12-letter words containing d, r, e, s, i, l
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- 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.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indiscreetly — not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.
- interdentals — Plural form of interdental.
- interestedly — In an interested manner.
- intermeddles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intermeddle.
- internalised — Simple past tense and past participle of internalise.
- interspliced — Simple past tense and past participle of intersplice.
- interstadial — a period of temporary retreat of ice during a glacial stage; a warming period.
- iridescently — In an iridescent manner.
- irregardless — regardless.
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- ladies' room — a public lavatory for women.
- lady-slipper — cypripedium
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- ledger strip — a piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as a support for the ends of joists.
- lepidosirens — Plural form of lepidosiren.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- limp-wristed — Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. effeminate.
- linked verse — a Japanese verse form in which stanzas of three lines alternating with stanzas of two lines are composed by two or more poets in alternation.
- lisle thread — a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- low-spirited — depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- 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.
- memorialised — Simple past tense and past participle of memorialise.
- middle irish — the Irish language of the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.
- middlebuster — Southern U.S. lister1 (def 1).
- miner's dial — dial (def 6).
- mis-delivery — the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
- multistoried — Multi-storey.
- musical ride — a display by riders on horseback of manoeuvres to music, esp by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- near islands — a group of islands of SW Alaska, the smallest and westernmost of the Aleutian Islands, including Attu.
- non-residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- oilseed rape — Oilseed rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil.
- overlordship — a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.
- perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- personalised — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.