12-letter words containing c, h, e, s, d
- coding sheet — a form on which a program is written
- crosschecked — Simple past tense and past participle of crosscheck.
- customs shed — a large building in which customs officers carry out customs inspections
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- death camass — any liliaceous plant of the genus Zygadenus (or Zigadenus), of the western US, that is poisonous to livestock, esp sheep
- deathmatches — Plural form of deathmatch.
- deathwatches — Plural form of deathwatch.
- debaucheries — Plural form of debauchery.
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- decahydrates — Plural form of decahydrate.
- deep-chested — having a broad, strong-looking upper body
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- detachedness — the quality of being detached or separated
- dichotomised — Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomise.
- directorship — a person or thing that directs.
- disaccharide — any of a group of carbohydrates, as sucrose or lactose, that yield monosaccharides on hydrolysis.
- disc shutter — a shutter in a movie camera or projector that covers the gap between separate frames
- discipleship — (initial capital letter) a member of the Disciples of Christ.
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- discotheques — Plural form of discotheque.
- disenchanted — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- disenchanter — One who disenchants.
- disfranchise — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- dispatchable — Capable of being dispatched.
- ditheistical — of or relating to ditheism, ditheistic
- dog's chance — little likelihood; small chance (usually used in the negative): That project didn't have a dog's chance of succeeding.
- drove chisel — a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- duchesse bed — a bed having a suspended, full-length tester.
- dust catcher — Informal. a knickknack or other household object that is little used.
- dutch cheese — Inland North. cottage cheese.
- dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
- dutch settle — a settle having a back so hinged that it can be lowered onto the arms to form a table.
- duty chemist — a dispensing chemist's that is open to the public for a specific period when other chemists are closed
- dysaesthetic — relating to or suffering from dysaesthesia
- dysphemistic — Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- egg sandwich — two slices of bread filled with chopped egg
- enchiridions — Plural form of enchiridion.
- enfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of enfranchise.
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- flat-chested — If you describe a woman as flat-chested, you mean that she has small breasts.
- flush-decked — having a weather deck flush with the hull.
- foster child — a child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- french doors — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- french sudan — former name of Mali.
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- hadley chest — a style of chest made c1700 in Massachusetts or Connecticut, having front rails and panels carved in low relief with elaborate tulip and leaf patterns.
- handicappeds — Plural form of handicapped.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.