11-letter words containing u, s, r, d
- druid stone — sarsen.
- drum'n'bass — a type of electronic dance music using mainly bass guitar and drum sounds
- drunkenness — intoxicated; drunk.
- dry as dust — dull and boring: a dry-as-dust biography.
- dry measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring dry commodities, as grain or fruit. In the U.S. 2 pints = 1 quart (1.101 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (8.810 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (35.24 liters). In Great Britain 2 pints = 1 quart (1.136 liters); 4 quarts = 1 gallon (4.546 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (9.092 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (36.37 liters); 8 bushels = 1 quarter (291.0 liters).
- dry-as-dust — dull and boring: a dry-as-dust biography.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- edgar guest — Edgar A(lbert) 1881–1959, U.S. journalist and writer of verse, born in England.
- egg custard — sweet custard made with milk and egg and baked
- elucidators — Plural form of elucidator.
- enshrouding — Present participle of enshroud.
- eruditeness — Erudition.
- escort duty — a military duty in which one or more servicemen accompany a person, group of people, or vehicle, for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour
- estremadura — a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)
- eudiometers — Plural form of eudiometer.
- eurodeposit — a deposit of the currency of any country in the eurocurrency market
- eurodollars — deposits of U.S. dollars in banks outside the U.S., especially in Europe
- eurypterids — Plural form of eurypterid.
- fairgrounds — Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
- feudatories — Plural form of feudatory.
- fiduciaries — Plural form of fiduciary.
- figureheads — Plural form of figurehead.
- fixed trust — unit trust (def 1).
- floribundas — Plural form of floribunda.
- fluoridates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate.
- flusterated — flustered; agitated.
- flusteredly — In a flustered manner.
- foot guards — (in Britain) an infantry unit forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- foregrounds — Plural form of foreground.
- foundership — The condition of having founded something.
- four-masted — carrying four masts.
- fraud squad — law: police department
- freudianism — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- fruit salad — a cold dish consisting of various types of small or cut-up fruit, usually served as a dessert or first course.
- fund-raiser — a person who solicits contributions or pledges.
- fundholders — Plural form of fundholder.