11-letter words containing a, d, e, s
- date mussel — any brown, date-sized marine mussel, genus Lithophaga, that bores into rock or coral.
- dauerschlaf — a form of therapy, now rarely used, that involves the use of drugs to induce long periods of deep sleep.
- dauntlessly — In a dauntless manner.
- day cruiser — a motorboat too small to have any accommodations for sleeping.
- day jasmine — a West Indian shrub, Cestrum diurnum, of the nightshade family, having clusters of white flowers that are very fragrant by day.
- day nursery — A day nursery is a place where children who are too young to go to school can be left all day while their parents are at work.
- day of rest — the Sabbath; Sunday
- day release — Day release is a system in which workers spend one day each week at a college in order to study a subject connected with their work.
- day student — a student at a college or secondary school who does not reside in a facility provided by the school
- day surgery — a system in which a patient comes into hospital for a surgical procedure, has the operation, recovers and is released from hospital in the course of a single day
- daydreamers — Plural form of daydreamer.
- de-emphasis — a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school.
- de-escalate — to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)
- deaccession — to sell (a work of art) from a museum's or gallery's collections, especially with a view to acquiring funds for the purchase of other works.
- deacon seat — a bench running most of the length of a bunkhouse in a lumbering camp.
- deaconesses — Plural form of deaconess.
- deactivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deactivate.
- dead season — a period during which there is very little activity either in business or in the political world
- dead-smooth — noting a double-cut metal file having the minimum commercial grade of coarseness.
- dead-stroke — relating to a stroke made that has no kickback or reverberation
- deadenylase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes a deadenylation reaction.
- deadly sins — the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth
- deaf-mutism — unable to hear and speak.
- dealerships — Plural form of dealership.
- deallocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deallocate.
- dean's list — a list of students achieving the highest grades, periodically issued at certain colleges
- death house — the section of a prison containing an execution chamber and the cells in which persons condemned to die are housed in the days just before their execution
- death squad — Death squads are groups of people who operate illegally and carry out the killing of people such as their political opponents or criminals.
- death taxes — Death taxes were a tax which had to be paid on the money and property of someone who had died. This tax is now called inheritance tax.
- deathlessly — In a deathless manner.
- deathliness — The state or quality of being deathly.
- debilitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debilitate.
- decahedrons — Plural form of decahedron.
- decalcifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decalcify.
- decapitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decapitate.
- decapsulate — to remove a capsule from (a part or organ, esp the kidney)
- decasualize — to replace the casual workers in (a business) with permanent employees
- decathletes — Plural form of decathlete.
- decelerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decelerate.
- decennaries — Plural form of decennary.
- decimalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimalize.
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.
- deck-access — (of a block of flats) having a continuous inset balcony at each level onto which the front door of each flat on that level opens
- declarators — Plural form of declarator.
- decolorants — Plural form of decolorant.
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decussating — Present participle of decussate.
- decussation — a decussating or being decussated
- dedications — Plural form of dedication.
- deemphasize — to place less emphasis upon; reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.: The university de-emphasized intercollegiate football.