11-letter words containing d, r, a, f
- deformalize — to make (something) less formal
- deformation — the act of deforming; distortion
- deformative — making worse by alteration
- delta force — (in the US) an élite army unit involved in counterterrorist operations abroad
- desulfurate — to desulfurize.
- dewar flask — a type of vacuum flask, esp one used in scientific experiments to keep liquid air, helium, etc; Thermos
- diefenbaker — John George, 1895–1979, prime minister of Canada 1957–63.
- differentia — the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
- diffraction — the phenomenon exhibited by wave fronts that, passing the edge of an opaque body, are modulated, thereby causing a redistribution of energy within the front: it is detectable in light waves by the presence of a pattern of closely spaced dark and light bands (diffraction pattern) at the edge of a shadow.
- diffractive — causing or pertaining to diffraction.
- dirt farmer — a farmer who works on the soil, distinguished from one who operates a farm with hired hands or tenants.
- dis-favored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disafforest — To deforest.
- discifloral — having flowers in which the receptacle is expanded into a conspicuous disk, as in composite plants.
- disfavoring — Present participle of disfavor.
- disfavoured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfavour.
- disfavourer — one who does not favour
- disfeatured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfeature.
- disgraceful — bringing or deserving disgrace; shameful; dishonorable; disreputable.
- distractful — (archaic) distracting.
- dog fancier — a person with a special interest in dogs
- dolabriform — shaped like an ax or a cleaver.
- douglas fir — a coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, of western North America, often more than 200 feet (60 meters) high, having reddish-brown bark, flattened needles, and narrow, light-brown cones, and yielding a strong, durable timber: the state tree of Oregon.
- draft board — a board of civilians charged with registering, classifying, and selecting persons for U.S. military service.
- draft chair — a chair so designed as to fend off drafts from behind, as a wing chair.
- draftsmanly — Befitting a draftsman; geometrically artistic.
- draftswoman — a woman employed in making mechanical drawings.
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- drag out of — to obtain or extract (a confession, statement, etc), esp by force
- dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
- drift angle — the angle made by the path of a drifting vessel with its heading.
- drift apart — separate gradually
- drive shaft — a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery.
- dry farming — a system of growing crops in arid or semiarid regions without artificial irrigation, by reducing evaporation and by special methods of tillage
- dwarf shoot — a very thin lateral branch in certain trees.
- dwarf sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus copallina, of the cashew family, native to the eastern U.S., having shiny, pinnate leaves, greenish flowers, and clusters of red, berrylike fruit.
- edificatory — intended or serving to edify.
- face powder — a cosmetic powder used to give a mat finish to the face.
- face-harden — to harden the surface of (metal), as by chilling or casehardening.
- fact finder — a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict.
- fair dinkum — dinkum.
- fair-haired — having light-colored hair.
- fair-minded — characterized by fair judgment; impartial; unprejudiced: a wise and fair-minded judge.
- fairgrounds — Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
- fairy bread — slices of white bread covered with small beads of brightly coloured sugar, served as a children’s snack
- fallow deer — A fallow deer is a small deer that has a reddish coat which develops white spots in summer.
- fallow-deer — a Eurasian deer, Dama dama, with a fallow or yellowish coat.
- fancy dress — a costume for a ball, masquerade, etc., chosen to please the fancy, usually a costume characteristic of a particular period or place, class of persons, or historical or fictitious character.
- fanfaronade — bragging; bravado; bluster.
- far distant — at, to, or from a great distance in space or time