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11-letter words containing d, r, e, y, s

  • disentrayle — to pass out as if from the entrails
  • disparately — distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
  • dispersedly — In a dispersed manner; in a scattered way, here and there.
  • disproperty — to deprive of property
  • dissymmetry — absence or lack of symmetry.
  • distortedly — In a distorted way.
  • dobbs ferry — a town in SE New York.
  • dreadlessly — in a dreadless manner
  • dreamlessly — In a dreamless way; without dreams.
  • dry measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring dry commodities, as grain or fruit. In the U.S. 2 pints = 1 quart (1.101 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (8.810 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (35.24 liters). In Great Britain 2 pints = 1 quart (1.136 liters); 4 quarts = 1 gallon (4.546 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (9.092 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (36.37 liters); 8 bushels = 1 quarter (291.0 liters).
  • dry-cleanse — to dry-clean.
  • 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.
  • dyer's-weed — any of various plants yielding dyes, as the weld, Reseda luteola, the dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, or the woad, Isatis tinctoria.
  • dyspareunia — painful coitus.
  • dysregulate — (biology) To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism.
  • dyssynergia — (medicine) Failure of parts of the anatomy to work together correctly.
  • dyssynergic — relating to or affected by dyssynergia
  • dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
  • early doors — at an early stage
  • 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
  • eurypterids — Plural form of eurypterid.
  • 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.
  • flusteredly — In a flustered manner.
  • grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
  • greedy guts — a glutton
  • handyperson — a person who is practiced at doing maintenance work.
  • holy orders — (used with a singular verb) the rite or sacrament of ordination.
  • householdry — (archaic) The management and upkeep of a household.
  • hydragogues — Plural form of hydragogue.
  • hydrogenase — an enzyme in certain microorganisms that speeds up the reversible oxidation of hydrogen
  • hydrogenous — of or containing hydrogen.
  • hydrolysate — any compound formed by hydrolysis.
  • hydromedusa — the medusa form of a hydrozoan.
  • hydrometers — Plural form of hydrometer.
  • hydrophones — Plural form of hydrophone.
  • hydrophytes — Plural form of hydrophyte.
  • hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
  • hydroscopes — Plural form of hydroscope.
  • hydrosphere — the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere.
  • hydroxylase — any enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a substance.
  • hypodermics — Plural form of hypodermic.
  • increasedly — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • keyboarders — Plural form of keyboarder.
  • keyboardist — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
  • ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
  • lead astray — tempt into bad behaviour
  • lumberyards — Plural form of lumberyard.
  • murderously — In a murderous manner; as if wanting to commit murder; extremely angrily.
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