12-letter words containing s, o, r, d
- drove chisel — a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
- dry tortugas — a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- dual-purpose — serving two functions.
- dusky grouse — blue grouse.
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- dusty clover — a bush clover, Lespedeza capitata.
- dyer's-broom — woadwaxen.
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- east detroit — a city in SE Michigan.
- eavesdropped — Simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop.
- eavesdropper — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- editorialise — Alternative spelling of editorialize.
- editorialist — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- eggdrop soup — a soup made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth.
- electrosonde — a sonde that measures the electric potential in the atmosphere
- embroiderers — Plural form of embroiderer.
- embroideries — Plural form of embroidery.
- enamoredness — Quality of being enamored; love; infatuation.
- enchiridions — Plural form of enchiridion.
- endocarditis — Inflammation of the endocardium.
- endometritis — Inflammation of the endometrium.
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- endorsements — Plural form of endorsement.
- endosmometer — an instrument for measuring the action of endosmosis
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- eradications — Plural form of eradication.
- extemporised — Simple past tense and past participle of extemporise.
- extraditions — Plural form of extradition.
- fascia-board — a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fast forward — advance rapidly through
- fast-forward — a function of an audio or video recorder or player, as a cassette deck or DVR, that allows the content to be advanced rapidly.
- favouredness — the quality of or extent to which something is favoured
- fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- field sports — sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
- flashforward — a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which a future event or scene is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
- flindermouse — (obsolete) A bat (the mammal).
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- florida moss — Spanish moss.
- fluoroscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope.
- food service — the preparation, delivery, serving, etc., of ready-to-eat foods: The cafeteria employs over 20 people in food service.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- foot soldier — an infantryman.
- footsoldiers — Plural form of footsoldier.