10-letter words containing a, d, e, s
- dust-bathe — (of a bird) to squat in dusty soil and fluff dust through the plumage: probably performed to combat ectoparasites.
- dustjacket — Alternative form of dust jacket.
- dyscrasite — an alloy of antimony and silver
- dyskinesia — difficulty or abnormality in performing voluntary muscular movements.
- dyspepsias — Plural form of dyspepsia.
- eared seal — any seal of the family Otariidae, comprising the sea lions and fur seals, having external ears and flexible hind flippers that are used when moving about on land: the front flippers are used in swimming.
- early days — initial stages
- earthwards — Also, earthwards. toward the earth.
- east ender — a native or inhabitant of the East End of London
- east ridge — a city in SE Tennessee, near Chattanooga.
- east sider — a native or resident of the East Side of Manhattan, in New York City.
- easter day — the Sunday on which the festival of Easter is celebrated
- eastertide — Easter time.
- eastwardly — having an eastward direction or situation.
- eavesdrops — Plural form of eavesdrop.
- ecdysiasts — Plural form of ecdysiast.
- editorials — Plural form of editorial.
- educations — Plural form of education.
- egg-shaped — having an oval form, usually with one end larger than the other.
- eicosanoid — (biochemistry) Any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones.
- eisenstadt — a town in E Austria, capital of Burgenland province: Hungarian until 1921. Pop: 11 334 (2001)
- elatedness — Quality of being elated.
- elder days — The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly, pre-1980); the era of the PDP-10, TECO, ITS and the ARPANET. This term has been rather consciously adopted from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings". Compare Iron Age. See also elvish and Great Worm.
- elucidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elucidate.
- embarassed — Misspelling of embarrassed.
- embassador — Archaic form of ambassador.
- ember days — any of four groups of three days (always Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) of prayer and fasting, the groups occurring after Pentecost, after the first Sunday of Lent, after the feast of St Lucy (Dec 13), and after the feast of the Holy Cross (Sept 14)
- emparadise — to turn (a place or state) into a paradise
- empathised — Simple past tense and past participle of empathise.
- emphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of emphasise.
- emphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of emphasize.
- emulsoidal — of or relating to an emulsoid
- enchiladas — Plural form of enchilada.
- endeavours — Plural form of endeavour.
- endogamous — (of a marriage) Within a social group. The practice of endogamy.
- endorsable — (legal, of a driving offence) Leading to endorsement of one's driving licence with penalty points.
- endosulfan — (chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites.
- endurances — Plural form of endurance.
- ensheathed — Simple past tense and past participle of ensheathe.
- epispadias — (medicine) A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity.
- eradicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eradicate.
- erase head — an electromagnet that can erase information on a magnetic medium
- escadrille — A French squadron of aircraft.
- escalading — Present participle of escalade.
- espadrille — A light canvas shoe with a plaited fiber sole.
- espaliered — Simple past tense and past participle of espalier.
- esplanades — Plural form of esplanade.
- estrangled — Simple past tense and past participle of estrangle.
- euphausiid — A shrimp-like planktonic marine crustacean of an order which includes krill.
- euthanased — Simple past tense and past participle of euthanase.