11-letter words containing o, n, d, r
- retardation — the act of retarding or state of being retarded.
- retinal rod — any of the elongated cylindrical cells in the retina of the eye, containing the visual purple (rhodopsin), which are sensitive to dim light but not to colour
- rhabdomancy — divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
- rhinestoned — adorned with rhinestones
- rhododaphne — a shrub with narrow, poisonous evergreen leaves and attractive pink flowers, also known as oleander or rosebay
- rhynchodont — having a toothed beak
- riding boot — a knee-high boot of black or brown leather, without fastenings, forming part of a riding habit.
- riding crop — crop (def 7).
- road racing — a competitive event of racing in automobiles, motorcycles, or bicycles over public roads or a twisting course simulating a public road, as opposed to a closed, banked track or a drag strip.
- road-runner — either of two large terrestrial cuckoos of the genus Geococcyx of arid regions of the western U.S., Mexico, and Central America, especially G. californianus (greater roadrunner)
- roadholding — A vehicle's roadholding is how easy it is to control safely in difficult driving conditions or when going round bends.
- robbinsdale — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- rock garden — a garden on rocky ground or among rocks, for the growing of alpine or other plants.
- rock island — a port in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi: government arsenal.
- rock-garden — a garden on rocky ground or among rocks, for the growing of alpine or other plants.
- rocketsonde — a telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute.
- rod bearing — a bearing in the metal shaft that transmits power in axial reciprocating motion
- rodenticide — a substance or preparation for killing rodents.
- rodomontade — vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk.
- roll around — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- roll-around — equipped with wheels or casters so as to be easily movable from one location to another: a roll-around kitchen counter.
- roll-necked — (of a garment) having a high neck that may be rolled over
- roman blind — a window blind consisting of a length of material which, when drawn up, gathers into horizontal folds from the bottom
- roman shade — a window shade that, when raised, is drawn up into a series of concertina folds.
- rood screen — a screen, often of elaborate design and properly surmounted by a rood, separating the nave from the choir or chancel of a church.
- roof garden — a garden on the flat roof of a house or other building.
- root around — rummage
- root nodule — a swelling on the root of a leguminous plant, such as the pea or clover, that contains bacteria of the genus Rhizobium, capable of nitrogen fixation
- rope dancer — a person who walks across or performs acrobatics upon a rope stretched at some height above the floor or ground.
- ropedancing — the act of dancing on a rope
- rose garden — where roses are grown
- rose window — a circular window decorated with tracery symmetrical about the center.
- rose-tinted — excessively optimistic
- ross island — an island in the W Ross Sea, off the coast of Victoria Land: part of the Ross Dependency; location of Mt. Erebus.
- round about — In spoken English, round about means approximately.
- round angle — perigon.
- round dance — a dance performed by couples and characterized by circular or revolving movement, as the waltz.
- round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
- round table — conference, meeting
- round tower — a freestanding circular stone belfry built in Ireland from the 10th century beside a monastery and used as a place of refuge
- round-faced — having a face that is round.
- round-robin — a sequence or series.
- round-table — noting or pertaining to a conference, discussion, or deliberation in which each participant has equal status, equal time to present views, etc.: round-table discussions.
- roundarched — having semicircular arches
- roundheaded — (of a person) possessing a round head; brachycephalic.
- ruling body — authority, group in charge
- run to seed — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- running dog — Disparaging. a person or institution subservient to counterrevolutionary interests. a manipulable, servile follower; lackey: to be reviled as a running dog of the colonialists.
- saddle horn — horn (def 19).
- salvadorian — El Salvador.