11-letter words containing h, e, d, l
- downlighter — Downlight.
- dutch metal — an alloy of copper and zinc in the form of thin sheets, used as an imitation of gold leaf.
- dutch uncle — a person who criticizes or reproves with unsparing severity and frankness.
- dyotheletic — relating to Dyotheletes
- earth lodge — a circular, usually dome-shaped dwelling of certain North American Indians, made of posts and beams covered variously with branches, grass, sod, or earth and having a central opening in the roof, a tamped earth floor, and frequently a vestibule.
- echolocated — Simple past tense and past participle of echolocate.
- edaphically — In terms of soil conditions.
- eid-ul-adha — an annual Muslim festival marking the end of the pilgrimage to Mecca. Animals are sacrificed and their meat shared among the poor
- embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
- encephaloid — resembling the brain or brain matter
- enchantedly — As if enchanted.
- endochylous — having water-storing cells
- endothelial — Of or pertaining to the endothelium.
- endothelium — The tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels. It is formed from the embryonic mesoderm.
- endothermal — Endothermic.
- enlightened — Having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook.
- enthralldom — The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.
- episulphide — (organic chemistry) A class of organic compound analogous to epoxides in which a sulphur atom replaces the oxygen.
- epithelioid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling epithelium.
- established — (of a custom, belief, practice, or institution) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
- ethelred ii — known as Ethelred the Unready. ?968–1016 ad, king of England (978–1016). He was temporarily deposed by the Danish king Sweyn (1013) but was recalled on Sweyn's death (1014)
- exhaustedly — In an exhausted manner.
- exhilarated — Simple past tense and past participle of exhilarate.
- fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fatheadedly — in a fatheaded manner
- fatherlands — Plural form of fatherland.
- feldspathic — of, relating to, or containing feldspar.
- feral child — a neglected child who engages in lawless or anti-social behaviour
- fiddleheads — Plural form of fiddlehead.
- fiddlerfish — any of several guitarfishes, especially Trygonorhina fasciata, of Australia.
- field house — a building housing the dressing facilities, storage spaces, etc., used in connection with an athletic field.
- fish ladder — a series of ascending pools constructed to enable salmon or other fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.
- flapperhood — (in the 1920s) the condition of flappers, the state of being a flapper
- flash drive — Also called flash memory drive, thumb drive, USB drive. a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data.
- flesh wound — a wound that does not penetrate beyond the flesh; a slight or superficial wound.
- flight deck — Navy. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, constructed and equipped for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
- flower head — an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.
- flowerheads — Plural form of flowerhead.
- flying head — a read/write head supported on a thin cushion of air over a rotating magnetic disk.
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- foulmouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- freeholders — Plural form of freeholder.
- freeholding — Property held in freehold.
- freewheeled — Simple past tense and past participle of freewheel.
- fundholders — Plural form of fundholder.
- furaldehyde — either of two aldehydes derived from furan, esp 2-furaldehyde
- gene amdahl — (person) A former IBM engineer who founded Amdahl Corporation.
- get hold of — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- glad-hander — to greet warmly.
- glochidiate — (botany) Having barbs.