11-letter words containing h, o, s, i
- cynophilist — a person with a love of dogs
- cystolithic — a mass of calcium carbonate on the cellulose wall.
- danish loaf — a large white loaf with a centre split having the top crust dusted with flour, esp one baked on the sole of the oven
- deinonychus — a genus of carnivorous dinosaur which existed in the early Cretaceous period, notable for the unusually large curved claws on the second toe of its feet
- delightsome — highly pleasing; delightful.
- demolishing — Present participle of demolish.
- deschooling — to abolish or phase out traditional schools from, so as to replace them with alternative methods and forms of education.
- diachronism — the passage of a geological formation across time planes, as occurs when a marine sediment laid down by an advancing sea is noticeably younger in the direction of advancement
- diadelphous — (of stamens) having united filaments so that they are arranged in two groups
- diaphoreses — perspiration, especially when artificially induced.
- diaphoresis — a technical name for sweating
- diapophyses — Plural form of diapophysis.
- diapophysis — the upper or articular surface of a transverse vertebral process
- diarthroses — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- diarthrosis — any freely movable joint, such as the shoulder and hip joints
- diastrophic — Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.
- dicephalous — having two heads
- dichogamous — having the stamens and pistils maturing at different times, thereby preventing self-pollination, as a monoclinous flower (opposed to homogamous).
- dichotomies — Botany. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems, in veins of leaves, etc.
- dichotomise — to divide or separate into two parts, kinds, etc.
- dichotomist — to divide or separate into two parts, kinds, etc.
- dichotomous — divided or dividing into two parts.
- dichromates — Plural form of dichromate.
- dichroscope — an instrument for investigating the dichroism of solutions or crystals
- diphosphate — a pyrophosphate.
- disc harrow — a harrow with sharp-edged slightly concave discs mounted on horizontal shafts and used to cut clods or debris on the surface of the soil or to cover seed after planting
- disc plough — a plough that cuts by means of revolving steel discs
- discography — a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
- discophoran — a member of the Discophora group
- discotheque — a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.
- disenshroud — to free from a shroud
- disenthrone — to dethrone.
- dish it out — an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- disharmonic — lacking harmony; disharmonious; discordant.
- dishonestly — In a dishonest manner.
- dishonorary — tending to dishonour or disgrace
- dishonoring — Present participle of dishonor.
- dishonoured — Simple past tense and past participle of dishonour.
- dishonourer — One who dishonours.
- disk harrow — a harrow having a number of sharp-edged, concave disks set at such an angle that as the harrow is drawn along the ground they turn the soil, pulverize it, and destroy weeds.
- diskography — discography.
- disthronize — to dethrone
- do a perish — to die or come near to dying of thirst or starvation
- dog whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- dog-whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- doggishness — The quality of being doggish.
- dollishness — The quality of being dollish.
- dolphinfish — dolphin (def 2).
- doltishness — The characteristic of being doltish.
- donnishness — The quality of being donnish.