11-letter words containing e, l, d, r
- cradle roof — a roof having trusses the undersides of which form an arch.
- cradleboard — a wooden frame worn on the back, used by North American Indian women for carrying an infant.
- crankhandle — a handle for starting a motor
- credentials — Someone's credentials are their previous achievements, training, and general background, which indicate that they are qualified to do something.
- credibility — If someone or something has credibility, people believe in them and trust them.
- credit line — A person or company's credit line is the amount of credit that they are allowed, for example, by a credit card company or a bank.
- credit slip — A credit slip is the same as a credit note.
- credulously — In a credulous manner; believably.
- crenellated — In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- crest cloud — a stationary cloud parallel to and near the top of a mountain ridge. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- crocidolite — a blue fibrous amphibole mineral consisting of sodium iron silicate: a variety of asbestos used in cement products and pressure piping
- cross-slide — the part of a lathe or planing machine on which the tool post is mounted and across which it slides at right angles to the bed of the lathe
- crosslegged — Alternative spelling of cross-legged.
- crude steel — unrefined steel
- crystalised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalise.
- crystalized — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalize.
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- d'iberville — Sieur(born Pierre Le Moyne) 1661-1706; Fr. explorer in North America
- dance floor — In a restaurant or night club, the dance floor is the area where people can dance.
- danger list — on
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- dangleberry — a blue huckleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa), native to E North America
- dapple-gray — gray spotted with darker gray
- dapple-grey — a horse with a grey coat having spots of darker colour
- dardanelles — the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara, separating European from Asian Turkey
- dark nebula — a type of nebula that is observed by its blocking of radiation from other sources
- darlingness — the quality or characteristic of being darling, sweet, or charming
- data logger — data logging
- dauerschlaf — a form of therapy, now rarely used, that involves the use of drugs to induce long periods of deep sleep.
- day laborer — an unskilled worker paid by the day
- day release — Day release is a system in which workers spend one day each week at a college in order to study a subject connected with their work.
- day-neutral — (of plants) having an ability to mature and bloom that is not affected by day length
- de la renta — Oscar, 1932–2014, U.S. fashion designer, born in the Dominican Republic.
- de la roche — Mazo [mey-zoh] /ˈmeɪ zoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1961, Canadian novelist.
- de villiers — A(braham) B(enjamin), born 1984, South African cricketer; a prolific run-scorer in all forms of international cricket
- dead letter — If you say that a law or agreement is a dead letter, you mean that it still exists but people ignore it.
- dealbreaker — A dealbreaker is an issue that prevents people from reaching an agreement.
- dealerships — Plural form of dealership.
- deallocator — One who, or that which, deallocates.
- debt relief — Debt relief is a reduction in the amount of debt that a country has to pay.
- decartelize — to break up (a cartel)
- decelerated — Simple past tense and past participle of decelerate.
- decelerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decelerate.
- declamatory — A declamatory phrase, statement, or way of speaking is dramatic and confident.
- declaration — A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
- declarative — making a statement or assertion
- declarators — Plural form of declarator.
- declaratory — (of a statute) stating the existing law on a particular subject; explanatory
- declare for — If you declare for something or someone, you say that you are in favour of them.
- declarement — (obsolete) declaration.