11-letter words containing e, d, m, a
- disseminate — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
- dissimilate — to modify by dissimilation.
- dissimulate — to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble: to dissimulate one's true feelings about a rival.
- doc martens — a brand of lace-up boots with thick lightweight resistant soles
- dockmackies — Plural form of dockmackie.
- documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- domain name — fully qualified domain name
- domesticate — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- domiciliate — to domicile.
- dorian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from D to D.
- double-team — to defend against or block (an opposing player) by using two players, as in football or basketball: By double-teaming the end the safety men left the other receiver in the open.
- down-market — appealing or catering to lower-income consumers; widely affordable or accessible.
- downpayment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- dragon beam — dragging piece.
- drama queen — Informal. a person who often has exaggerated or overly emotional reactions to events or situations: You're such a drama queen! You always have to have all the attention.
- dramaturges — Plural form of dramaturge.
- draughtsmen — Plural form of draughtsman.
- dream world — the world of imagination or illusion rather than of objective reality.
- dreamlessly — In a dreamless way; without dreams.
- dreamscapes — Plural form of dreamscape.
- dressmakers — Plural form of dressmaker.
- dressmaking — a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.
- drillmaster — a person who trains others in something, especially routinely or mechanically.
- dromaeosaur — Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae.
- dromedaries — Plural form of dromedary.
- drop hammer — drop forge.
- drum-beater — a person who vigorously proclaims or publicizes the merits of a product, idea, movie, etc.; press agent.
- drumbeating — That to beat on drums.
- 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).
- dual number — a grammatical number category referring to exactly two persons or things
- dumb barter — a form of barter practiced among some peoples, in which the goods for exchange are left at and taken from a preselected spot without the exchanging parties ever coming face-to-face.
- dumb sheave — a block having no sheave or other part rolling with the movement of a line.
- dumb waiter — A dumb waiter is a lift used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- duodecimals — Plural form of duodecimal.
- durum wheat — a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.
- dutch metal — an alloy of copper and zinc in the form of thin sheets, used as an imitation of gold leaf.
- dynamometer — An instrument that measures the power output of an engine.
- dynamometry — The measurement of forces doing work.
- east meadow — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- edutainment — television programs, movies, books, etc., that are both educational and entertaining, especially those intended primarily for children in the elementary grades.
- effeminated — (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
- emancipated — Free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberated.
- emarginated — (botany) Having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus.
- emasculated — Simple past tense and past participle of emasculate.
- embarcadero — (rare) A quay; a wharf.
- embarrassed — Feeling or showing embarrassment.
- embryonated — Containing an embryo.
- emendations — Plural form of emendation.