11-letter words containing a, d, s, u
- colatitudes — Plural form of colatitude.
- consummated — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- cotransduce — to cause (genes) to undergo cotransduction
- crime squad — (in Britain) a division of the police which identifies and prevents major crimes, esp those crossing regional or national boundaries
- cuspidation — decoration using cusps
- custard cup — a heat-resistant porcelain or glass cup in which an individual custard is baked.
- custard pie — Custard pies are artificial pies which people sometimes throw at each other as a joke.
- custard-pie — characteristic of a type of slapstick comedy in which a performer throws a pie in another's face: popular especially in the era of vaudeville and early silent films.
- custom-made — If something is custom-made, it is made according to someone's special requirements.
- cut sb dead — If you see someone you know and cut them dead, you ignore them.
- cycadaceous — belonging or pertaining to the order Cycadales.
- daisycutter — Alternative form of daisy cutter.
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- dance music — music that is suitable for dancing
- dandy brush — a brush with stiff, short bristles that is used for grooming animals, especially horses.
- dandy-brush — a stiff brush used for grooming a horse
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
- dasht-e-lut — vast desert region of central and SE Iran, extending southward from the Dasht-e-Kavir
- dasht-i-lut — a desert plateau in central and E central Iran
- 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.
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- day cruiser — a motorboat too small to have any accommodations for sleeping.
- 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 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
- deaf-mutism — unable to hear and speak.
- 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.
- 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
- decussating — Present participle of decussate.
- decussation — a decussating or being decussated
- degustation — the act of sampling a wide variety of foods, wines, etc.
- degustatory — tasty; having a pleasant flavour
- dehumanised — Past participle of dehumanise.
- dehumanises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanise.
- dehumanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize.
- delta blues — a style of blues originating in the Mississippi Delta, typically featuring slide guitar and harmonica
- delta virus — a severe form of hepatitis caused by an incomplete virus (delta virus) that links to the hepatitis B virus for its replication.
- 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.
- demagoguism — demagoguery.
- demodulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demodulate.
- demutualise — If a building society or insurance company demutualises, it abandons its mutual status and becomes a limited company.
- denunciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denunciate.
- depasturing — Present participle of depasture.
- depopulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depopulate.