10-letter words containing a, d, u
- damp squib — You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things.
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- damsel bug — any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae, related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants
- darius iii — died 330 bc, last Achaemenid king of Persia (336–330), who was defeated by Alexander the Great
- dark cloud — grey clouds threatening rain
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- daughterly — of, like, or proper to a daughter
- daunomycin — an anthracycline drug that is used as a medication in the treatment of some forms of cancer
- dauntingly — In a daunting manner.
- dauphiness — dauphine.
- dauphinois — (of potatoes or other vegetables) sliced and cooked in milk, typically with a topping of cheese.
- davao gulf — a gulf of the Pacific Ocean on the SE coast of Mindanao, Philippines.
- day return — A day return is a train or bus ticket which allows you to go somewhere and come back on the same day for a lower price than an ordinary return ticket.
- deafmutism — unable to hear and speak.
- death duty — a tax on property inheritances: in Britain, replaced in 1975 by capital transfer tax and since 1986 by inheritance tax
- debauchees — Plural form of debauchee.
- debauchery — You use debauchery to refer to the drinking of alcohol or to sexual activity if you disapprove of it or regard it as excessive.
- debauching — Present participle of debauch.
- debutantes — Plural form of debutante.
- decamerous — having ten sections or partitions
- decapodous — Decapodal; ten-footed.
- decoupaged — Simple past tense and past participle of decoupage.
- decoupages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decoupage.
- decumulate — to heap up; amass; accumulate.
- decussated — Simple past tense and past participle of decussate.
- deductable — Alternative spelling of deductibletrue; that which can be deducted.
- defaulters — Plural form of defaulter.
- defaulting — guilty of a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation
- defrauding — Present participle of defraud.
- degaussing — Present participle of degauss.
- dehumanise — to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.
- dehumanize — If you say that something dehumanizes people, you mean it takes away from them good human qualities such as kindness, generosity, and independence.
- delusional — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- delustrant — an agent which removes lustre from something
- demagogued — Simple past tense and past participle of demagogue.
- demagogues — Plural form of demagogue.
- demeanours — Plural form of demeanour.
- demeasnure — demeanour
- demiquaver — a sixteenth note; semiquaver.
- demisexual — (of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed.
- demodulate — to carry out demodulation on (a wave or signal)
- demurrages — Plural form of demurrage.
- denaturant — to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
- denaturing — Present participle of denature.
- denaturize — denature.
- denudating — Present participle of denudate.
- denudation — Geology. the exposing or laying bare of rock by erosive processes.
- denunciate — to condemn; denounce
- deodourant — Rare spelling of deodorant.
- depanneurs — Plural form of depanneur.