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11-letter words containing r, o, s, e

  • dorset naga — a British-grown variety of the Naga Jolokia chilli pepper, noted for its extreme heat
  • dorsetshire — a county in S England. 1024 sq. mi. (2650 sq. km).
  • dorsiferous — borne on the back, as the sori on most ferns.
  • dorsiflexor — a muscle causing dorsiflexion.
  • dot address — An Internet address in dot notation.
  • dot leaders — (text)   A row of full stops intended to guide the reader's eye across the page from a column of variable length items on the left to the corresponding items in a column on the right. Used, for example, in the contents page of a book to tie a heading on the left to its page number on the right.
  • double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
  • doublecross — To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
  • doubletrees — Plural form of doubletree.
  • dower chest — a Pennsylvania Dutch hope chest bearing the initials of the owner.
  • dower house — the dwelling that is intended for or occupied by the widowed mother of the owner of an ancestral estate.
  • down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
  • downloaders — Plural form of downloader.
  • downriggers — Plural form of downrigger.
  • downstrokes — Plural form of downstroke.
  • draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
  • dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
  • dress goods — cloth or material for dresses.
  • dress shoes — formal shoes for wearing with evening dress
  • dromaeosaur — Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae.
  • dromedaries — Plural form of dromedary.
  • dronishness — the quality or capacity to drone
  • drop astern — to fall back to the stern (of another vessel)
  • drosometers — Plural form of drosometer.
  • drouthiness — the state or condition of being thirsty or dry
  • druid stone — sarsen.
  • dry-roasted — roasted with no oil, or less oil than is usually used in roasting, so that the product is drier, crisper, and less caloric: dry-roasted peanuts.
  • due process — established course of legal proceedings
  • dust bowler — a person who is a native or resident of a dust bowl region.
  • duster coat — a woman's loose summer coat with wide sleeves and no buttons, popular in the mid-20th century
  • dyer's moss — a lichen, Roccella tinctoria, from which the purple dye orchil can be prepared.
  • dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
  • early doors — at an early stage
  • earth smoke — fumitory.
  • earthmovers — Plural form of earthmover.
  • earthperson — a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
  • east orange — a city in NE New Jersey, near Newark.
  • east peoria — a city in central Illinois, near Peoria.
  • easternmost — farthest east.
  • eavestrough — gutter (def 3).
  • ebola virus — a highly contagious virus of the family Filoviridae that causes Ebola, a usually fatal disease.
  • echinoderms — Plural form of echinoderm.
  • echoviruses — Plural form of echovirus.
  • eco-tourism — Eco-tourism is the business of providing holidays and related services which are not harmful to the environment of the area.
  • ecocentrism — a philosophy or perspective that places intrinsic value on all living organisms and their natural environment, regardless of their perceived usefulness or importance to human beings.
  • ecoconsumer — A consumer who makes purchasing decisions partly or largely on the basis of ecological issues.
  • economizers — Plural form of economizer.
  • ecowarriors — Plural form of ecowarrior.
  • effloresced — Simple past tense and past participle of effloresce.
  • effloresces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of effloresce.
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