10-letter words containing a, l, d, e
- dry valley — a valley originally produced by running water but now waterless
- drysaltery — The articles kept by a drysalter for sale.
- dual space — the set of all linear functionals whose domain is a given vector space.
- dual-homed — (networking) A kind of connection to a FDDI network where a host is simultaneously connected to two separate devices in the same FDDI ring. One of the connections becomes active while the other one is automatically blocked. If the first connection fails, the backup link takes over with no perceptible delay. A dual-homed device can tolerate a fault in one of its "homes" whereas a dual-attached device can tolerate a fault in one of the rings.
- duckwalked — Simple past tense and past participle of duckwalk.
- duffel bag — a large, cylindrical bag, especially of canvas, for carrying personal belongings, orginally used by military personnel.
- dummelhead — a stupid or slow-witted person
- duodecimal — pertaining to twelfths or to the number 12.
- duplicable — capable of being duplicated.
- duplicated — a copy exactly like an original.
- duplicates — Plural form of duplicate.
- dvd player — machine: plays DVDs
- dwarf male — a male animal that is much smaller, and often internally simpler, than its female counterpart. Dwarf males are commonly carried by the female, as in species of angler fish
- dyeability — Quality or degree of being dyeable.
- eagle-eyed — having keen vision.
- 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 bird — a person who rises at an early hour.
- early days — initial stages
- early wood — springwood.
- eastwardly — having an eastward direction or situation.
- eau de nil — a pale yellowish-green colour
- ectodermal — Of or pertaining to the ectoderm.
- edaphology — The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
- editorials — Plural form of editorial.
- educatable — capable of being educated.
- edulcorant — tending to edulcorate
- edulcorate — to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.
- eglandular — having no glands
- ejaculated — Simple past tense and past participle of ejaculate.
- elatedness — Quality of being elated.
- elder days — The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly, pre-1980); the era of the PDP-10, TECO, ITS and the ARPANET. This term has been rather consciously adopted from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings". Compare Iron Age. See also elvish and Great Worm.
- elder edda — a collection of mythological Old Norse poems made in the 12th century
- elder hand — (in piquet and similar card games) the nondealer, who has certain advantages in the play
- eliminated — Simple past tense and past participle of eliminate.
- elucidated — Simple past tense and past participle of elucidate.
- elucidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elucidate.
- elucidator — One who elucidates.
- emaculated — Simple past tense and past participle of emaculate.
- embeddable — That can be embedded.
- emblazoned — Simple past tense and past participle of emblazon.
- embrangled — Simple past tense and past participle of embrangle.
- emeraldine — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of green dyestuffs that have an oligoaniline structure.
- emolliated — Simple past tense and past participle of emolliate.
- empanelled — Simple past tense and past participle of empanel.
- emulsoidal — of or relating to an emulsoid
- enchiladas — Plural form of enchilada.
- end it all — to commit suicide
- endermical — relating to an endermic process
- endocrinal — Endocrine.
- endodermal — Of or pertaining to the endoderm.