12-letter words containing a, s, y
- dislocatedly — in a dislocated manner
- disloyalness — The state or quality of being disloyal.
- disloyalties — Plural form of disloyalty.
- dismayedness — the condition of being dismayed
- disopyramide — a substance, C 21 H 29 N 3 O, used in its phosphate form in the symptomatic and prophylactic treatment of certain cardiac arrhythmias.
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- display case — glass box, cabinet
- display hack — (graphics) A program with the same approximate purpose as a kaleidoscope: to make pretty pictures. Famous display hacks include munching squares, smoking clover, the BSD Unix "rain(6)" program, "worms(6)" on miscellaneous Unixes, and the X "kaleid(1)" program. Display hacks can also be implemented without programming by creating text files containing numerous escape sequences for interpretation by a video terminal; one notable example displayed, on any VT100, a Christmas tree with twinkling lights and a toy train circling its base. The hack value of a display hack is proportional to the aesthetic value of the images times the cleverness of the algorithm divided by the size of the code. Synonym psychedelicware.
- display pack — an empty box, etc, on a shop shelf, advertising a piece of merchandise that, due to its value or size, is not stored on the shelf. The display pack is normally taken to the till and there exchanged, on payment, for the actual item
- display type — type larger than body type, used in headings, advertisements, etc.
- displeasedly — in a displeased manner
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- dissimilarly — In a dissimilar way; differently.
- dissociality — the fact or characteristic of being dissocial
- dissuasively — In a dissuasive manner.
- dissyllabify — to make disyllabic
- dissyllabism — the fact of having two syllables
- dissyllabize — to disyllabize.
- distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- distraughtly — distracted; deeply agitated.
- distributary — an outflowing branch of a stream or river, typically found in a delta (opposed to tributary).
- dithyrambist — a writer or performer of dithyrambs
- diversionary — tending to divert or distract the attention: diversionary tactics of the guerrilla fighters.
- dodecagynous — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dodecastylos — a dodecastyle building, as a classical temple.
- domestically — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- doodly-squat — a minimum amount or degree; the least bit (usually used in the negative): This coin collection isn't worth doodly-squat in today's market.
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- drapery shop — a shop selling fabrics and sewing materials
- drinks party — a cocktail party
- dry tortugas — a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.
- dye transfer — a photographic printing method by which a full-color image is produced by the printing of separate cyan, magenta, and yellow images from individual gelatin relief matrices.
- dynamic dbms — dynamic database management system
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- dynastically — In a dynastic (or dynastical) way.
- dysaesthesia — a disagreeable sensation such as burning or itching arising from impairment of the nervous system
- dysaesthetic — relating to or suffering from dysaesthesia
- dysenterical — Alternative form of dysenteric.
- dysesthesias — Plural form of dysesthesia.
- dyslipidemia — (medicine) an inbalance of lipids (especially cholesterol) in the blood; hypercholesterolemia.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- dysregulated — Simple past tense and past participle of dysregulate.
- dysrhythmias — Plural form of dysrhythmia.
- dystopianism — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- east germany — a former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km). Capital: East Berlin.
- easter bunny — rabbit: brings chocolate eggs
- easter daisy — a nearly stemless composite plant, Townsendia exscapa, of the Rocky Mountain regions, having stalkless purplish or white flowers in a rosette of narrow leaves.
- easy does it — If you say 'Easy does it', you are telling someone to be careful and not to use too much effort, especially when they are moving something large and awkward.
- ecstatically — of, relating to, or characterized by ecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion: an ecstatic frenzy; ecstatic cheering for the winning team.