12-letter words containing a, d, o
- disseminator — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
- dissertation — a written essay, treatise, or thesis, especially one written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
- dissimulator — One who dissimulates.
- dissipations — Plural form of dissipation.
- dissociality — the fact or characteristic of being dissocial
- dissocialize — to render dissocial
- dissociating — Present participle of dissociate.
- dissociation — an act or instance of dissociating.
- dissociative — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
- distillation — the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver.
- distomatosis — liver-rot.
- distractions — Plural form of distraction.
- divarication — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- diversionary — tending to divert or distract the attention: diversionary tactics of the guerrilla fighters.
- divinatorial — of or related to divination
- diving board — a springboard.
- divinization — The act or process of making divine.
- do away with — from this or that place; off: to go away.
- do your part — contribute
- dockwalloper — longshoreman
- doctrinaires — Plural form of doctrinaire.
- doctrinarian — A doctrinaire.
- doctrination — (nonstandard) indoctrination.
- docudramatic — Of or relating to docudrama.
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
- dodecagynian — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dodecagynous — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dodecahedral — Having twelve plane surfaces.
- dodecahedron — a solid figure having 12 faces.
- dodecandrous — (of a plant) having twelve stamens
- dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dodecastylos — a dodecastyle building, as a classical temple.
- dog and bone — a telephone
- dog's chance — little likelihood; small chance (usually used in the negative): That project didn't have a dog's chance of succeeding.
- doggy paddle — a swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies on his or her front, paddles his or her hands in imitation of a swimming dog, and beats his or her legs up and down
- dogmatically — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- dollarocracy — a state in which private wealth determines the base of political power
- dolly varden — a woman's costume of the late 19th century, including a flower-trimmed, broad-brimmed hat and a dress consisting of a tight bodice and bouffant panniers in a flower print over a calf-length quilted petticoat.
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- domain model — (systems analysis) 1. A definition of the functions, objects, data, requirements, relationships and variations in a particular domain. 2. A product of domain analysis which provides a representation of the requirements of the domain. The domain model identifies and describes the structure of data, flow of information, functions, constraints and controls within the Domain that are included in software systems in the domain. The Domain Model describes commonalities and variabilities among requirements for software systems in the domain.
- domestic cat — feline kept as a pet
- domesticable — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- domestically — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- domesticated — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- domesticates — Plural form of domesticate.
- domiciliated — to domicile.
- dominatrices — Plural form of dominatrixThe 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary' [Eleventh Edition].
- dominion day — Canada Day
- domino paper — a marbleized or figured decorative paper, used for wallpaper, end papers, etc., printed from wood blocks and colored by hand.