11-letter words containing tr
- distrustful — unable or unwilling to trust; doubtful; suspicious: An alert scientist is distrustful of coincidences.
- distrusting — Present participle of distrust.
- do a stroke — If someone does not do a stroke of work, they are very lazy and do no work at all.
- dock strike — an industrial dispute involving dock workers
- doctrinaire — a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
- doctrinally — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- dogtrotting — Present participle of dogtrot.
- dolorimetry — a technique for measuring the sensitivity to pain produced by heat rays focused on an area of skin and recorded in dols.
- doubletrees — Plural form of doubletree.
- downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
- downstrokes — Plural form of downstroke.
- downtrodden — tyrannized over; oppressed: the downtrodden plebeians of ancient Rome.
- dragon tree — a tall, treelike plant, Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands, scarce in the wild but common in cultivation, yielding a variety of dragon's blood.
- draw straws — a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
- draw trumps — to play the trump suit until the opponents have none left
- drawstrings — Plural form of drawstring.
- drive train — the power train of an automotive vehicle consisting of all the components between the engine and driving wheels and including the clutch and axle, as well as the components of the driveline.
- dutch treat — a meal or entertainment for which each person pays his or her own expenses.
- dynamometry — The measurement of forces doing work.
- dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
- ear trumpet — a trumpet-shaped device held to the ear for collecting and intensifying sounds and once commonly used as an aid to hearing.
- easy street — a state of wealth, financial independence, or ease.
- eave trough — gutter (def 3).
- eavestrough — gutter (def 3).
- eccentrical — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- ecocentrism — a philosophy or perspective that places intrinsic value on all living organisms and their natural environment, regardless of their perceived usefulness or importance to human beings.
- econometric — the application of statistical and mathematical techniques in solving problems as well as in testing and demonstrating theories.
- ectotrophic — (of a mycorrhiza) growing outside the root or between the cells.
- egocentrism — The constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.
- eid-ul-fitr — an annual Muslim festival marking the end of Ramadan, involving the exchange of gifts and a festive meal
- electresses — Plural form of electress.
- electricals — Plural form of electrical.
- electrician — A person who installs and maintains electrical equipment.
- electricity — A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.
- electricute — Misspelling of electrocute.
- electrified — Powered by electricity.
- electrifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electrify.
- electrition — (uncountable, physiology) The ability to determine the electrical condition of an external body.
- electrizing — Present participle of electrize.
- electrocute — Injure or kill someone by electric shock.
- electrocyte — A modified muscle or nerve cell that generates electricity in the electric organ of certain fishes.
- electroform — to form (a metallic object) by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
- electrogram — a record of an organ's electrical activity, measured by monitoring changes in electric potential
- electroless — Relating to or denoting nickel plating using chemical means, as opposed to electroplating.
- electrolier — A chandelier in which the lights are electrical.
- electrology — (dated) the branch of physical science that deals with electricity and its properties.
- electrolyse — Alternative spelling of electrolyze.
- electrolyte — A liquid or gel that contains ions and can be decomposed by electrolysis, e.g., that present in a battery.
- electrolyze — Subject to or treat by electrolysis.
- electronica — (music genre) Any of a wide range of electronic music genres.