11-letter words containing a, d, l, n
- deadly sins — the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth
- deafeningly — to make deaf: The accident deafened him for life.
- dealing box — a box that holds a deck or decks of cards, allowing them to be dealt only one at a time, often used in casino games such as blackjack or chemin de fer.
- dean's list — a list of students achieving the highest grades, periodically issued at certain colleges
- death angel — Azrael.
- death knell — something that heralds death or destruction
- deathliness — The state or quality of being deathly.
- decade-long — lasting for a decade: After a decadelong study, the drug has finally been approved by the FDA.
- decennially — Every ten years.
- declamation — a rhetorical or emotional speech, made esp in order to protest or condemn; tirade
- declaration — A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
- declarement — (obsolete) declaration.
- declination — the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- declinature — the act of refusing politely
- decollating — Present participle of decollate.
- decollation — to behead; decapitate.
- decolorants — Plural form of decolorant.
- decremental — relating to a small amount that is taken away
- defalcating — Present participle of defalcate.
- defalcation — the amount embezzled
- deferential — Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.
- defiliation — the denial of or lack of a male child
- defloration — the act of deflowering
- defoliating — Present participle of defoliate.
- defoliation — to strip (a tree, bush, etc.) of leaves.
- deglutinate — to extract the gluten from (a cereal, esp wheat)
- degradingly — that degrades; debasing; humiliating: degrading submission.
- degranulate — (of a cell) lose or release granules of a substance, typically as part of an immune reaction.
- deisolation — to remove from isolation.
- delaminated — Describing any structure whose laminations have been removed.
- delassement — relaxation
- delavirdine — A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used to treat HIV.
- delectation — pleasure; enjoyment
- delegations — Plural form of delegation.
- delibration — (obsolete, uncountable) The act of stripping off bark.
- delineating — to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially: He delineated the state of Texas on the map with a red pencil.
- delineation — the act or process of delineating.
- delineators — Plural form of delineator.
- delineatory — That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline; delineating.
- deliverance — Deliverance is rescue from imprisonment, danger, or evil.
- deliveryman — a man whose job is to deliver a product
- delors plan — a plan for closer European union, originated by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission (1985–94)
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- delusterant — a chemical agent, as titanium dioxide, used in reducing the sheen of a yarn or fabric.
- demand bill — a bill of exchange that is payable on demand
- demand loan — call loan (sense 1)
- demand-pull — designating or having to do with a form of inflation in which prices are driven up by an excess demand for goods and services, relative to their supply
- demandingly — In a demanding way.
- demeaningly — In a demeaning manner.