11-letter words containing a, i, s
- 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.
- customaries — Plural form of customary.
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- cutlassfish — any of a family (Trichiuridae) of very long, thin percoid fishes with a wide mouth and sharp, pointed teeth, found near the surface in tropical seas
- cynicalness — The state or quality of being cynical.
- cytoclastic — destructive to cells.
- cytoplasmic — the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.
- cytostatics — Plural form of cytostatic.
- daisy chain — A daisy chain is a string of daisies that have been joined together by their stems to make a necklace.
- daisy wheel — a component of a computer printer in the shape of a wheel with many spokes that prints characters using a disk with characters around the circumference as the print element
- daisycutter — Alternative form of daisy cutter.
- damascening — Present participle of damascene.
- dampishness — the quality of being dampish
- damselflies — Plural form of damselfly.
- dance music — music that is suitable for dancing
- danger list — on
- danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
- danish loaf — a large white loaf with a centre split having the top crust dusted with flour, esp one baked on the sole of the oven
- darlingness — the quality or characteristic of being darling, sweet, or charming
- darwinistic — the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those individuals best adapted for the reproductive success of their kind.
- das kapital — a work (1867) by Karl Marx, dealing with economic, social, and political relations within society and containing the tenets on which modern communism is based.
- dasht-i-lut — a desert plateau in central and E central Iran
- dastardized — Simple past tense and past participle of dastardize.
- day cruiser — a motorboat too small to have any accommodations for sleeping.
- day jasmine — a West Indian shrub, Cestrum diurnum, of the nightshade family, having clusters of white flowers that are very fragrant by day.
- de-emphasis — a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school.
- deaccession — to sell (a work of art) from a museum's or gallery's collections, especially with a view to acquiring funds for the purchase of other works.
- deactivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deactivate.
- deadly sins — the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth
- deaf-mutism — unable to hear and speak.
- dealerships — Plural form of dealership.
- dean's list — a list of students achieving the highest grades, periodically issued at certain colleges
- deathliness — The state or quality of being deathly.
- debilitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debilitate.
- decalcifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decalcify.
- decapitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decapitate.
- decasualize — to replace the casual workers in (a business) with permanent employees
- decennaries — Plural form of decennary.
- decimalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimalize.
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decussating — Present participle of decussate.
- decussation — a decussating or being decussated
- dedications — Plural form of dedication.
- deemphasize — to place less emphasis upon; reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.: The university de-emphasized intercollegiate football.
- defamations — Plural form of defamation.
- defensative — a thing that offers protection or defence, esp a dressing, etc, that protects against infection or injury
- defiantness — the state or quality of being defiant
- degustation — the act of sampling a wide variety of foods, wines, etc.
- dehumanised — Past participle of dehumanise.