11-letter words containing l, s, e, r
- dot leaders — (text) A row of full stops intended to guide the reader's eye across the page from a column of variable length items on the left to the corresponding items in a column on the right. Used, for example, in the contents page of a book to tie a heading on the left to its page number on the right.
- double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
- doublecross — To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
- doubletrees — Plural form of doubletree.
- downloaders — Plural form of downloader.
- dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
- dreadlessly — in a dreadless manner
- dreamlessly — In a dreamless way; without dreams.
- drill press — a drilling machine having a single vertical spindle.
- drillmaster — a person who trains others in something, especially routinely or mechanically.
- dry-cleanse — to dry-clean.
- dulcimerist — Someone who plays the dulcimer.
- durableness — Durability.
- dust bowler — a person who is a native or resident of a dust bowl region.
- dust ruffle — a ruffle attached to the inside hem of a full-length petticoat or skirt to protect the bottom edge of the garment against dirt and wear, popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- dysregulate — (biology) To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism.
- early doors — at an early stage
- early music — music of the medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque periods, especially revived and played on period instruments; European music after ancient music and before the classical music era, from the beginning of the Middle Ages to about 1750.
- early riser — person: gets up early
- earthliness — of or relating to the earth, especially as opposed to heaven; worldly.
- east berlin — a former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km). Capital: East Berlin.
- easter lily — any of several white-flowered lilies that are artificially brought into bloom in early spring, especially Lilium longiflorum eximium, native to Taiwan and widely cultivated.
- ebola virus — a highly contagious virus of the family Filoviridae that causes Ebola, a usually fatal disease.
- ecclesiarch — a sacristan, especially of a monastery.
- effloresced — Simple past tense and past participle of effloresce.
- effloresces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of effloresce.
- egregiously — Conspicuously badly (used negatively).
- el progreso — city in NW Honduras: pop. 81,000
- el salvador — country in Central America
- elaborators — Plural form of elaborator.
- elastomeric — Of, pertaining to, or containing elastomers.
- elderliness — The quality or state of being elderly.
- electorates — Plural form of electorate.
- electresses — Plural form of electress.
- electricals — Plural form of electrical.
- electrifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electrify.
- electroless — Relating to or denoting nickel plating using chemical means, as opposed to electroplating.
- electrolyse — Alternative spelling of electrolyze.
- electronics — (physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles.
- electuaries — Plural form of electuary.
- eliminators — Plural form of eliminator.
- elsewhither — Somewhither else; to some other place; in some other direction.
- elucidators — Plural form of elucidator.
- elusoriness — the state or quality of being elusory
- emasculator — One who, or that which, emasculates.
- embellisher — A person who embellishes.
- embryoblast — A mass of cells at the embryonic pole of the blastocyst, that develops to form the embryo.
- emperialism — Misspelling of imperialism.
- emulsifiers — Plural form of emulsifier.
- enrollments — Plural form of enrollment.