10-letter words containing d, a, e, l
- do a melba — to make repeated farewell appearances
- documental — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- dodge ball — a circle game in which players throw an inflated ball at opponents within the circle who try to avoid being hit, and therefore eliminated, the winner being the one who remains unhit.
- dog paddle — a simple swimming stroke in which the body is kept nearly upright, the arms paddle, and the legs move up and down as in running
- dog-paddle — to swim or keep afloat by use of the dog paddle.
- dog-walker — a person who walks other people's dogs, especially for a fee.
- dolce vita — sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence (usually preceded by la).
- dolcelatte — A mild, slightly sweet form of gorgonzola cheese.
- dollarless — without dollars; having no money
- dollarwise — as expressed in dollars; in dollars and cents: How much does a million francs amount to, dollarwise?
- domestical — Archaic form of domestic.
- dominicale — a veil formerly worn by women during divine service.
- doodlesack — bagpipe (def 1).
- doom-laden — conveying a sense of disaster and tragedy
- doorhandle — A door handle.
- doorplates — Plural form of doorplate.
- dorsovelar — articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as (k) and (ŋ)
- double act — Two comedians or entertainers who perform together are referred to as a double act. Their performance can also be called a double act.
- double bar — a double vertical line on a staff indicating the conclusion of a piece of music or a subdivision of it.
- double day — Abner, 1819–93, U.S. army officer; sometimes credited with inventing the modern game of baseball.
- double tap — an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession
- doug lenat — (person) One of the world's leading computer scientists specialising in Artificial Intelligence. He is currently (1999) head of the Cyc Project at MCC, and President of Cycorp. He has been a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon University and Stanford University. See also microLenat.
- dovetailed — noting a partition line or a charge, as an ordinary, having a series of indentations suggesting dovetails.
- downfallen — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- downloaded — Simple past tense and past participle of download.
- downloader — Someone who downloads files from the Internet.
- downplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of downplay.
- downscaled — Simple past tense and past participle of downscale.
- dragonlike — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- dragsville — something unpleasantly boring or tedious.
- drainfield — an open area, the soil of which absorbs the contents of a septic tank.
- drainlayer — a person trained to build or repair drains
- draw slide — dark slide (def 1).
- draw table — a table having one or more sliding leaves that may be drawn out as an extension.
- draw-slide — Also called draw slide. a black plastic, metal, or fabric sheet that is inserted into a film holder to protect the film from light.
- drawplates — Plural form of drawplate.
- dreadfully — in a dreadful way: The pain has increased dreadfully.
- dreadingly — With dread.
- dreadlocks — a hair style, especially among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks.
- dreamingly — In a dreamy manner.
- dreamwhile — the duration of a dream
- dreamworld — A fantastic or idealized view of life.
- drift lead — a lead indicating, by the angle its line makes with the perpendicular, the movement of a supposedly stationary ship or the movement of water past a stationary ship.
- drill team — a group trained, especially for exhibition purposes, in precision marching, the manual of arms, etc.
- drop cable — Wiring between a computer and its Ethernet transceiver. Maximum length if full-spec is 47m.
- drop table — a tabletop hinged to a wall, held in a horizontal position by a bracket while in use.
- drop valve — a valve, as for a steam engine, that drops freely to close.
- drop-panel — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drum table — a table having a cylindrical top with drawers or shelves in the skirt, rotating on a central post with three or four outwardly curving legs.
- drury lane — a street in London, England, formerly notable for its theaters, named after the house Sir William Drury built there in the reign of Henry VIII.