11-letter words containing s, t, e, d
- dittersdorf — Karl Ditters von [kahrl dit-uh rs fuh n] /kɑrl ˈdɪt ərs fən/ (Show IPA), 1739–99, Austrian violinist and composer.
- diversities — the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness: diversity of opinion.
- divestiture — the act of divesting.
- divestments — Plural form of divestment.
- dna testing — genetic profiling
- do a stroke — If someone does not do a stroke of work, they are very lazy and do no work at all.
- dobos torte — a rich cake having many thin layers of sponge cake with creamy mocha filling and a caramel glaze on top
- doc martens — a brand of lace-up boots with thick lightweight resistant soles
- dock strike — an industrial dispute involving dock workers
- doctorspeak — the language of physicians and other health professionals; specialized or technical jargon used by healthcare workers.
- documenters — Plural form of documenter.
- dodecastyle — having 12 columns.
- dog whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- dog-whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- dogcatchers — Plural form of dogcatcher.
- doggy style — of sexual intercourse, a position whereby the female is on all fours and the male is behind her
- doltishness — The characteristic of being doltish.
- domesticate — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- domesticity — the state of being domestic; domestic or home life.
- domesticize — To make domestic; domesticate.
- doorbusters — Plural form of doorbuster.
- doorstepper — a person who goes from door-to-door in order to canvass or interview
- doorstopper — A doorstop: a device for halting the motion of a door.
- dormitories — Plural form of dormitory.
- dorset down — a breed of stocky hornless sheep having a broad head, dark face, and a dense fleece: kept for lamb production
- dorset horn — one of an English breed of sheep having a close-textured, medium-length wool.
- 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).
- 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 salt — a salt that crystallizes as a single substance but ionizes as two distinct salts when dissolved, as carnallite, KMgCl 3 ⋅6H 2 O.
- 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)
- double-stop — to play a double stop on (a stringed instrument).
- doubletrees — Plural form of doubletree.
- doubtlessly — without doubt; certainly; surely; unquestionably.
- doughtiness — steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.
- dower chest — a Pennsylvania Dutch hope chest bearing the initials of the owner.
- down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
- downshifted — Simple past tense and past participle of downshift.
- downstrokes — Plural form of downstroke.
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- draize test — a test assessing the potential of drugs, chemicals, cosmetics, and other commercial products to produce irritation, pain, or damage to the human eye by studying its effect on a rabbit's eye.
- dramaturges — Plural form of dramaturge.
- draughtiest — Superlative form of draughty.
- draughtsmen — Plural form of draughtsman.
- dress shirt — a man's shirt worn for formal or semiformal evening dress, usually having French cuffs and a stiff or pleated front to be fastened with studs.
- dresser set — a set of toilet articles, as comb, brush, mirror, etc., usually of matching design, for arrangement and use on a dresser or vanity.
- drillmaster — a person who trains others in something, especially routinely or mechanically.
- drive shaft — a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery.
- drop astern — to fall back to the stern (of another vessel)