11-letter words containing t, i, l, d
- stereoblind — lacking the ability to see in three dimensions through both eyes
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stickleader — a person assigned to check the appearance or condition of each person in a stick
- stone-blind — completely blind.
- strand line — a shoreline, especially one from which the sea or a lake has receded.
- streamlined — streamlined.
- strongyloid — of or relating to a strongyle
- studio flat — a flat with one main room
- stylopodium — a glandular disk or expansion surmounting the ovary and supporting the styles in plants of the parsley family.
- switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
- switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
- tabularised — to tabulate.
- tabularized — to tabulate.
- tailor-made — tailored.
- tardis-like — having an interior that is more spacious than could be imagined from looking at the outside
- tarradiddle — a small lie; fib.
- tax holiday — a period of time during which the government reduces or suspends the collection of a tax, as payroll, property, or sales tax: The state legislature declared a hurricane preparedness tax holiday for items like flashlights and battery-powered radios.
- telodynamic — pertaining to the transmission of mechanical power over considerable distances, as by means of endless cables on pulleys.
- tetraploidy — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- thalidomide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 13 H 10 N 2 O 4 , formerly used as a sedative: if taken during pregnancy, it may cause severe abnormalities in the limbs of the fetus.
- the dolphin — the constellation Delphinus
- the islands — the islands of the South Pacific
- thimbleweed — any of several plants having a thimble-shaped fruiting head, especially either of two white-flowered North American plants, Anemone riparia or A. virginiana.
- thin-lipped — having mean-looking thin lips
- think aloud — If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.
- third floor — the storey of a building immediately above the second and three floors up from the ground
- third wheel — odd person out among three people
- third world — the underdeveloped nations of the world, especially those with widespread poverty.
- third-class — of the lowest or poorest class or quality; inferior.
- thistledown — the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
- thread silk — silk yarn produced by a silk throwster.
- tidal basin — an artificial body of water open to a river, stream, etc., subject to tidal action.
- tidal datum — (in a hydrographic survey) a curved surface representing one phase of a tide, usually mean low water, taken as a datum level.
- tidal force — the gravitational pull exerted by a celestial body that raises the tides on another body within the gravitational field, dependent on the varying distance between the bodies.
- tidal light — a light placed at the entrance of a harbor to indicate the depth of the water and the direction of tidal flow.
- tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
- tiddlywinks — a game played on a flat surface, in which players attempt to snap small plastic disks into a cup by pressing the edges of the disks with larger ones.
- tig welding — tungsten-electrode inert gas welding: a method of welding in which the arc is maintained by a tungsten electrode and shielded from the access of air by an inert gas
- tiglic acid — a slightly water-soluble, poisonous compound, C 5 H 8 O 2 , derived from croton oil and occurring as a thick, syrupy liquid or in colorless crystals.
- tin soldier — a miniature toy soldier of cast metal, usually of lead.
- titleholder — a person who holds a title.
- to run wild — If something or someone, especially a child, runs wild, they behave in a natural, free, or uncontrolled way.
- tolbutamide — a white crystalline substance, C 12 H 18 N 2 O 3 S, used to augment insulin secretion in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- toll bridge — a bridge at which a toll is charged.
- tolling dog — toller1 (def 2).
- toluic acid — any of four isomeric acids having the formula CH 3 C 6 H 4 COOH: derivatives of toluene.
- toolbuilder — Tool Builder Kit
- tordesillas — a town in NW Spain, SW of Valladolid: treaty (1494) defining the colonial spheres of Spain and Portugal.
- toy soldier — child's plaything: small military figure
- trade guild — a medieval guild composed of tradesmen.