11-letter words containing d, u, e
- bulkheading — the construction of bulkheads; bulkheads in general.
- bull fiddle — double bass
- bull header — Also called bullnose header. a brick having one of the edges across its width rounded for laying as a header in a sill or the like.
- bull-headed — blindly obstinate; stubborn, headstrong, or stupid
- bull-necked — having a short thick neck
- bullet wood — the wood of a bully tree.
- bundelkhand — a region of central India: formerly native states, now mainly part of Madhya Pradesh
- bundle scar — any small mark left on the leaf scar from the vascular tissue, where the leaf was once attached to the stem.
- bungee cord — a type of stretchy rope consisting of elastic strands often in a fabric casing. Bungee cords may be used in parachuting, bungee jumping or to secure loads. Ones used for securing loads often have hooks on either end.
- but and ben — a two-roomed cottage consisting of an outer room or kitchen (but) and an inner room (ben)
- butcherbird — a shrike, esp one of the genus Lanius
- butenedioic — designating a type of acid
- butter dish — a small dish designed to hold butter
- butterbread — bread spread with butter.
- butterfield — William. 1814–1900, British architect of the Gothic Revival; his buildings include Keble College, Oxford (1870) and All Saints, Margaret Street, London (1849–59)
- buttoned up — If you say that someone is buttoned up, you mean that they do not usually talk about their thoughts and feelings.
- buttoned-up — carefully planned, operated, supervised, etc.: one of the most buttoned-up companies in the business.
- cadmium red — a pigment used in painting, consisting of the sulfide and the selinide of cadmium, characterized by its strong red or reddish color, excellent film-forming properties, and slow drying rate.
- calumniated — Simple past tense and past participle of calumniate.
- camouflaged — concealed or disguised
- candelabrum — A candelabrum is the same as a candelabra.
- candidature — Candidature means the same as candidacy.
- capitulated — Simple past tense and past participle of capitulate.
- carbutamide — An antidiabetic drug.
- carduaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Carduaceae, a subfamily of composite plants that includes the thistle
- caricatured — Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
- caterwauled — Simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul.
- census data — the data generated by an official census
- centrifuged — an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
- changeround — the process of changing position
- chauffeured — driven by a chauffeur
- chenopodium — (botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
- cheque card — In Britain, a cheque card or a cheque guarantee card is a small plastic card given to you by your bank and which you have to show when you are paying for something by cheque or when you are cashing a cheque at another bank.
- child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
- chilled out — relaxed
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- chucklehead — a stupid person; blockhead; dolt
- chugalugged — Simple past tense and past participle of chugalug.
- church mode — a mode belonging to a codified system of modes in use in Gregorian chant and in other music to c1600.
- circumcised — (of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
- circumcized — Simple past tense and past participle of circumcize.
- circumfused — Simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse.
- cire perdue — a method of casting bronze, in which a mould is formed around a wax pattern, which is subsequently melted and drained away
- ciudad real — a market town in S central Spain. Pop: 65 703 (2003 est)
- clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
- clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- close round — to encircle; surround
- closed rule — a rule that prohibits amendments to a bill from the floor.