10-letter words containing a, d, r, s
- dramatists — Plural form of dramatist.
- dramatizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dramatize.
- draw slide — dark slide (def 1).
- draw-sheet — a sheet that can be easily removed from underneath a patient in a bed
- draw-slide — Also called draw slide. a black plastic, metal, or fabric sheet that is inserted into a film holder to protect the film from light.
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- drawplates — Plural form of drawplate.
- drawshaves — Plural form of drawshave.
- drawstring — a string or cord that tightens or closes an opening, as of a bag, clothing, or the like, when one or both ends are pulled.
- dray horse — a draft horse used for pulling a dray.
- dreadlocks — a hair style, especially among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks.
- dreamboats — Plural form of dreamboat.
- dreaminess — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreamscape — a dreamlike, often surrealistic scene.
- dreariness — causing sadness or gloom.
- drearisome — Very dreary.
- dress coat — tail coat.
- dressguard — an attachment for a wheel or cycle that prevents damage or the dirtying of clothes
- dressmaker — a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.
- dreyfusard — a defender or supporter of Alfred Dreyfus.
- driveshaft — A rotating shaft that transmits torque in an engine.
- drosophila — a fly of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
- drowsihead — drowsiness.
- drug abuse — addiction to drugs.
- drug squad — a police unit dedicated to the investigation of drugs offences
- drugs raid — a sudden and unexpected visit by the police, often involving forced entry, with the aim of finding any illegal drugs
- drupaceous — resembling or relating to a drupe; consisting of drupes.
- drysaltery — The articles kept by a drysalter for sale.
- duckboards — Plural form of duckboard.
- dune grass — a stout grass, Elymus arenarius, of Eurasia, used as a binder for shifting sand.
- dwarf star — any of the ordinary main sequence stars, as those of spectral types O, B, A, F, G, K, and M.
- dwarfishly — In a dwarfish manner.
- dysarthria — Difficult or unclear articulation of speech that is otherwise linguistically normal.
- dysarthric — Afflicted with, or pertaining to, dysarthria.
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- dyscrasite — an alloy of antimony and silver
- dysgraphia — inability to write, caused by cerebral lesion.
- dysgraphic — a person who suffers from dysgraphia
- dysmorphia — Deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a specified part of the body.
- dyspractic — relating to or affected by dyspraxia
- dystrophia — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- 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.