11-letter words containing s, r, d
- dry-as-dust — dull and boring: a dry-as-dust biography.
- dry-cleanse — to dry-clean.
- 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.
- duck's arse — a hairstyle in which the hair is swept back to a point at the nape of the neck, resembling a duck's tail
- due process — established course of legal proceedings
- dulcimerist — Someone who plays the dulcimer.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- dunderheads — Plural form of dunderhead.
- dundrearies — an expression for long whiskers or side-burns on the side of the face when present without a beard
- duplicators — Plural form of duplicator.
- durableness — Durability.
- dusky shark — a blue-gray shark, Carcharinus obscurus, of warm Atlantic and eastern Pacific seas, reaching a length of 12 feet (3.7 meters).
- dust bowler — a person who is a native or resident of a dust bowl region.
- dust ruffle — a ruffle attached to the inside hem of a full-length petticoat or skirt to protect the bottom edge of the garment against dirt and wear, popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- duster coat — a woman's loose summer coat with wide sleeves and no buttons, popular in the mid-20th century
- dwarf shoot — a very thin lateral branch in certain trees.
- dwarf sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus copallina, of the cashew family, native to the eastern U.S., having shiny, pinnate leaves, greenish flowers, and clusters of red, berrylike fruit.
- dyer's moss — a lichen, Roccella tinctoria, from which the purple dye orchil can be prepared.
- dyer's-weed — any of various plants yielding dyes, as the weld, Reseda luteola, the dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, or the woad, Isatis tinctoria.
- dysharmonic — relating to abnormal bone development
- dyshidrosis — (medicine) A skin condition characterized by small blisters on the hands or feet.
- dyspareunia — painful coitus.
- dysregulate — (biology) To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism.
- dysrhythmia — a disturbance of rhythm, as of speech or of brain waves recorded by an electroencephalograph.
- dysrhythmic — Having an unpleasing, irregular beat.
- dyssynergia — (medicine) Failure of parts of the anatomy to work together correctly.
- dyssynergic — relating to or affected by dyssynergia
- dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
- early doors — at an early stage
- east riding — a former administrative division of Yorkshire, in NE England, now part of Humberside.
- echinoderms — Plural form of echinoderm.
- edgar guest — Edgar A(lbert) 1881–1959, U.S. journalist and writer of verse, born in England.
- effervesced — Simple past tense and past participle of effervesce.
- effloresced — Simple past tense and past participle of effloresce.
- egg custard — sweet custard made with milk and egg and baked
- el salvador — country in Central America
- elderliness — The quality or state of being elderly.
- elucidators — Plural form of elucidator.
- embarrassed — Feeling or showing embarrassment.
- endearments — Plural form of endearment.
- endorsation — approval or support
- endorsement — An act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something.
- endospermic — Of, or relating to the endosperm.
- enshrouding — Present participle of enshroud.
- ensorcelled — Simple past tense and past participle of ensorcell.
- enteritidis — A form of enteritis caused by Salmonella enterica.
- ephemerides — Plural form of ephemeris.
- epidermises — Plural form of epidermis.
- eruditeness — Erudition.
- erysipeloid — an infective dermatitis mainly affecting the hands, characterized by inflammation and caused by the microorganism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae on contaminated meat, poultry, or fish: most prevalent among fishermen and butchers