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11-letter words containing n, e, d, l, r

  • blunderbuss — an obsolete short musket with large bore and flared muzzle, used to scatter shot at short range
  • blunderhead — Informal. a blunderer; nincompoop.
  • boondoggler — a product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout.
  • border line — boundary line; frontier.
  • bridge loan — A bridge loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example, so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
  • bridle hand — (of a horseback rider) the hand, usually the left hand, that holds both reins or both pairs of reins, leaving the other hand free to manage a whip, crop, lariat, or the like.
  • bundle scar — any small mark left on the leaf scar from the vascular tissue, where the leaf was once attached to the stem.
  • calendaring — a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
  • calendarise — apportion (eg budget) to equal units of time (usually months) within a year
  • calendarist — a person who calendarizes
  • calendarize — to apportion (e.g. a budget) into equal units of time (usually months) within a year
  • calendering — a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
  • calendrical — a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
  • candelabras — Plural form of candelabra.
  • candelabrum — A candelabrum is the same as a candelabra.
  • candleberry — bayberry (sense 1)
  • candlemaker — Someone who makes candles; candler.
  • candlepower — the luminous intensity of a source of light in a given direction: now expressed in candelas but formerly in terms of the international candle
  • cardinalate — the rank, office, or term of office of a cardinal
  • centerfield — the area of the outfield beyond second base and between right field and left field.
  • centerfolds — Plural form of centerfold.
  • centralised — to draw to or gather about a center.
  • centralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
  • chandeliers — Plural form of chandelier.
  • chandleries — Plural form of chandlery.
  • chandlering — the work of a chandler
  • childminder — A childminder is someone whose job it is to look after children when the children's parents are away or are at work. Childminders usually work in their own homes.
  • chlordecone — a highly toxic pesticide, C 10 H 10 O, causing nerve damage in humans, that is believed to contaminate waterways: no longer widely used.
  • chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
  • cinderblock — Made of cinder blocks.
  • cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
  • clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
  • close round — to encircle; surround
  • color index — the difference between the apparent photographic magnitude and the apparent visual magnitude of a star.
  • concernedly — interested or affected: concerned citizens.
  • concertedly — contrived or arranged by agreement; planned or devised together: a concerted effort.
  • confirmedly — In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
  • cordialness — The state or quality of being cordial.
  • cordilleran — a mountain system in W South America: the Andes and its component ranges.
  • cordon bleu — Cordon bleu is used to describe cookery or cooks of the highest standard.
  • crankhandle — a handle for starting a motor
  • credentials — Someone's credentials are their previous achievements, training, and general background, which indicate that they are qualified to do something.
  • credit line — A person or company's credit line is the amount of credit that they are allowed, for example, by a credit card company or a bank.
  • crenellated — In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
  • cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
  • dance floor — In a restaurant or night club, the dance floor is the area where people can dance.
  • danger list — on
  • dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
  • dangleberry — a blue huckleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa), native to E North America
  • dardanelles — the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara, separating European from Asian Turkey
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