place where films are made
- fire island — a narrow sand spit off S Long Island, New York: summer resort and lighthouse station. ¼–½ mi. (0.4–0.8 km) wide; 30 miles (48 km) long.
- first blood — the first killing or wounding in a fight or war
- first world — the major industrialized non-Communist nations, including those in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, and Japan.
- 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
- fish ladder — a series of ascending pools constructed to enable salmon or other fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.
- flash drive — Also called flash memory drive, thumb drive, USB drive. a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data.
- floodlights — Plural form of floodlight.
- floodplains — Plural form of floodplain.
- floppy disc — (spelling) It's "floppy disk", not like "compact disc".
- floppy disk — Computers. a thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material, on which computer data and programs can be stored for later retrieval.
- floribundas — Plural form of floribunda.
- fluoridates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate.
- folk wisdom — wisdom or beliefs associated with or traditional to the common people of a country
- footsoldier — Alternative spelling of foot soldier.
- frescobaldi — Girolamo [jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1583–1643, Italian organist and composer.
- friendliest — Superlative form of friendly.
- fringillids — Plural form of fringillid.
- fruit salad — a cold dish consisting of various types of small or cut-up fruit, usually served as a dessert or first course.
- galactoside — A glycoside yielding galactose on hydrolysis.