11-letter words containing d, o, l, u
- buckle down — If you buckle down to something, you start working seriously at it.
- build up to — If you build up to something you want to do or say, you try to prepare people for it by starting to do it or introducing the subject gradually.
- bulldog ant — any of several aggressive ants of the genus Myrmecia, mostly of Australia and Tasmania, capable of inflicting a painful and potentially dangerous sting.
- bulldogging — one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
- bullet wood — the wood of a bully tree.
- buttonmould — the small core of plastic, wood, or metal that is the base for buttons covered with fabric, leather, etc
- call around — If you call around, you phone several people, usually when you are trying to organize something or to find some information.
- camouflaged — concealed or disguised
- caudillismo — a political system organized under the rule of a caudillo
- chilled out — relaxed
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
- clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- close round — to encircle; surround
- closed rule — a rule that prohibits amendments to a bill from the floor.
- closehauled — having the sails adjusted for heading as nearly as possible into the wind
- clostridium — any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus
- cloud cover — the state of the sky when it is covered with cloud
- cloud grass — a grass, Agrostis nebulosa, of Spain, having clusters of tiny spikelets on slender stalks, used in bouquets.
- cloud layer — a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
- cloud-based — Cloud-based technology allows you to use programs and information that are stored on the Internet rather than on your own computer.
- cloudbursts — Plural form of cloudburst.
- cloudlessly — Without clouds.
- cloudscapes — Plural form of cloudscape.
- club-footed — a congenitally deformed or distorted foot.
- colatitudes — Plural form of colatitude.
- cold fusion — the process of creating nuclear fusion at room temperature in order to create a power source
- cold rubber — synthetic rubber made at low temperatures (about 5°C). It is stronger than that made at higher temperatures and is used for car tyres
- cold turkey — Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to.
- cold-turkey — to withdraw from (an addictive substance or a habit) abruptly and completely.
- color guard — the persons carrying and escorting the colors (flag) in a parade, ceremony, etc.
- colour code — a system of easily distinguishable colours, as for the identification of electrical wires or resistors
- colourblind — Alternative form of colour blind.
- colourbreed — to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour
- columniated — having columns or arranged in columns
- comedy club — a club where stand-up comedians perform
- concludable — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
- conductible — personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- continuedly — in a continued manner
- copy module — copybook
- cordon bleu — Cordon bleu is used to describe cookery or cooks of the highest standard.
- coup d'oeil — a quick glance
- credulously — In a credulous manner; believably.
- crest cloud — a stationary cloud parallel to and near the top of a mountain ridge. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- culdoscopes — Plural form of culdoscope.
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- deciduously — shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs.