11-letter words containing o, d, r, a, n
- counterraid — a retaliatory raid on an enemy
- countrymade — (in India) Describing a weapon manufactured illegally in a cottage industry.
- court dance — a dignified dance for performance at a court. Compare folk dance (def 1).
- crap around — Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
- crocodilian — any large predatory reptile of the order Crocodilia, which includes the crocodiles, alligators, and caymans. They live in or near water and have a long broad snout, powerful jaws, a four-chambered heart, and socketed teeth
- cross-nodal — having to do with interaction between the senses
- crossbanded — (of a handrail) having the grain of the veneer run across that of the rail
- crown daisy — a garden plant, Chrysanthemum coronarium, of the composite family, native to southern Europe, having numerous yellowish-white flower heads.
- cryptomonad — any of various protozoalike algae of the phylum Cryptophyta usually having two flagella, common in both marine and freshwater environments where they appear along the shore as algal blooms, some also occurring as intestinal parasites.
- curtain rod — A curtain rod is a long, narrow pole on which you hang curtains.
- cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
- dance floor — In a restaurant or night club, the dance floor is the area where people can dance.
- danger zone — a dangerous area
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- dap fortran — ["Efficient High Speed Computing with the Distributed Array Processor", P.M. Flanders et al, pp.113-127 (1977)].
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- dawn patrol — a flight, especially during the early days of military aviation, undertaken at dawn or early morning in order to reconnoiter enemy positions.
- dead-reckon — to calculate (one's position) by means of dead reckoning.
- debarkation — Disembarkation.
- decahedrons — Plural form of decahedron.
- decameronic — resembling or having characteristics of the Decameron written by Boccaccio
- decarbonate — to remove carbon dioxide from (a solution, substance, etc)
- decarbonize — to remove carbon from (the walls of the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine)
- declaration — A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- decolorants — Plural form of decolorant.
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decurionate — the post or position of a decurion
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- defloration — the act of deflowering
- deformation — the act of deforming; distortion
- degradation — You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality.
- dehortation — an exhortation against a course of action
- dehydration — the act or process of dehydrating.
- delibration — (obsolete, uncountable) The act of stripping off bark.
- delineators — Plural form of delineator.
- delineatory — That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline; delineating.
- delors plan — a plan for closer European union, originated by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission (1985–94)
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demarcation — Demarcation is the establishment of boundaries or limits separating two areas, groups, or things.
- demarkation — the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something.
- demigration — moving from one place to another
- demonocracy — power of or rule by demons
- demonolater — a person who worships demons
- demonolatry — the worship of demons
- demonstrant — demonstrator (def 2).
- demonstrate — If you demonstrate a particular skill, quality, or feeling, you show by your actions that you have it.
- dendrograms — Plural form of dendrogram.
- dendrolatry — the worship of trees
- denervation — to cut off the nerve supply from (an organ or body part) by surgery or anesthetic block.