11-letter words containing r, e, d, c
- crossbanded — (of a handrail) having the grain of the veneer run across that of the rail
- crossbarred — having a crossbar or crossbars
- crossbedded — having layers of rock oblique or transverse to the main beds of stratified rock
- crossbreeds — Plural form of crossbreed.
- crossfaders — Plural form of crossfader.
- crosslegged — Alternative spelling of cross-legged.
- crossruffed — Simple past tense and past participle of crossruff.
- crowd scene — (in a film, play, or television programme) a scene in which a crowd appears
- crowded out — full to capacity; full to bursting
- crowdedness — The state or quality of being crowded.
- crowder pea — any variety of cowpea bearing pods with closely spaced seeds.
- crowdfunded — Simple past tense and past participle of crowdfund.
- crowdsource — to outsource work to an unspecified group of people, typically by making an appeal to the general public on the internet
- crown derby — a type of porcelain manufactured at Derby from 1784–1848
- crowstepped — (of a gable) having crow steps
- crude steel — unrefined steel
- cryogenized — treated with or stored in a cryogen.
- cryohydrate — a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions at low temperatures: a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water
- crystalised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalise.
- crystalized — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalize.
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- cummerbunds — Plural form of cummerbund.
- curd cheese — a mild white cheese made from skimmed milk curds, smoother and fattier than cottage cheese
- curmudgeons — Plural form of curmudgeon.
- currycombed — Simple past tense and past participle of currycomb.
- 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.
- cutter deck — the blade housing on a power mower.
- cyberfriend — A friend with whom one communicates only through the Internet or cyberspace.
- cypripedium — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, having large flowers with an inflated pouchlike lip
- dacarbazine — a toxic, light-sensitive powder, C 6 H 10 N 6 O, used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and metastatic malignant melanoma.
- dacryorrhea — excessive flow of tears.
- daisycutter — Alternative form of daisy cutter.
- 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.
- dance drama — drama performed through dance movements, frequently with dialogue.
- dance floor — In a restaurant or night club, the dance floor is the area where people can dance.
- danger cave — a deep, stratified site in the eastern Great Basin, in Utah, occupied by Amerindian cultures from at least 7000 b.c. to historic times.
- dante chair — a chair of the Renaissance having two transverse pairs of curved legs crossing beneath the seat and rising to support the arms and back.
- dark comedy — a play, movie, etc., having elements of comedy and tragedy, often involving gloomy or morbid satire.
- dauerschlaf — a form of therapy, now rarely used, that involves the use of drugs to induce long periods of deep sleep.
- day cruiser — a motorboat too small to have any accommodations for sleeping.
- de la roche — Mazo [mey-zoh] /ˈmeɪ zoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1961, Canadian novelist.
- deactivator — Any device used to deactivate something.
- dead center — the position of maximum (top dead center) or minimum (bottom dead center) extension of a crank and a connecting rod, in which both are in the same straight line
- dead centre — the exact top (top dead centre) or bottom (bottom dead centre) of the piston stroke in a reciprocating engine or pump
- dead-reckon — to calculate (one's position) by means of dead reckoning.
- deallocator — One who, or that which, deallocates.
- death chair — electric chair.
- death march — a long-distance forced march, usually undertaken by prisoners, on which a lot of the marchers die
- debt crisis — a situation in which the large debts owed by a number of individuals, organizations or countries threaten to overwhelm them, so that they become unable to service their debts which, in turn, may threaten the stability of larger structures