11-letter words containing s, g, n
- dissolvings — things that have been dissolved or partially dissolved
- distinguish — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- distracting — Preventing concentration or diverting attention; disturbing.
- distraining — Present participle of distrain.
- distressing — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- districting — Present participle of district.
- distrusting — Present participle of distrust.
- disunifying — Present participle of disunify.
- divergences — Plural form of divergence.
- diving suit — any of various waterproof garments for underwater swimming or diving, especially one that is weighted, hermetically sealed, and supplied with air under pressure through a hose attached to a removable helmet.
- dna testing — genetic profiling
- doggishness — The quality of being doggish.
- dollar sign — the symbol $ before a number indicating that the number represents dollars.
- dongle-disk — /don'gl disk/ (Or "key disk") A kind of dongle consisting of a special floppy disk that is required in order to perform some task. Some contain special coding that allows an application to identify it uniquely, others *are* special code that does something that normally-resident programs don't or can't. For example, AT&T's "Unix PC" would only come up in root mode with a special boot disk.
- dorset naga — a British-grown variety of the Naga Jolokia chilli pepper, noted for its extreme heat
- doughtiness — steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.
- downriggers — Plural form of downrigger.
- downscaling — Present participle of downscale.
- dowsing rod — Also called dowsing rod [dou-zing] /ˈdaʊ zɪŋ/ (Show IPA). divining rod.
- dowsing-rod — Also called dowsing rod [dou-zing] /ˈdaʊ zɪŋ/ (Show IPA). divining rod.
- dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
- drakensberg — a mountain range in the E Republic of South Africa: highest peak, 10,988 feet (3350 meters).
- dramatising — Present participle of dramatise.
- draughtsman — a checker, as used in the game of checkers.
- draughtsmen — Plural form of draughtsman.
- drawstrings — Plural form of drawstring.
- dressing-up — When children play at dressing-up, they put on special or different clothes and pretend to be different people.
- dressmaking — a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.
- drop siding — weatherboarding having its upper edges narrowed to fit into grooves or rabbets in its lower edges, and its backs flat against the sheathing or studs of the wall.
- du guesclin — Bertrand [ber-trahn] /bɛrˈtrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), ("the Eagle of Brittany") c1320–80, French military leader: constable of France 1370–80.
- dues-paying — gaining experience, especially by hard and often unpleasant or uncongenial work: He spent his dues-paying years as a cocktail pianist.
- dyssynergia — (medicine) Failure of parts of the anatomy to work together correctly.
- dyssynergic — relating to or affected by dyssynergia
- e-signature — a technology that allows a person to electronically affix a signature or its equivalent to an electronic document, as when consenting to an online contract.
- east anglia — an early English kingdom in SE Britain: modern Norfolk and Suffolk.
- east bengal — formerly a part of the Indian province of Bengal; now coextensive with Bangladesh. Compare Bengal (def 1).
- east german — a former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km). Capital: East Berlin.
- east orange — a city in NE New Jersey, near Newark.
- east riding — a former administrative division of Yorkshire, in NE England, now part of Humberside.
- east-facing — facing towards the east
- economising — to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
- ectogenesis — development outside the body, as of an embryo in an artificial environment.
- eglandulose — eglandular
- ego surfing — the act of searching for your own name on the internet
- egocentrism — The constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.
- egodystonic — (of behaviours, values, or beliefs) In conflict, or dissonant, with the needs and goals of the ego, or, further, in conflict with a person\u2019s ideal self-image.
- egolessness — Lack of ego; the state or condition of being egoless.
- eigenvalues — Plural form of eigenvalue.
- eighteenths — Plural form of eighteenth.
- elongations — Plural form of elongation.