12-letter words containing d, r, e, a, l, s
- golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
- half-dressed — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- hardscrabble — providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort; demanding or unrewarding: the hardscrabble existence of mountainside farmers.
- headmasterly — In a manner befitting a headmaster.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- horse-dealer — a person who buys and sells horses as a profession
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrolysable — Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable.
- hydrolysates — Plural form of hydrolysate.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- ill-assorted — badly matched; incompatible
- immortalised — to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
- imperialised — Simple past tense and past participle of imperialise.
- interdentals — Plural form of interdental.
- internalised — Simple past tense and past participle of internalise.
- interstadial — a period of temporary retreat of ice during a glacial stage; a warming period.
- irregardless — regardless.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- ladies' room — a public lavatory for women.
- lady-slipper — cypripedium
- land measure — any system of measurement for measuring land.
- land plaster — finely ground gypsum, used chiefly as a fertilizer.
- landgrabbers — Plural form of landgrabber.
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- landlordless — Without a landlord.
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- launderettes — Plural form of launderette.
- lead crystal — cut glass containing lead oxide
- leaderboards — Plural form of leaderboard.
- leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- leopard seal — a yellowish-gray, spotted seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, of the Antarctic.
- leopardesses — Plural form of leopardess.
- lesser panda — panda (def 2).
- lisle thread — a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.
- look daggers — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- lord's table — the, communion table.
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- materialised — Simple past tense and past participle of materialise.