11-letter words containing d, r
- crowd scene — (in a film, play, or television programme) a scene in which a crowd appears
- crowded out — full to capacity; full to bursting
- crowdedness — The state or quality of being crowded.
- crowder pea — any variety of cowpea bearing pods with closely spaced seeds.
- crowdfunded — Simple past tense and past participle of crowdfund.
- crowdsource — to outsource work to an unspecified group of people, typically by making an appeal to the general public on the internet
- crown daisy — a garden plant, Chrysanthemum coronarium, of the composite family, native to southern Europe, having numerous yellowish-white flower heads.
- crown derby — a type of porcelain manufactured at Derby from 1784–1848
- crowstepped — (of a gable) having crow steps
- crude steel — unrefined steel
- cryogenized — treated with or stored in a cryogen.
- cryohydrate — a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions at low temperatures: a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water
- cryptomonad — any of various protozoalike algae of the phylum Cryptophyta usually having two flagella, common in both marine and freshwater environments where they appear along the shore as algal blooms, some also occurring as intestinal parasites.
- cryptorchid — an animal or human in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum
- crystalised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalise.
- crystalized — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalize.
- crystalloid — resembling or having the appearance or properties of a crystal or crystalloid
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- cummerbunds — Plural form of cummerbund.
- curd cheese — a mild white cheese made from skimmed milk curds, smoother and fattier than cottage cheese
- curmudgeons — Plural form of curmudgeon.
- currycombed — Simple past tense and past participle of currycomb.
- curtain rod — A curtain rod is a long, narrow pole on which you hang curtains.
- custard cup — a heat-resistant porcelain or glass cup in which an individual custard is baked.
- custard pie — Custard pies are artificial pies which people sometimes throw at each other as a joke.
- custard-pie — characteristic of a type of slapstick comedy in which a performer throws a pie in another's face: popular especially in the era of vaudeville and early silent films.
- cut and run — to make a rapid escape
- cut-and-try — marked by a procedure of trial and error; empirical: Many scientific advances are achieved with a cut-and-try approach.
- cutter deck — the blade housing on a power mower.
- cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
- cyberfriend — A friend with whom one communicates only through the Internet or cyberspace.
- cylindrical — Something that is cylindrical is in the shape of a cylinder.
- cylindroids — Plural form of cylindroid.
- cyprinodont — any small tropical or subtropical soft-finned fish of the mostly marine family Cyprinodontidae, resembling carp but having toothed jaws. The group includes the guppy, killifish, swordtail, and topminnow
- cypripedium — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, having large flowers with an inflated pouchlike lip
- d'iberville — Sieur(born Pierre Le Moyne) 1661-1706; Fr. explorer in North America
- dacarbazine — a toxic, light-sensitive powder, C 6 H 10 N 6 O, used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and metastatic malignant melanoma.
- dacryorrhea — excessive flow of tears.
- dactylogram — a fingerprint
- daddy track — a career path for men who are willing to forgo promotions, raises, etc., so as to spend more time with their children.
- daggerboard — a light bladelike board inserted into the water through a slot in the keel of a boat to reduce keeling and leeway
- daily grind — everyday work routine
- dairy breed — any of several breeds of cattle developed primarily for production of milk rather than meat, as Ayrshire, Guernsey, Holstein, and Jersey breeds.
- daisycutter — Alternative form of daisy cutter.
- damask rose — a rose, Rosa damascena, native to Asia and cultivated for its pink or red fragrant flowers, which are used to make the perfume attar
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- dance drama — drama performed through dance movements, frequently with dialogue.
- dance floor — In a restaurant or night club, the dance floor is the area where people can dance.
- dandy brush — a brush with stiff, short bristles that is used for grooming animals, especially horses.
- dandy fever — (in the West Indies) dengue.