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11-letter words containing i, d, b

  • docibleness — the quality or character of being docible
  • dog biscuit — a hard biscuit for dogs, usually containing ground meat, bones, etc.
  • dolabriform — shaped like an ax or a cleaver.
  • dollar bill — a piece of paper money worth one dollar
  • douay bible — an English translation of the Bible, prepared by Roman Catholic scholars from the Vulgate. The New Testament was published at Rheims in 1582 and the Old Testament was published at Douai in 1609–10.
  • double bill — presentation: two films
  • double bind — Psychology. a situation in which a person is given conflicting cues, especially by a parent, such that to obey one cue is to disobey the other.
  • double chin — a fold of fat beneath the chin.
  • double ikat — a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
  • double knit — a weft-knit fabric that consists of two single-knit fabrics intimately interlooped.
  • double life — If you say that someone is living a double life, you mean that they lead two separate and very different lives, and they appear to be a different person in each.
  • double tide — agger (def 1).
  • double time — a doubled wage rate, paid for working on public holidays, etc
  • double whip — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
  • double-bill — to bill (different accounts) for the same charge: He double-billed different clients for the same business trip.
  • double-knit — a weft-knit fabric that consists of two single-knit fabrics intimately interlooped.
  • double-ring — being or pertaining to a marriage ceremony in which the partners give rings to one another.
  • double-tide — Also called double tide. Oceanography. a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again. a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.
  • double-time — to cause to move in double time: Double-time the troops to the mess hall.
  • double-wide — twice the usual width: double-wide mobile homes consisting of two sections bolted together.
  • doubled sig — A sig block that has been included twice in a Usenet article or, less commonly, in an electronic mail message. An article or message with a doubled sig can be caused by improperly configured software. More often, however, it reveals the author's lack of experience in electronic communication. See BIFF, pseudo.
  • doublethink — the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.
  • doublewides — Plural form of doublewide.
  • doxorubicin — a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 27 H 29 NO 11 , derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.
  • drainboards — Plural form of drainboard.
  • drapability — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
  • drawability — the degree to which a metal can be drawn.
  • drawbridges — Plural form of drawbridge.
  • drivability — the degree of smoothness and steadiness of acceleration of an automotive vehicle: The automatic transmission has been improved to give the new model better drivability.
  • dromophobia — an irrational fear of crossing roads
  • drop behind — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • drumbeating — That to beat on drums.
  • dubiousness — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
  • dumb waiter — A dumb waiter is a lift used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another.
  • dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
  • dustbin man — (in British English) a man that is employed to collect domestic refuse
  • edible crab — a species of crab, Cancer pagurus, found in the Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea, and the North Atlantic
  • educability — capable of being educated.
  • egg-binding — a condition with a variety of causes, such as lack of sunlight and a cold damp environment, that causes a female bird to be unable to lay an egg that she is carrying
  • embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
  • embodiments — Plural form of embodiment.
  • emboldening — Present participle of embolden.
  • embroidered — Decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
  • embroiderer — A person who embroiders.
  • erodibility — the ability to erode
  • established — (of a custom, belief, practice, or institution) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
  • exboyfriend — Alternative form of ex-boyfriend.
  • fairy bread — slices of white bread covered with small beads of brightly coloured sugar, served as a children’s snack
  • faith-based — affiliated with, supported by, or based on a religion or religious group: faith-based charities.
  • fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
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