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11-letter words containing y, e, d, o

  • dexterously — skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body.
  • diabetology — (medicine) The study of the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.
  • dian fossey — Dian [dahy-an] /daɪˈæn/ (Show IPA), 1932–85, U.S. zoologist: expert on great apes.
  • diapophyses — Plural form of diapophysis.
  • dicotyledon — any flowering plant of the class Dicotyledonae, normally having two embryonic seed leaves and leaves with netlike veins. The group includes many herbaceous plants and most families of trees and shrubs
  • dictyostele — a form of stele found in some ferns, containing so many gaps that it is like a network of separate strands
  • dioxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze reactions involving molecular oxygen.
  • dirty money — money obtained by immoral means
  • dirty power — Electrical mains voltage that is unfriendly to the delicate innards of computers. Spikes, drop-outs, average voltage significantly higher or lower than nominal, or just plain noise can all cause problems of varying subtlety and severity (these are collectively known as power hits).
  • disc jockey — a person who conducts a radio broadcast consisting of recorded music, informal talk, commercial announcements, etc.
  • discomycete — any of a group of fungi considered as belonging to the class Ascomycetes of the kingdom Plantae, including cup fungi, morels, and truffles, characterized by a cup-shaped or disk-shaped fruiting body.
  • discourtesy — lack or breach of courtesy; incivility; rudeness.
  • disemployed — Simple past tense and past participle of disemploy.
  • dishonestly — In a dishonest manner.
  • disk jockey — radio host
  • disproperty — to deprive of property
  • dissolutely — In a dissolute manner.
  • distortedly — In a distorted way.
  • dobbs ferry — a town in SE New York.
  • dobby weave — a weave with small, geometric patterns
  • documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
  • dodecastyle — having 12 columns.
  • doggy style — of sexual intercourse, a position whereby the female is on all fours and the male is behind her
  • dolorimetry — a technique for measuring the sensitivity to pain produced by heat rays focused on an area of skin and recorded in dols.
  • domesticity — the state of being domestic; domestic or home life.
  • donkey ride — a ride on the back of a donkey, esp for recreation
  • donkey vote — a vote on a preferential ballot on which the voter's order of preference follows the order in which the candidates are listed
  • donkey work — Informal. tedious, repetitious work; drudgery.
  • donkey-lick — to defeat decisively
  • donkey-work — Informal. tedious, repetitious work; drudgery.
  • donkeypunch — Alternative form of donkey punch.
  • douay bible — an English translation of the Bible, prepared by Roman Catholic scholars from the Vulgate. The New Testament was published at Rheims in 1582 and the Old Testament was published at Douai in 1609–10.
  • double demy — a size of printing paper, 22½ × 35 inches (57 × 89 cm).
  • double duty — designed to fill two functions: double-duty tools.
  • double play — a play in which two putouts are made.
  • double-duty — designed to fill two functions: double-duty tools.
  • double-dyed — confirmed; inveterate
  • doubtlessly — without doubt; certainly; surely; unquestionably.
  • downpayment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
  • doxycycline — a synthetic analog of a broad-spectrum antibiotic tetracycline drug, C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8 , used against a wide range of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
  • drummer boy — a young boy who in earlier times played a drum in the army and on the battlefield
  • dry-dockage — the act or fact of placing a ship in a dry dock.
  • dry-roasted — roasted with no oil, or less oil than is usually used in roasting, so that the product is drier, crisper, and less caloric: dry-roasted peanuts.
  • dyer's moss — a lichen, Roccella tinctoria, from which the purple dye orchil can be prepared.
  • dynamometer — An instrument that measures the power output of an engine.
  • dynamometry — The measurement of forces doing work.
  • dyotheletic — relating to Dyotheletes
  • dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
  • early doors — at an early stage
  • ecofriendly — Alternative spelling of eco-friendly.
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