10-letter words containing d, a, e, l, u
- burgenland — a state of E Austria. Capital: Eisenstadt. Pop: 276 419 (2003 est). Area: 3965 sq km (1531 sq miles)
- by default — If something happens by default, it happens only because something else which might have prevented it or changed it has not happened.
- calculated — If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
- calendulas — Plural form of calendula.
- candlenuts — Plural form of candlenut.
- cannelured — a groove or fluting around the cylindrical part of a bullet.
- cannulated — Simple past tense and past participle of cannulate.
- capsulated — Enclosed in a capsule.
- capsulised — Simple past tense and past participle of capsulise.
- capsulized — Simple past tense and past participle of capsulize.
- carbuncled — infected with a carbuncle.
- cardueline — of or relating to the passerine subfamily Carduelinae, including the goldfinches, siskins, canaries and crossbills.
- catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- catapulted — an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
- caudle cup — a deep drinking cup having two handles and, usually, a cover.
- celebutard — (informal, pejorative, offensive, slang) A celebrity viewed as unintelligent; especially a celebrity who behaves badly in public.
- cellulated — of, relating to, resembling, or composed of very small cells
- cingulated — Having a cingulum.
- circulated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- cloud base — the apparent lower surface of a cloud or cloud layer.
- cloud peak — a mountain in N central Wyoming: highest peak in the Bighorn Mountains. 13,175 feet (4018 meters).
- cloudscape — a picturesque formation of clouds
- coagulated — Subject to coagulation.
- colatitude — the complement of the celestial latitude
- columnated — Architecture. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- crenulated — minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.
- cucullated — hooded; hood-shaped
- cul-de-sac — A cul-de-sac is a short road which is closed off at one end.
- culminated — Simple past tense and past participle of culminate.
- cultivated — If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners.
- cumberland — (until 1974) a county of NW England, now part of Cumbria
- cut a deal — to come to an arrangement; make a deal
- damsel bug — any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae, related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants
- daughterly — of, like, or proper to a daughter
- decumulate — to heap up; amass; accumulate.
- deductable — Alternative spelling of deductibletrue; that which can be deducted.
- defaulters — Plural form of defaulter.
- defaulting — guilty of a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation
- delusional — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- delustrant — an agent which removes lustre from something
- demisexual — (of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed.
- demodulate — to carry out demodulation on (a wave or signal)
- depopulate — To depopulate an area means to greatly reduce the number of people living there.
- depucelage — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
- derailleur — a mechanism for changing gear on bicycles, consisting of a device that lifts the driving chain from one sprocket wheel to another of different size
- deregulate — To deregulate something means to remove controls and regulations from it.
- despairful — full of despair; hopeless; despairing
- deutoplasm — nutritive material in a cell, esp the yolk in a developing ovum
- devaluated — Simple past tense and past participle of devaluate.
- devaluates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devaluate.