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11-letter words containing e, l, d, r

  • bridewealth — (in some nonindustrial societies) the money or goods given to the family of a bride by the bridegroom or his family.
  • bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
  • bridge loan — A bridge loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example, so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
  • bridge roll — a soft bread roll in a long thin shape
  • bridle hand — (of a horseback rider) the hand, usually the left hand, that holds both reins or both pairs of reins, leaving the other hand free to manage a whip, crop, lariat, or the like.
  • bridle path — A bridle path is a path intended for people riding horses.
  • bridle-wise — trained to obey the pressure of the reins on the neck instead of the pull on the bit
  • bristlebird — any of various Australian warblers of the genus Dasyornis.
  • bubble card — blister pack.
  • 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.
  • bundle scar — any small mark left on the leaf scar from the vascular tissue, where the leaf was once attached to the stem.
  • 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)
  • cable-ready — (of a television or VCR) able to receive cable television directly, without the need for special reception or decoding equipment.
  • cadwallader — a male given name.
  • calendaring — a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
  • calendarise — apportion (eg budget) to equal units of time (usually months) within a year
  • calendarist — a person who calendarizes
  • calendarize — to apportion (e.g. a budget) into equal units of time (usually months) within a year
  • calendering — a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
  • calendrical — a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
  • camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
  • candelabras — Plural form of candelabra.
  • candelabrum — A candelabrum is the same as a candelabra.
  • candleberry — bayberry (sense 1)
  • candlemaker — Someone who makes candles; candler.
  • candlepower — the luminous intensity of a source of light in a given direction: now expressed in candelas but formerly in terms of the international candle
  • caramelized — Simple past tense and past participle of caramelize.
  • cardholders — Plural form of cardholder.
  • cardinalate — the rank, office, or term of office of a cardinal
  • cartwheeled — Simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel.
  • caterwauled — Simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul.
  • cattle grid — A cattle grid is a set of metal bars in the surface of a road which prevents cattle and sheep from walking along the road, but allows people and vehicles to pass.
  • cattle prod — A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals.
  • cedar apple — a brown gall on the branches of the juniper, produced by several rust fungi of the genus Gymnosporangium.
  • cedar falls — a city in central Iowa.
  • centerfield — the area of the outfield beyond second base and between right field and left field.
  • centerfolds — Plural form of centerfold.
  • centralised — to draw to or gather about a center.
  • centralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
  • chandeliers — Plural form of chandelier.
  • chandleries — Plural form of chandlery.
  • chandlering — the work of a chandler
  • charbroiled — Charbroiled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
  • chargrilled — Simple past tense and past participle of chargrill.
  • cheerleader — A cheerleader is one of the people who leads the crowd in cheering at a large public event, especially a sports event.
  • child bride — a very young bride, esp when the groom is considerably older
  • childminder — A childminder is someone whose job it is to look after children when the children's parents are away or are at work. Childminders usually work in their own homes.
  • chili verde — a stew of beef or pork, or both, flavored with hot green peppers.
  • chlordecone — a highly toxic pesticide, C 10 H 10 O, causing nerve damage in humans, that is believed to contaminate waterways: no longer widely used.
  • chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
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