11-letter words containing d, o, r, y
- donnybrooks — Plural form of donnybrook.
- dragon lady — (often initial capital letters) a woman of somewhat sinister glamour often perceived as wielding ruthless or corrupt power.
- droolworthy — inspiring or likely to inspire excessive enthusiasm or pleasure; extremely attractive or desirable
- drummer boy — a young boy who in earlier times played a drum in the army and on the battlefield
- dry compass — a compass having a compass card mounted on pivots.
- dry shampoo — a product in powder or spray form that you can use to clean hair without wetting it
- dry-dockage — the act or fact of placing a ship in a dry dock.
- dry-footing — removal of glaze from the rim at the bottom of a piece.
- dry-roasted — roasted with no oil, or less oil than is usually used in roasting, so that the product is drier, crisper, and less caloric: dry-roasted peanuts.
- dyer's moss — a lichen, Roccella tinctoria, from which the purple dye orchil can be prepared.
- dynamograph — a device for registering the quantity of force applied
- dynamometer — An instrument that measures the power output of an engine.
- dynamometry — The measurement of forces doing work.
- dysharmonic — relating to abnormal bone development
- dyshidrosis — (medicine) A skin condition characterized by small blisters on the hands or feet.
- dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
- early doors — at an early stage
- ecofriendly — Alternative spelling of eco-friendly.
- edificatory — intended or serving to edify.
- editorially — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- elucidatory — Serving to elucidate.
- embryonated — Containing an embryo.
- emery board — abrasive tool for shaping fingernails
- erodibility — the ability to erode
- 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
- escort duty — a military duty in which one or more servicemen accompany a person, group of people, or vehicle, for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour
- eurypteroid — of, relating to or resembling a eurypterid or eurypterids
- exboyfriend — Alternative form of ex-boyfriend.
- export duty — a government tax paid on goods exported from a country
- foolhardily — In a foolhardy manner.
- forbiddenly — in a forbidden manner; illegally
- forty-third — next after the forty-second; being the ordinal number for 43.
- gastrodynia — (pathology) gastralgia (stomach pain).
- gay gordons — an energetic old-time dance
- goldenberry — the Cape gooseberry
- good friday — the Friday before Easter, a holy day of the Christian church, observed as the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus.
- gooney bird — any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross and the Laysan albatross, occurring on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- granny bond — (in Britain) an informal name for retirement issue certificate, an index-linked savings certificate, originally available only to people over retirement age
- handyperson — a person who is practiced at doing maintenance work.
- hazardously — In a hazardous manner.
- hebdomadary — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a church or monastery appointed for one week to sing the chapter Mass and lead in the recitation of the breviary.
- henry fonda — Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.
- heterodoxly — In a heterodox manner.
- heterodyned — Simple past tense and past participle of heterodyne.
- hexahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing six hydroxyl groups.
- holiday rep — A holiday rep is someone employed by a holiday company to help look after people when they are on holiday.
- holy orders — (used with a singular verb) the rite or sacrament of ordination.
- householdry — (archaic) The management and upkeep of a household.