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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.
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