7-letter words containing c, n, d
- crunode — a point at which two branches of a curve intersect, each branch having a distinct tangent; node
- ctenoid — toothed like a comb, as the scales of perches
- curding — Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- cutdown — a decrease or reduction in the number, size, or incidence of anything
- cyanide — Cyanide is a highly poisonous substance.
- cynipid — (zoology) Any member of the Cynipidae.
- d and c — dilation and curettage; a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure in obstetrics and gynaecology involving dilation of the cervix and curettage of the cavity of the uterus, as for abortion
- dacryon — the point of junction of the maxillary, lacrimal, and frontal bones.
- dancers — Plural form of dancer.
- dancing — When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing.
- deacons — Plural form of deacon.
- decagon — a polygon having ten sides
- decanal — of or relating to a dean or deanery
- decanes — Plural form of decane.
- decanol — a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- decants — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decant.
- decence — (obsolete) decency.
- decency — Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.
- decerns — Scots Law. to enter a judicial decree.
- decking — Decking is wooden boards that are fixed to the ground in a garden or other outdoor area for people to walk on.
- deckman — A man who works on the deck of a ship.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- decrown — to divest (a person) of the role of monarch
- decuman — a huge wave
- defence — Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.
- defunct — If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating.
- deicing — Present participle of deice.
- demonic — Demonic means coming from or belonging to a demon or being like a demon.
- deontic — of or relating to such ethical concepts as obligation and permissibility
- descant — A descant is a tune which is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music.
- descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
- dickens — Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812–70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840–41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
- dicking — (slang, vulgar) An act of sexual intercourse.
- dickson — Leonard Eugene, 1874–1954, U.S. mathematician.
- diconal — a brand of dipanone, an opiate drug with potent analgesic properties: used to relieve severe pain
- diction — Someone's diction is how clearly they speak or sing.
- dinaric — of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- dineric — of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
- dioscin — a saponin, found in Mexican yams, that on hydrolysis produces diosgenin, glucose, and rhamnose.
- discant — Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- discern — to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
- discing — any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
- discman — a small portable CD player with light headphones
- docents — Plural form of docent.
- docking — the solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair.
- dockman — A man who works on a dock.
- domenic — a male given name.
- dominic — Saint, 1170–1221, Spanish priest: founder of the Dominican order.
- dontcha — Eye dialect of don't you.