10-letter words containing a, v, d, t
- convocated — Simple past tense and past participle of convocate.
- covenanted — an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.
- cultivated — If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners.
- data glove — (hardware, virtual reality) An input device for virtual reality in the form of a glove which measures the movements of the wearer's fingers and transmits them to the computer. Sophisticated data gloves also measure movement of the wrist and elbow. A data glove may also contain control buttons or act as an output device, e.g. vibrating under control of the computer. The user usually sees a virtual image of the data glove and can point or grip and push objects. Examples are Fifth Dimension Technologies (5DT)'s 5th Glove, and Virtual Technologies' CyberGlove. A cheaper alternative is InWorld VR's CyberWand.
- datagloves — Plural form of dataglove.
- datatrieve — (database, language) A query and report system for use with DEC's VMS (RMS, VAX Rdb/VMS or VAX DBMS).
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- deactivate — If someone deactivates an explosive device or an alarm, they make it harmless or impossible to operate.
- decorative — Something that is decorative is intended to look pretty or attractive.
- dedicative — of or relating to dedication; serving as a dedication.
- delineavit — (he or she) drew it: used formerly on prints alongside the name of the artist of the original drawing
- delta wave — any of the slowest electrical brain waves, having frequencies less than four hertz and indicating, in adults, deep sleep or brain disease
- demotivate — to cause (a person) to lose motivation
- denervated — Simple past tense and past participle of denervate.
- denotative — able to denote; designative
- depurative — used for or capable of depurating; purifying; purgative
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- derivative — A derivative is something which has been developed or obtained from something else.
- derivatize — to alter (a chemical compound) via a chemical reaction, so that it becomes a derivative
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- desalivate — to arrest the flow of saliva in (a human or other animal).
- detonative — (of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously.
- detractive — tending or seeking to detract.
- devaluated — Simple past tense and past participle of devaluate.
- devaluates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devaluate.
- devastated — If you are devastated by something, you are very shocked and upset by it.
- devastates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devastate.
- devastator — to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. Synonyms: destroy, sack, despoil, raze, ruin, level. Antonyms: create, erect, develop.
- devastavit — the waste or mismanagement, whether wilful or by neglect, of a deceased person's estate by the executor of his or her will or another trustee of the estate
- deviations — Plural form of deviation.
- devitalize — to lower or destroy the vitality of; make weak or lifeless
- devocation — A calling off or away.
- devotional — Devotional activities, writings, or objects relate to religious worship.
- digital tv — Digital TV is the same as digital television.
- divagation — to wander; stray.
- divaricate — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- dive table — Often, dive tables. a numerical table used by scuba divers to determine time limits of dives, according to depth, as well as possible decompression delays during ascent and requisite surface intervals between dives.
- 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.
- divination — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- divinatory — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- divulgated — to make publicly known; publish.
- dolce vita — sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence (usually preceded by la).
- dominative — dominating; controlling.
- dovetailed — noting a partition line or a charge, as an ordinary, having a series of indentations suggesting dovetails.
- driver ant — army ant.
- driveshaft — A rotating shaft that transmits torque in an engine.
- drivetrain — the power train of an automotive vehicle consisting of all the components between the engine and driving wheels and including the clutch and axle, as well as the components of the driveline.
- driving at — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- dubitative — doubting; doubtful.
- duumvirate — a coalition of two persons holding the same office, as in ancient Rome.