Words containing d, u, r, e, s
5 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- druse — Islam. a member of an independent religious sect living chiefly in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, established in the 11th century as a branch of Ismaʿili Shiʿism and containing elements of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and believing in the transmigration of souls and the ultimate perfection of humankind.
6 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- cursed — If you are cursed with something, you are very unlucky in having it.
- derust — Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- diseur — a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
- douser — a person or thing that douses.
- duress — compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint.
7 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- aroused — in a state of sexual arousal
- assured — Someone who is assured is very confident and relaxed.
- asunder — If something tears or is torn asunder, it is violently separated into two or more parts or pieces.
- bruised — injured in a way that causes discoloration to the skin
- brushed — Brushed cotton, nylon, or other fabric feels soft and furry.
8 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- accursed — Some people use accursed to describe something which they are very annoyed about.
- adjuster — An adjuster is a device which allows you to alter a piece of equipment's position or setting.
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- bermudas — a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 miles (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). Capital: Hamilton.
- burnside — land along the side of a burn
9 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- admeasure — to measure out (land, etc) as a share; apportion
- androgeus — a son of Minos and Pasiphaë who fell victim to Athenian King Aegeus: in revenge, Minos waged war on the Athenians and forced them to send a tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to the Minotaur every nine years.
- ascendeur — a metal grip that is threaded on a rope and can be alternately tightened and slackened as an aid to climbing the rope: used attached to slings for the feet and waist
- assuredly — If something is assuredly true, it is definitely true.
- auslander — (in a German-speaking country) a foreigner
10 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- absurdness — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
- adenovirus — any of a group of viruses that can cause upper respiratory diseases in man
- adulteress — An adulteress is a woman who commits adultery.
- adulterous — An adulterous relationship is a sexual relationship between a married person and someone they are not married to. An adulterous person is someone who commits adultery.
- andropause — the period, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55, during which a man's testosterone levels may fall, leading to a reduction in vigour and sexual drive
11 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- adventuress — a woman who seeks adventure, esp one who seeks success or money through daring exploits
- adventurism — Adventurism is a willingness to take risks, especially in order to obtain an unfair advantage in politics or business.
- adventurist — If you describe someone or something as adventurist, you disapprove of them because they are willing to take risks in order to gain an unfair advantage in business or politics.
- adventurous — Someone who is adventurous is willing to take risks and to try new methods. Something that is adventurous involves new things or ideas.
- androgenous — producing only male offspring
12 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- adularescent — (of minerals, such as moonstone) having or emitting a milky or bluish iridescence
- alexandrinus — the Greek uncial codex, dating from the early 5th century a.d., originally containing the complete text of the Greek Old and New Testaments.
- ambidextrous — Someone who is ambidextrous can use both their right hand and their left hand equally skilfully.
- autodestruct — likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor
- badger-skunk — Also called badger skunk, rooter skunk. a large, naked-muzzled skunk, Conepatus mesoleucus, common in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a black coat with one broad white stripe down the back and tail.
13 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- adder's-mouth — any of various orchids of the genus Malaxis that occur in all parts of the world except Australia and New Zealand and have small usually greenish flowers
- admeasurement — the act of admeasuring
- adularescence — (of certain gemstones, especially adularia) having a milky, bluish luster.
- adventuresome — Adventuresome means the same as adventurous.
- adventuristic — relating to adventurism
14 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- adder's-tongue — any of several terrestrial ferns of the genus Ophioglossum, esp O. vulgatum, that grow in the N hemisphere and have a spore-bearing body that sticks out like a spike from the leaf: family Ophioglossaceae
- anacardiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Anacardiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees and shrubs many of which have edible drupes. The family includes the cashew, mango, pistachio, and sumach
- androdioecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on separate plants
- bascule-bridge — a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
- bastard-turtle — ridley (def 1).
15 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- adventurousness — the quality of being adventurous
- alexandroupolis — a port in NE Greece, in W Thrace. Pop: 52 720 (2001 est)
- amaryllidaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Amaryllidaceae, a family of widely cultivated flowering plants having bulbs and including the amaryllis, snowdrop, narcissus, and daffodil
- andromonoecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant
- bullnose-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.
16 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- bouches-du-rhone — a department of S central France, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Capital: Marseille. Pop: 1 883 645 (2003 est). Area: 5284 sq km (2047 sq miles)
- chevaux-de-frise — plural of cheval-de-frise.
- cloak-and-suiter — a manufacturer or seller of clothing.
- depressurization — to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).
- diesel-hydraulic — a locomotive driven by a diesel engine through hydraulic transmission and torque converters
17 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- anzhero-sudzhensk — a city in the S Russian Federation in Central Asia.
- ashton-under-lyne — a town in NW England, in Tameside unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 43 236 (2001)
- boileau-despreaux — Nicolas [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1636–1711, French critic and poet.
- consumer-advocate — Also called consumer advocate. a person who is dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare and rights of consumers.
- deconstructionist — a philosophical and critical movement, starting in the 1960s and especially applied to the study of literature, that questions all traditional assumptions about the ability of language to represent reality and emphasizes that a text has no stable reference or identification because words essentially only refer to other words and therefore a reader must approach a text by eliminating any metaphysical or ethnocentric assumptions through an active role of defining meaning, sometimes by a reliance on new word construction, etymology, puns, and other word play.
18 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- agro-industrialize — to industrialize the agriculture of: to agro-industrialize a developing nation.
- battleground-state — a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election: the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
- gastroduodenostomy — See under gastroenterostomy.
- hemidemisemiquaver — a sixty-fourth note.
- kirkcudbrightshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
19 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- counter-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
- country-and-western — country music.
- deindustrialization — the decline in importance of manufacturing industry in the economy of a nation or area
- deoxyribonucleoside — a compound composed of deoxyribose and either a purine or a pyrimidine.
- dollard-des-ormeaux — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
20 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- hydrodesulfurization — desulfurization by catalytic agents of the sulfur-rich hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum or the like during cracking or hydrocracking.
- languedoc-roussillon — a region of S France, on the Gulf of Lions: consists of the departments of Lozère, Gard, Hérault, Aude, and Pyrénées-Orientales; mainly mountainous with a coastal plain
- newcastle-under-lyme — a town in W central England, in Staffordshire. Pop: 74 427 (2001)
- pseudoparenchymatous — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
21 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- pseudohermaphroditism — an individual having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics resembling those of the other sex or being ambiguous in nature. Compare hermaphrodite (def 1).
- ring-around-the-rosey — a children's game in which the players sing while going around in a circle and squat when the lyrics “all fall down” are sung.
- roodepoort-maraisburg — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- saint-maur-des-fosses — a town in N central France, near Paris, on the Marne River.
22 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- mind-your-own-business — baby's-tears.
- over-industrialization — the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.
- secondary-articulation — concomitance of articulation, as in fro, ostensibly a succession of three discrete sounds but physically a single articulation (f-) blending into a coarticulation (-fr-), which blends into an articulation (-r-), which blends into a coarticulation (-ro-), which blends into an articulation (-o).
23 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- alpes-de-haute-provence — a department of SE France in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Digne. Pop: 144 508 (2003 est). Area: 6988 sq km (2725 sq miles)
24 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- ichthyophthirius-disease — ich.
27 letter words containing d, u, r, e, s
- little-lord-fauntleroy-suit — (italics) a children's novel (1886) by Frances H. Burnett.
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