10-letter words containing a, r, i, d
- disinthral — (transitive) To set free from thraldom or oppression.
- disk brake — A disk brake is a brake in which external friction pads press onto a disk, usually by the action of a caliper.
- disk crank — a crank having the form of a disk with a crankpin mounted off-center.
- disk crash — the failure of a disk storage system, usually resulting from the read-write head touching the moving disk surface and causing mechanical damage
- dismantler — One who dismantles.
- disnatured — deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural
- disorganic — Not organic; having no organization.
- dispairing — Present participle of dispair.
- disparaged — Simple past tense and past participle of disparage.
- disparager — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- disparages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disparage.
- disparates — unlike things or people
- disparency — (proscribed) A significant discrepancy.
- disparlure — a pheromone, C 19 H 38 O, released by female gypsy moths.
- disparting — Present participle of dispart.
- dispatcher — a person who dispatches.
- dispensary — a place where something is dispensed, especially medicines.
- dispersals — Plural form of dispersal.
- dispersant — something that disperses.
- dispraised — Simple past tense and past participle of dispraise.
- dispraiser — One who blames.
- disregards — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disregard.
- disrelated — lacking relation or connection; unrelated.
- disruptant — That which disrupts.
- dissertate — to discuss a subject fully and learnedly; discourse.
- dissimilar — not similar; unlike; different.
- dissipater — to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- dissipator — One who, or that which, dissipates something.
- dissuasory — dissuasive
- distracted — Obsolete. distracted.
- distracter — a person or thing that distracts the attention.
- distractor — a person or thing that distracts the attention.
- distrained — Simple past tense and past participle of distrain.
- distrainee — to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- distrainer — Alternative form of distrainor.
- distrainor — (legal) One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels.
- distraught — distracted; deeply agitated.
- distringas — (legal) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
- disturbant — having a disturbing effect, disquieting
- disulfiram — a cream-colored, water-insoluble solid, C 10 H 20 N 2 S 4 , used chiefly in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, producing highly unpleasant symptoms when alcohol is taken following its administration.
- ditchwater — water, especially stagnant and dirty water, that has collected in a ditch.
- dithyrambs — Plural form of dithyramb.
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- ditto mark — Often, ditto marks. two small marks (″) indicating the repetition of something, usually placed beneath the thing repeated.
- dittograph — an instance of dittography; a passage containing reduplicated syllables, letters, etc.
- diurnalist — a person who writes a diurnal; a journalist
- divaricate — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- dive brake — a flap deployed from the wings or fuselage of an aircraft, as a dive bomber or sailplane, that increases drag to permit a relatively steep angle of descent without a dangerous buildup in speed.
- divemaster — a professional qualified to oversee scuba diving operations, as in salvage work or at a resort, and responsible for procedures and safety, monitoring the whereabouts of divers underwater or at the surface, and making rescues when necessary.
- divinatory — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.