11-letter words containing n, e, r, i, d
- derrickhand — A derrickhand is a member of the drilling crew who works on a platform above the rig floor and handles the drillpipe.
- desalinator — an apparatus used in the process of desalination
- description — You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
- desecrating — Present participle of desecrate.
- desecration — a desecrating or being desecrated
- deserpidine — a drug extracted from the plant Rauwolfia canescens, used to block the flow of or reaction to adrenaline, and thus useful as a tranquilizer or to treat hypertensivity
- deservingly — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- designators — Plural form of designator.
- designatory — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- desipramine — a tricyclic antidepressant drug
- desiredness — to wish or long for; crave; want.
- desparingly — In a despairing manner.
- desperation — Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.
- destructing — serving or designed to destroy: a destruct mechanism on a missile.
- destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- determinacy — the quality of being defined or fixed
- determinant — A determinant of something causes it to be of a particular kind or to happen in a particular way.
- determinate — Determinate means fixed and definite.
- determiners — Plural form of determiner.
- determining — having the quality of deciding
- determinism — Determinism is the belief that all actions and events result from other actions, events, or situations, so people cannot in fact choose what to do.
- determinist — A determinist is someone who believes in determinism.
- detractions — Plural form of detraction.
- detrainment — The act of detraining.
- detrimental — Something that is detrimental to something else has a harmful or damaging effect on it.
- deuteration — the process of introducing deuterium into a molecule or chemical compound
- devirginize — To cause someone to no longer be a virgin, often by having sex with them.
- devouringly — In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
- diamorphine — heroin.
- diatessaron — (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fourth
- diefenbaker — John George, 1895–1979, prime minister of Canada 1957–63.
- differences — Plural form of difference.
- differentia — the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
- differently — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
- digger pine — a pine, Pinus sabiniana, of California, having drooping, grayish-green needles and large, heavy cones with edible seeds.
- dignitaries — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
- digressions — Plural form of digression.
- dingleberry — Slang. a small clot of dung, as clinging to the hindquarters of an animal.
- dining area — room or hall in which meals are served
- dinner bell — signal: dinnertime
- dinner fork — a fork used to eat the main course of a meal.
- dinner hour — lunch hour
- dinner lady — female cook in school canteen
- dinner ring — a woman's ring, usually with a large, ornate setting.
- dinner roll — a small round piece of bread provided as a side dish as part of a meal
- dinner suit — a dinner jacket and trousers, often worn with a bow tie at formal events
- dinnerplate — A plate on which dinner can be served.
- dinnerwares — china, glasses, and silver used for table service.
- dinotherium — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
- directional — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.