11-letter words containing d, r, e, a, l
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- granduncles — Plural form of granduncle.
- graveldiver — any of several eellike fishes of the family Scytalinidae, found off the Pacific coast of North America, especially Scytalina cerdale, which burrows among rocks.
- great world — fashionable society and its way of life
- greek salad — a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, onions, and feta cheese, served with a vinaigrette.
- green alder — a variety of alder (Alnus viridis) common in temperate areas of the northern hemisphere
- green gland — one of the pair of excretory organs in each side of the head region of decapod crustaceans, emptying at the base of the antennae.
- green salad — salad consisting of lettuce, etc.
- greenlander — a self-governing island belonging to Denmark, located NE of North America: the largest island in the world. About 844,000 sq. mi. (2,186,000 sq. km); about 700,000 sq. mi. (1,800,000 sq. km) icecapped. Capital: Godthåb.
- greenlandic — a dialect of Inuit, spoken in Greenland.
- grenadelike — Resembling a grenade (weapon).
- griddlecake — a thin cake of batter cooked on a griddle; pancake.
- grindelwald — a valley and resort in central Switzerland, in the Bernese Oberland: mountaineering centre, with the Wetterhorn and the Eiger nearby
- groenendael — former name of Belgian sheepdog.
- halberdiers — Plural form of halberdier.
- halberstadt — a town in central Germany, in Saxony-Anhalt: industrial centre noted for its historic buildings. Pop: 40 014 (2003 est)
- half-buried — to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.
- half-formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- half-ruined — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- halfhearted — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
- haloperidol — a major antipsychotic agent, C 21 H 23 ClFNO 2 , used in the management of schizophrenia, severe anxiety, and other behavioral disorders.
- hand-letter — to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
- hang glider — a kitelike glider consisting of a V -shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.
- hang-glider — a kitelike glider consisting of a V -shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.
- hard palate — Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- hard-boiled — Cookery. (of an egg) boiled in the shell long enough for the yolk and white to solidify.
- hardly ever — rarely
- hawser-laid — cablelaid (def 1).
- head collar — the part of a bridle that fits round a horse's head
- health card — an identity card required to obtain public health insurance services
- hell around — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- heracleides — ?390–?322 bc, Greek astronomer and philosopher: the first to state that the earth rotates on its axis
- herald moth — a noctuid moth, Scoliopteryx libatrix, having brownish cryptically mottled forewings and plain dull hind wings. The adult hibernates and has a prolonged life
- hereditable — heritable.
- highlanders — Plural form of highlander.
- hinderlands — the buttocks
- hinterlands — Plural form of hinterland.
- hiv-related — related to the HIV virus
- holiday rep — A holiday rep is someone employed by a holiday company to help look after people when they are on holiday.
- holographed — to make by the use of holography.
- horned lark — a lark, Eremophila alpestris, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a tuft of feathers on each side of the crown of the head.
- houselander — Caryll [kar-uh l] /ˈkær əl/ (Show IPA), 1901–54, English writer on Roman Catholicism.
- hurdle race — a race in which people have to jump over a number of obstacles while running
- hurdle rate — the rate of return that a proposed project must provide if it is to be worth considering: usually calculated as the cost of the capital involved adjusted by a risk factor
- hydralazine — a white crystalline powder, C 8 H 8 N 4 , that dilates blood vessels and is used in the treatment of hypertension.
- hydrolysate — any compound formed by hydrolysis.
- hydroplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of hydroplane.
- hydroplaner — a person who pilots a hydroplane, especially a professional speedboat racer.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hydroxylase — any enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a substance.