12-letter words containing d, u, e, l, s
- endophyllous — enclosed in a leaf or sheath
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- expostulated — Simple past tense and past participle of expostulate.
- fasciculated — Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
- field circus — A derogatory pun on "field service". The field service organisation of any hardware manufacturer, but especially DEC. There is an entire genre of jokes about DEC field circus engineers: Q: How can you recognise a DEC field circus engineer with a flat tire? A: He's changing one tire at a time to see which one is flat. Q: How can you recognise a DEC field circus engineer who is out of gas? A: He's changing one tire at a time to see which one is flat. See Easter egging for additional insight on these jokes. There is also the "Field Circus Cheer" (from the plan file for DEC on MIT-AI): Maynard! Maynard! Don't mess with us! We're mean and we're tough! If you get us confused We'll screw up your stuff. (DEC's service HQ is located in Maynard, Massachusetts).
- filibustered — Simple past tense and past participle of filibuster.
- fleur-de-lis — a heraldic device somewhat resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band.
- fleur-de-lys — fleur-de-lis (defs 1, 2).
- flindermouse — (obsolete) A bat (the mammal).
- fluid assets — assets that are in the form of cash or easily convertible into cash
- fluoroscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope.
- flush-decked — having a weather deck flush with the hull.
- flux density — the magnetic, radiant, or electric flux per unit of cross-sectional area.
- fourfoldness — the quality of consisting of four parts
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- ground rules — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- guelder rose — a shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, native to the Old World, having broad clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruit.
- guelder-rose — a shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, native to the Old World, having broad clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruit.
- guide fossil — index fossil.
- high hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 42 inches (107 cm) high.
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- horrendously — shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- housebuilder — One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
- householders — Plural form of householder.
- huddersfield — a town in West Yorkshire, in N central England.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- 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.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- Îles du vent — a group of islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia in the W Society Archipelago: Moorea, Maio (Tubuai Manu), and Mehetia and Tetiaroa. Pop: 184 222 (2002)
- in spadefuls — in an extreme or emphatic way
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indigenously — originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
- indisputable — not disputable or deniable; uncontestable. indisputable evidence.
- indissoluble — not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed.
- indologenous — producing or causing the production of indole.
- indulgencies — indulgence.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- land measure — any system of measurement for measuring land.
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- laudableness — The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.