11-letter words containing e, n, t, r, a, d
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
- batter down — If you batter a door down, you hit it so hard that it falls to pieces.
- beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
- belt sander — a sander that uses an endless abrasive belt driven by an electric motor.
- bendy straw — a drinking straw which is bent towards the top end
- bertrandite — a mineral, hydrous beryllium silicate, Be 4 Si 2 O 7 (OH) 2 , colorless or pale yellow, with a vitreous luster, occurring as tabular or prismatic crystals in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins.
- bombardment — A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing.
- bond market — the market in which bonds are traded
- bondservant — a serf or slave
- brain death — Brain death occurs when someone's brain stops functioning, even though their heart may be kept beating using a machine.
- broaden out — If something such as a discussion broadens out or if someone broadens it out, the number of things or people that it includes or affects becomes greater.
- calendarist — a person who calendarizes
- candidature — Candidature means the same as candidacy.
- candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
- cantharides — a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac
- capernoited — capricious
- carbon-date — to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14
- cardinalate — the rank, office, or term of office of a cardinal
- carnationed — having the colour of flesh
- carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
- centerboard — a movable board or metal plate that, when lowered through a slot in the floor of a shallow-draft sailboat, functions like a keel to reduce leeward drift or increase stability, esp. one that moves on a pivot
- centralised — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centrarchid — (zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae.
- centreboard — a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- cogenerated — Simple past tense and past participle of cogenerate.
- commendator — a person who holds a commendam
- confederate — Someone's confederates are the people they are working with in a secret activity.
- congregated — Simple past tense and past participle of congregate.
- consecrated — having been made or declared sacred or holy
- considerate — Someone who is considerate pays attention to the needs, wishes, or feelings of other people.
- constrained — embarrassed, unnatural, or forced
- contradance — contredanse
- contravened — to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
- contredanse — a courtly Continental version of the English country dance, similar to the quadrille
- conversated — to have a conversation; converse; talk.
- coordinated — well organized
- coordinates — clothes of matching or harmonious colours and design, suitable for wearing together
- cotransduce — to cause (genes) to undergo cotransduction
- counterdraw — to copy (a painting, etc) by tracing it onto a transparent material, such as oiled paper
- countermand — If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
- counterraid — a retaliatory raid on an enemy
- countrymade — (in India) Describing a weapon manufactured illegally in a cottage industry.
- court dance — a dignified dance for performance at a court. Compare folk dance (def 1).
- credentials — Someone's credentials are their previous achievements, training, and general background, which indicate that they are qualified to do something.
- crenellated — In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- crescentade — a religious crusade or war fought under the flag of Turkey