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.