12-letter words containing i, d, e, r
- doloriferous — causing pain or sadness, dolorific
- dominatrices — Plural form of dominatrixThe 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary' [Eleventh Edition].
- domino paper — a marbleized or figured decorative paper, used for wallpaper, end papers, etc., printed from wood blocks and colored by hand.
- donationware — (Internet) A variant of freeware that offers an option to its user to donate money to the program's author.
- doorstepping — talking to someone at the door of their home, for political canvassing or to gather information
- dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
- dorothea dix — Dorothea Lynde [lind] /lɪnd/ (Show IPA), (Dorothy) 1802–87, U.S. educator and social reformer.
- dorsiflexion — flexion toward the back.
- dorsiventral — Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
- double drift — a method of calculating wind direction and velocity by observing the direction of drift of an aircraft on two or more headings.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- dow compiler — An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
- draggle-tail — slut; slattern.
- dramatizable — Capable of being dramatized.
- drapeability — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- drapetomania — (dated) an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.).
- drawlingness — the quality or characteristic of a drawler
- dream ticket — If journalists talk about a dream ticket, they are referring to two candidates for political positions, for example President and Vice-President, or Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, who they think will be extremely successful.
- dream vision — a conventional device used in narrative verse, employed especially by medieval poets, that presents a story as told by one who falls asleep and dreams the events of the poem: Dante's Divine Comedy exemplifies the dream vision in its most developed form.
- dress circle — a circular or curving division of seats in a theater, opera house, etc., usually the first gallery, originally set apart for spectators in evening dress.
- dress shield — a fabric or plastic pad for attaching to the inside of the underarm of a woman's garment to protect the garment from being soiled by perspiration.
- drift netter — a person who uses a drift net in fishing.
- drillmasters — Plural form of drillmaster.
- drink-driver — A drink-driver is someone who drives after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that is legally allowed.
- drinker moth — a large yellowish-brown bombycid eggar moth, Philudoria potatoria, having a stout hairy body, the larvae of which drink dew and feed on grasses
- dripping wet — If you are dripping wet, you are so wet that water is dripping from you.
- drive sb mad — If you say that someone or something drives you mad, you mean that you find them extremely annoying.
- driveability — 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.
- driving belt — a belt that carries movement from an engine or moving part to another moving part
- driving seat — In a vehicle such as a car or a bus, the driving seat is the seat where the person who is driving the vehicle sits.
- driving test — the examination that new drivers must take in order to be officially allowed to drive when not under instruction
- driving time — the time or estimated time to drive between two points or to one's destination.
- drizzle cake — a sponge cake that has syrup drizzled over it immediately after baking
- drop shipper — a wholesaler or distributor who conducts business in drop shipments.
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- drove chisel — a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
- drug-induced — caused by recreational or medical drugs
- drum machine — a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.
- drum printer — a line printer that uses a rotating drum with raised characters, against which the paper is pressed.
- drunk driver — A drunk driver is someone who drives after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that is legally allowed.
- dry-cleaning — Dry-cleaning is the action or work of dry-cleaning things such as clothes.
- drying agent — A drying agent is used in an absorption column (= a tall vessel) to remove water from fractions.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
- dumortierite — a mineral, aluminum borosilicate.
- durante vita — during life.
- dusty miller — Botany. any of several composite plants, as Centaurea cineraria, Senecio cineraria, or the beach wormwood, having pinnate leaves covered with whitish pubescence. rose campion.
- duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
- dv cartridge — (games) (Digital Video?) A plug-in circuit cartridge required by some games consoles in order to play MPEG video material.
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.