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11-letter words containing y, a, r, d, b

  • emery board — abrasive tool for shaping fingernails
  • energy band — a range of energies associated with the quantum states of electrons in a crystalline solid. In a semiconductor or an insulator there is a valence band containing many states, most of which are occupied. Above this is a forbidden band with only a few isolated states caused by impurities. Above this is a conduction band containing many states most of which are empty. In a metal there is a continuous valence-conduction band
  • fairy bread — slices of white bread covered with small beads of brightly coloured sugar, served as a children’s snack
  • gradability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
  • granny bond — (in Britain) an informal name for retirement issue certificate, an index-linked savings certificate, originally available only to people over retirement age
  • hard by sth — If one thing is hard by another, it is very close to it.
  • hebdomadary — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a church or monastery appointed for one week to sing the chapter Mass and lead in the recitation of the breviary.
  • hydroborate — (inorganic chemistry) Any of several anions containing hydrogen bound to boron, especially the simplest one BH4-; any salt or complex containing such an anion.
  • hydrocarbon — any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .
  • hydrophobia — rabies.
  • irradicably — ineradicably
  • keyboarders — Plural form of keyboarder.
  • keyboarding — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
  • keyboardist — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
  • laundry bag — A laundry bag is a bag for clothes that that are about to be washed.
  • layer board — lear board.
  • local derby — a football match between two teams from the same area
  • lumberyards — Plural form of lumberyard.
  • parent body — an organization's parent body is the organization that created it and usually still controls it
  • predictably — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
  • prudhoe bay — an inlet of the Beaufort Sea, N of Alaska: large oil and gas fields.
  • pyramid bet — a set of bets on two or more horse races or other sporting events in which the stake and winnings from the first bet automatically become the stake in the next bet, and so on as long as each bet wins.
  • radiability — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
  • readability — Also, readableness. the state or quality of being readable.
  • rhabdomancy — divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
  • rhabdomyoma — a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.
  • rhythm band — a collection of simple percussion instruments used especially with piano accompaniment to teach musical rhythm.
  • ride cymbal — a medium-sized cymbal suspended over a set of drums, used for maintaining rhythm patterns since the advent of bop
  • roadability — the ability of a motor vehicle to maintain a steady, balanced, and comfortable ride, especially under a variety of road conditions.
  • subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
  • subdermally — in, located, or placed in a subdermal manner
  • subordinacy — a subordinate person or thing.
  • subordinary — any of several heraldic bearings of secondary importance to the ordinary, such as the lozenge, the orle, and the fret
  • thunder bay — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
  • timber yard — A timber yard is a place where timber is stored and sold.
  • unendurably — in an unendurable manner
  • upper darby — a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
  • urban decay — the decay and deterioration of an urban area due to neglect or age
  • whydah bird — any of various predominantly black African weaverbirds of the genus Vidua and related genera, the males of which grow very long tail feathers in the breeding season
  • windbaggery — Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
  • worry beads — a string of beads manipulated to relieve worry and tension.
  • yorba linda — a city in SW California.
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