11-letter words containing d, l, s
- embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
- endlessness — The state or characteristic of being endless.
- endochylous — having water-storing cells
- endoplasmic — (cytology) of, or relating to endoplasm.
- endosteally — in the manner of the endosteum
- ensorcelled — Simple past tense and past participle of ensorcell.
- 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.
- eurodollars — deposits of U.S. dollars in banks outside the U.S., especially in Europe
- exaltedness — The state of being exalted.
- exhaustedly — In an exhausted manner.
- expandables — Plural form of expandable.
- expendables — Plural form of expendable.
- fantasyland — a place or circumstance existing only in the imagination or as an ideal; dream world.
- fatherlands — Plural form of fatherland.
- 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.
- flabagasted — Alternative form of flabbergasted.
- flank speed — the maximum possible speed of a ship.
- 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.
- flash flood — a sudden and destructive rush of water down a narrow gully or over a sloping surface, caused by heavy rainfall.
- flashboards — Plural form of flashboard.
- flashfloods — Plural form of flashflood.
- flatlanders — Plural form of flatlander.
- flesh wound — a wound that does not penetrate beyond the flesh; a slight or superficial wound.
- floodlights — Plural form of floodlight.