Words containing dou
3 letter words containing dou
- dou — Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
4 letter words containing dou
- douc — A species of colobine Old World monkey, making up the genus Pygathrix.
- doug — a male given name, form of Douglas.
- doum — an African palm tree (Hyphaene thebaica) bearing an edible fruit that has a taste and consistency somewhat like gingerbread; gingerbread palm
- doup — the bottom, end, or butt of something.
- dour — sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
5 letter words containing dou
- adour — a river in SW France, flowing N from the Pyrenees and then W to the Bay of Biscay. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- douai — a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- doubs — a river in E France, flowing into the Saône River. About 260 miles (420 km) long.
- doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- douce — sedate; modest; quiet.
6 letter words containing dou
- adoula — Cyrille [see-ril] /siˈrɪl/ (Show IPA), 1922–78, African statesman: premier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1961–64.
- adours — a river in SW France, flowing N from the Pyrenees and then W to the Bay of Biscay. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- amadou — a spongy substance made from certain fungi, such as Polyporus (or Fomes) fomentarius and related species, used as tinder to light fires, in medicine to stop bleeding, and, esp formerly, by anglers to dry off dry flies between casts
- ardour — Ardour is a strong, intense feeling of love or enthusiasm for someone or something.
- douala — a seaport in W Cameroon.
7 letter words containing dou
- -podous — having feet of a certain kind or number
- amadous — a spongy substance prepared from fungi, Polyporus (Fomes) fomentarius and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.
- apodous — apodal.
- ardours — Plural form of ardour.
- bedouin — A Bedouin is a member of a particular Arab tribe.
8 letter words containing dou
9 letter words containing dou
- andouille — a spicy smoked pork sausage with a blackish skin
- doubleday — Abner, 1819–93, U.S. army officer; sometimes credited with inventing the modern game of baseball.
- doubleton — a set of only two cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt: The other player held a doubleton.
- doubloons — Plural form of doubloon.
- doubtable — (uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
10 letter words containing dou
- cynopodous — (of some mammals, such as dogs) having claws that do not retract
- decapodous — Decapodal; ten-footed.
- deodourant — Rare spelling of deodorant.
- double-cut — noting a file having parallel cutting ridges crisscrossing in two directions.
- double-dip — Informal. to earn a salary from one position while collecting a pension from the same employer or organization, especially to be a wage earner on the federal payroll while receiving a military retiree's pension.
11 letter words containing dou
- amphipodous — (of certain invertebrates, such as sand hoppers) having both swimming and jumping appendages
- billet-doux — a love letter
- double-bank — to have two rowers pull (each of a number of oars).
- double-bill — to bill (different accounts) for the same charge: He double-billed different clients for the same business trip.
- double-book — to overbook by accepting more than one reservation for the same hotel room, airplane seat, etc.
12 letter words containing dou
- andouillette — a French sausage made from pig intestines, smaller than an andouille
- biohazardous — a pathogen, especially one used in or produced by biological research.
- double-blind — of or relating to an experiment or clinical trial in which neither the subjects nor the researchers know which subjects are receiving the active medication, treatment, etc., and which are not: a technique for eliminating subjective bias from the test results.
- double-check — a simultaneous check by two pieces in which the moving of one piece to give check also results in discovering a check by another piece.
- double-click — to click a mouse button twice in rapid succession, as to open a program or select a file: Double-click on the desktop icon.
13 letter words containing dou
- cephalopodous — of, belonging to or relating to a cephalopod
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- double-action — (of a firearm) requiring only one pull of the trigger to cock and fire it.
- double-booked — to overbook by accepting more than one reservation for the same hotel room, airplane seat, etc.
- double-bottom — tandem trailer (def 1).
14 letter words containing dou
- double-crosser — to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
- double-dealing — duplicity; treachery; deception.
- double-dipping — the act or practice of receiving more than one income or collecting double benefits from the same employer or organization.
- double-jointed — (of particular people or animals) having unusually flexible joints that can bend in unusual ways or to abnormally great extent.
- double-tongued — deceitful; hypocritical.
15 letter words containing dou
- double-barreled — having two barrels mounted side by side, as a shotgun.
- double-breasted — (of a coat, jacket, etc.) overlapping sufficiently in front to allow for two rows of buttons.
- double-declutch — to change to a lower gear in a motor vehicle by first placing the gear lever into the neutral position before engaging the desired gear, at the same time releasing the clutch pedal and increasing the engine speed
- double-entendre — a double meaning.
16 letter words containing dou
- double-barrelled — A double-barrelled gun has two barrels.
- double-breasting — the practice of employing nonunion workers, especially in a separate division, to supplement the work of higher-paid union workers.
- double-clutching — (of a bird) to produce a second clutch of eggs after the first has been removed, usually for hatching in an incubator.
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