12-letter words containing e, d, r, y
- eddy current — an electric current in a conducting material that results from induction by a moving or varying magnetic field.
- edward abbey — Edward, 1927–89, U.S. novelist and nature writer.
- electrolyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of electrolyze.
- electrotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of electrotype.
- enderby land — part of the coastal region of Antarctica, between Kemp Land and Queen Maud Land: the westernmost part of the Australian Antarctic Territory (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty); discovered in 1831
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- energy drink — beverage: added vitamins, etc.
- erciyas daği — an extinct volcano in central Turkey. Height 3916 m (12 848 ft)
- erciyes daği — an extinct volcano in central Turkey. Height 3916 m (12 848 ft)
- ereyesterday — (obsolete) On the day before yesterday.
- erythroderma — An inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface.
- everydayness — (uncountable) The quality or state of happening every day, or frequently.
- ex-directory — phone number: not listed publicly
- extrordinary — Misspelling of extraordinary.
- faraday cage — an enclosure constructed of grounded wire mesh or parallel wires that shields sensitive electrical instruments from electrostatic interference.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- father's day — a day, usually the third Sunday in June, set aside in honor of fathers.
- federatively — from a federative point of view
- ferricyanide — a salt of ferricyanic acid, as potassium ferricyanide, K 3 Fe(CN) 6 .
- ferrocyanide — a salt of ferrocyanic acid, as potassium ferrocyanide, K 4 Fe(CN) 6 .
- ferry bridge — transporter bridge.
- field theory — a detailed mathematical description of the distribution and movement of matter under the influence of one or more fields.
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- fleur-de-lys — fleur-de-lis (defs 1, 2).
- floppy drive — disk drive
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- food allergy — an allergy to a specific type of food
- forced entry — entry into a building by force, eg by forcing a lock
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- forehandedly — Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
- foreign body — object lodged where it does not belong
- formaldehyde — a colorless, toxic, potentially carcinogenic, water-soluble gas, CH 2 O, having a suffocating odor, usually derived from methyl alcohol by oxidation: used chiefly in aqueous solution, as a disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of various resins and plastics.
- forty-second — next after the forty-first; being the ordinal number for 42.
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- fraudulently — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- from day one — from the very beginning
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- furry friend — a pet, esp a cat or a dog
- gandy dancer — a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track.
- garden party — a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gateway drug — any mood-altering drug, as a stimulant or tranquilizer, that does not cause physical dependence but may lead to the use of addictive drugs, as heroin.
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- geohydrology — hydrogeology.
- george dewey — George, 1837–1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
- gerrymanders — Plural form of gerrymander.
- gingerbready — Resembling or characteristic of gingerbread.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.