10-letter words containing d, a, m, s
- beard moss — any of several green or yellow lichens of the genus Usnea, having long, threadlike stems in a tangled mass typically hanging from tree branches, and growing in a wide range of habitats from tropical zones to the Arctic.
- bedeswoman — beadswoman
- bedwarmers — Plural form of bedwarmer.
- bipedalism — the condition or state of having two feet
- blastoderm — the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
- bomb squad — a squad or force of police officers or others trained to disarm bombs and other explosive devices.
- bondswoman — a woman who is bound or who by bond becomes surety for another.
- bradyseism — a gradual rise or fall in the earth's crust
- bridesmaid — A bridesmaid is a woman or a girl who helps and accompanies a bride on her wedding day.
- cacodemons — Plural form of cacodemon.
- cad system — A CAD system is a computer system for designing parts or products before they are manufactured.
- caddisworm — the aquatic larva of a caddis fly, which constructs a protective case around itself made of silk, sand, stones, etc
- camcorders — Plural form of camcorder.
- camisadoes — Plural form of camisado.
- campuswide — Throughout a campus.
- candaulism — A practice or in which a man exposes his female partner, or images of her, to other people for their pleasure.
- catostomid — (zoology) Any member of the Catostomidae.
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
- chlamydias — Plural form of chlamydia.
- chondromas — Plural form of chondroma.
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- climatised — to acclimate to a new environment.
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- comatulids — Plural form of comatulid.
- comitadjis — members of any guerrilla band in the Balkan countries or Macedonia
- commanders — Plural form of commander.
- commandoes — Plural form of commando.
- communards — Plural form of communard.
- condylomas — Plural form of condyloma.
- cream soda — a carbonated soft drink flavoured with vanilla
- dad's army — an affectionate or humorous term for the British Home Guard during World War II
- dairymaids — Plural form of dairymaid.
- dalmatians — Plural form of dalmatian.
- damasceene — to decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns
- damascened — of or relating to the city of Damascus.
- damascenes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of damascene.
- damascenus — Johannes [joh-han-eez,, -is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), John of Damascus, Saint.
- damasus ii — died 1048, pope 1048.
- damnations — Plural form of damnation.
- damoiselle — a damsel
- damp squib — You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things.
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- 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
- damselfish — any small tropical percoid fish of the family Pomacentridae, having a brightly coloured deep compressed body
- damson jam — jam made from the fruit of the damson tree
- date stamp — an adjustable rubber stamp for recording the date
- date-stamp — to stamp the date on, as with a date stamp: He date-stamped every letter received.