11-letter words containing l, y, a, r, d
- hydroplaner — a person who pilots a hydroplane, especially a professional speedboat racer.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hydroxylase — any enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a substance.
- hydroxylate — to introduce hydroxyl into (a compound).
- hyperdactyl — having an excessive number of fingers or toes
- hyperlydian — relating to the highest scale or mode in ancient Greek music
- increasedly — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- irradicably — ineradicably
- irritatedly — angered, provoked, or annoyed.
- juridically — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- kailyardism — kaleyard school.
- lady doctor — a doctor who is a female
- lady friend — female companion
- lady orchid — a tall graceful orchid, Orchis purpurea, with faintly scented purple-brown and green flowers with a pinkish or white lip
- lady's room — ladies' room
- lady-killer — a man who is irresistible to women or has the reputation for being so.
- ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
- lardy-dardy — characterized by excessive elegance.
- laundry bag — A laundry bag is a bag for clothes that that are about to be washed.
- laundry van — a van driven by a laundry worker and which is used in the collection and delivery of laundry
- layer board — lear board.
- lead astray — tempt into bad behaviour
- legendarily — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- local derby — a football match between two teams from the same area
- lumberyards — Plural form of lumberyard.
- macrodactyl — one of the group of wading birds, Macrodactyli
- maladroitly — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- mandatorily — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- medley race — a relay race in which each contestant must cover a different distance
- mixed layer — the surface layer of water, seasonally varying in thickness, that is at almost uniform temperature owing to agitation by waves and wind.
- molendinary — a mill
- molly-guard — /mol'ee-gard/ [University of Illinois] A shield to prevent tripping of some Big Red Switch by clumsy or ignorant hands. Originally used of the plexiglass covers improvised for the BRS on an IBM 4341 after a programmer's toddler daughter (named Molly) frobbed it twice in one day. Later generalised to covers over stop/reset switches on disk drives and networking equipment.
- myriad-leaf — an aquatic plant, Myriophyllum verticillatum, of the North Temperate Zone, having hairlike, submerged leaves.
- northwardly — Northwards, towards the north.
- pachydermal — having the characteristics of a pachyderm
- paraldehyde — a colorless, liquid, cyclic compound, C 6 H 1 2 O 3 , having a disagreeable taste but an agreeable odor, produced by the polymerization of acetaldehyde with sulfuric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of organic chemicals and in medicine as a sedative and hypnotic.
- plaid cymru — the Welsh nationalist party
- play around — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play doctor — a person, usually a professional playwright, employed to improve a script, especially shortly before the play's opening.
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- polyandrous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry; polyandric.
- pre-holiday — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
- predictably — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
- prodigality — the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.
- pterodactyl — any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.
- pyramidical — pyramidal.
- quadricycle — a vehicle similar to the bicycle and tricycle but having four wheels.
- radiability — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.