11-letter words containing w, d, r
- dower house — the dwelling that is intended for or occupied by the widowed mother of the owner of an ancestral estate.
- down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
- down-market — appealing or catering to lower-income consumers; widely affordable or accessible.
- downdraught — Alternative spelling of downdraft.
- downgrading — Present participle of downgrade.
- downhearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
- downlighter — Downlight.
- downloaders — Plural form of downloader.
- downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
- downriggers — Plural form of downrigger.
- downstrokes — Plural form of downstroke.
- downtrodden — tyrannized over; oppressed: the downtrodden plebeians of ancient Rome.
- dowsing rod — Also called dowsing rod [dou-zing] /ˈdaʊ zɪŋ/ (Show IPA). divining rod.
- dowsing-rod — Also called dowsing rod [dou-zing] /ˈdaʊ zɪŋ/ (Show IPA). divining rod.
- draftswoman — a woman employed in making mechanical drawings.
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- drag harrow — a type of harrow consisting of heavy beams, often with spikes inserted, used to crush clods, level soil, or prepare seedbeds
- drainageway — a conduit, ditch, or the like, for draining water from an area.
- draw a line — If you draw a line between two things, you make a distinction between them.
- draw runner — loper.
- draw straws — a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
- draw stumps — to close play, as by pulling out the stumps
- draw trumps — to play the trump suit until the opponents have none left
- draw weight — the measured force, in foot-pounds, stored by an archery bow when fully drawn.
- drawability — the degree to which a metal can be drawn.
- drawbridges — Plural form of drawbridge.
- drawing pen — a pen with a fine nib used for drawing
- drawing pin — a thumbtack.
- drawstrings — Plural form of drawstring.
- dream world — the world of imagination or illusion rather than of objective reality.
- drill tower — a structure, usually of concrete and steel, that resembles a building and is used by firefighters for practicing and improving firefighting techniques.
- drive screw — a fastener with a helical thread of coarse pitch that can be driven into wood with a hammer and removed with a screwdriver.
- droolworthy — inspiring or likely to inspire excessive enthusiasm or pleasure; extremely attractive or desirable
- drop window — a window with a sash that slides into a space below the sill.
- drudge-work — work that is menial and tedious and therefore distasteful; drudgery.
- dumb waiter — A dumb waiter is a lift used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- durum wheat — a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.
- dust bowler — a person who is a native or resident of a dust bowl region.
- 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-weed — any of various plants yielding dyes, as the weld, Reseda luteola, the dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, or the woad, Isatis tinctoria.
- edward lear — Edward, 1812–88, English writer of humorous verse and landscape painter.
- edward viii — (Duke of Windsor) 1894–1972, king of Great Britain 1936: abdicated (son of George V; brother of George VI).
- elderflower — The flower of the elder, used to make wines, cordials, and other drinks.
- equatorward — toward the equator
- face powder — a cosmetic powder used to give a mat finish to the face.
- fallow deer — A fallow deer is a small deer that has a reddish coat which develops white spots in summer.
- fallow-deer — a Eurasian deer, Dama dama, with a fallow or yellowish coat.
- feedforward — The modification or control of a process using its anticipated results or effects.