11-letter words containing p, e, d
- coup d'état — When there is a coup d'état, a group of people seize power in a country.
- coup d'oeil — a quick glance
- coup d’état — When there is a coup d’état, a group of people seize power in a country.
- crab spider — any of a family (Thomisidae) of spiders that move sideways like crabs
- crampedness — confined or severely limited in space: cramped closets.
- credit slip — A credit slip is the same as a credit note.
- credit swap — A credit swap is a kind of insurance against credit risk where a third party agrees to pay a lender if the loan defaults, in exchange for receiving payments from the lender.
- crispbreads — Plural form of crispbread.
- crop duster — a pilot employed in crop-dusting from an airplane.
- crowder pea — any variety of cowpea bearing pods with closely spaced seeds.
- crowstepped — (of a gable) having crow steps
- cued speech — a method of communication in which a speaker uses a system of manual cues to aid a lipreader by clarifying potentially ambiguous mouth movements with hand gestures.
- culdoscopes — Plural form of culdoscope.
- custard pie — Custard pies are artificial pies which people sometimes throw at each other as a joke.
- custard-pie — characteristic of a type of slapstick comedy in which a performer throws a pie in another's face: popular especially in the era of vaudeville and early silent films.
- cycadophyte — any plant belonging to the phylum Cycadophyta
- cyclopaedia — (archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
- cypripedium — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, having large flowers with an inflated pouchlike lip
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- dampishness — the quality of being dampish
- dapple-gray — gray spotted with darker gray
- dapple-grey — a horse with a grey coat having spots of darker colour
- data packet — packet
- datum plane — the horizontal plane from which heights and depths are calculated
- day-tripper — A day-tripper is someone who goes on a day trip.
- de-emphasis — a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school.
- deadpanning — Present participle of deadpan.
- dealerships — Plural form of dealership.
- decapitated — With the head removed.
- decapitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decapitate.
- decapitator — One who decapitates.
- decapsulate — to remove a capsule from (a part or organ, esp the kidney)
- deccan hemp — kenaf.
- deceptively — apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- deciphering — Present participle of decipher.
- decompilers — Plural form of decompiler.
- decomposers — Plural form of decomposer.
- decomposing — Present participle of decompose.
- decomposite — a composite element that is itself composed of other elements
- decompounds — Plural form of decompound.
- decrepitate — to heat (a substance, such as a salt) until it emits a crackling sound or until this sound stops
- decrepitude — Decrepitude is the state of being very old and in poor condition.
- deduplicate — to remove (duplicated material) from a system
- deemphasize — to place less emphasis upon; reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.: The university de-emphasized intercollegiate football.
- deep design — a design process used in architecture, town planning, engineering, interior design, etc, the goal of which is to appeal not only to the thoughts and feelings of the conscious mind but also the visual imagery of the unconscious, while also aiming for sustainability
- deep freeze — A deep freeze is the same as a freezer.
- deep pocket — extensive financial resources; great wealth
- deep throat — an anonymous source of secret information
- deep-freeze — to quick-freeze (food).
- deep-frozen — to quick-freeze (food).