11-letter words containing r, o, d, e
- apostlebird — an omnivorous bird, Struthidea cinerea, of eastern Australia, that has chiefly dark gray-brown plumage with white tail markings and is noted for its habit of traveling in groups of about 12 related individuals.
- apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- arabinoside — a glycoside yielding arabinose when hydrolysed
- archdeacons — Plural form of archdeacon.
- archdiocese — An archdiocese is the area over which an archbishop has control.
- archdukedom — the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess
- arduousness — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- armageddons — Plural form of armageddon.
- armored car — any of various vehicles covered with armor plate, as a truck for carrying money to or from a bank
- aron kodesh — Holy Ark.
- arrowheaded — Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform; cuneatic.
- arse around — If you say that someone is arsing around or arsing about, you mean that they are behaving in a silly, irritating way instead of getting something done.
- arthrodesis — the fusion of bones in a joint through surgery which causes immobility of the joint
- arytenoidal — relating to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx and also to other parts relating to them
- asteroidean — an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, comprising the starfishes.
- atmosphered — having an intellectual or psychological climate or feeling
- attic order — a low pilaster of any order set into the cornice of a building
- attorneydom — the state or power of being an attorney
- audiometers — Plural form of audiometer.
- audiometric — the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.
- auto-dialer — a telephone device that makes possible a service feature (au·to-dial) whereby a call is automatically made in response to a brief input signal from the user, as the pressing of a button.
- autodialers — Plural form of autodialer.
- autodialler — Alternative spelling of autodialer.
- autographed — Simple past tense and past participle of autograph.
- autorotated — Simple past tense and past participle of autorotate.
- autowinders — Plural form of autowinder.
- bachelordom — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- backcrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of backcross.
- bacteroides — any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.
- badderlocks — a seaweed, Alaria esculenta, that has long brownish-green fronds and is eaten in parts of N Europe
- band theory — a theory of the electrical properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators based on energy bands
- barbie doll — a teenage doll with numerous sets of clothes and accessories
- bargeboards — Plural form of bargeboard.
- barnstormed — Simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm.
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
- base period — a neutral period used as a standard for comparison in constructing an index to express a variable factor: 100 is usually taken as the index number for the variable in the base period
- batter down — If you batter a door down, you hit it so hard that it falls to pieces.
- battledores — Plural form of battledore.
- be dirty on — to be offended by or be hostile towards
- be good for — If someone is good for something, you can rely on them to provide that thing.
- beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
- bearer bond — a bond payable to the person in possession
- beau dollar — a silver dollar.
- beaverboard — a stiff light board of compressed wood fibre, used esp to surface partitions
- bedroom tax — a reduction in housing benefit for occupants of council housing who have more rooms than they are deemed to require
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
- before dark — If you do something before dark, you do it before the sun sets and night begins.
- bellfounder — a foundry worker who casts bells
- belowground — underground
- benderboard — pliable, lightweight board used for making concrete patios, in gardens, and as woven fencing: often 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 cm) wide and 1/4 to 1/2 inch (0.6 to 1.2 cm) thick and made from California redwood.