10-letter words containing d, a, c
- arc second — Astronomy. second2 (def 4).
- arch board — a distinctive area at the upper part of a stern, curving upward toward the center and giving the name and port of the vessel within a carved and painted frame; escutcheon.
- archdeacon — An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- archimedes — ?287–212 bc, Greek mathematician and physicist of Syracuse, noted for his work in geometry, hydrostatics, and mechanics
- arcimboldi — Giuseppe [juh-sep-ee;; Italian joo-zep-pe] /dʒəˈsɛp i;; Italian dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1527–93, Italian painter.
- arcimboldo — Giuseppe. 1527–93, Italian painter, best remembered for painting grotesque figures composed of fruit, vegetables, and meat
- armor-clad — covered with armor
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascendable — having the ability to be ascended
- ascendance — the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
- ascendancy — If one group has ascendancy over another group, it has more power or influence than the other group.
- ascendants — Plural form of ascendant.
- ascendence — the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
- ascendency — the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
- ascendible — Capable of being ascended; climbable.
- ascerbated — Simple past tense and past participle of ascerbate.
- associated — If one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected with each other.
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- attack dog — a dog trained to attack on command
- attendance — Someone's attendance at an event or an institution is the fact that they are present at the event or go regularly to the institution.
- attendancy — the condition or quality of accompanying or attending
- audacities — Plural form of audacity.
- audio disc — an act of recording.
- audiogenic — caused or produced by sound or an audio frequency
- audiologic — of or relating to audiology
- auspicated — Simple past tense and past participle of auspicate.
- autoclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of autoclave.
- autodidact — a person who is self-taught
- auxocardia — enlargement of the heart, as by hypertrophy or dilatation.
- avalanched — Simple past tense and past participle of avalanche.
- avoidances — Plural form of avoidance.
- ayurvedics — a therapeutic system based on the Ayurveda
- azhdarchid — Any member of the Azhdarchidae, a family of pterosaurs known primarily from the late Cretaceous including some of the largest known flying animals of all time.
- baby-faced — having a smooth round face like a baby's
- back judge — an official who makes rulings regarding pass receptions, field goals, etc.
- back order — an order to be filled when stock is renewed
- back-dated — If a purchase order or invoice is back-dated, it is given a date that is some time before the date it was actually prepared.
- back-order — to treat as a back order: We have to back-order your sofa until the new fabric arrives.
- back-pedal — If you back-pedal, you express a different or less forceful opinion about something from the one you have previously expressed.
- backboards — Plural form of backboard.
- backburned — Simple past tense and past participle of backburn.
- backcombed — Simple past tense and past participle of backcomb.
- backdating — Present participle of backdate.
- backend-to — in a reversed position; backward.
- backfilled — Simple past tense and past participle of backfill.
- background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- backhanded — A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment but could also be understood as an insult.
- backhander — A backhander is an amount of money that is illegally paid to someone in a position of authority in order to encourage them to do something.
- backlashed — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.