9-letter words containing d, a, m, s
- diapirism — the existence of diapirs
- diastemic — a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- diasystem — a linguistic system forming a common denominator for a group or set of dialects.
- diatomist — a person specializing in the study of diatoms
- dichasium — a cymose inflorescence in which each branch bearing a flower gives rise to two other flowering branches, as in the stitchwort
- dictamnus — (botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
- die-stamp — to produce words or decoration on (a surface) by using a steel die so that the printed images stand in relief
- diplomats — Plural form of diplomat.
- disablism — Ableism: discrimination against the disabled.
- disaffirm — to deny; contradict.
- disarming — removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc., as by being charming: a disarming smile.
- disclaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disclaim.
- disclimax — a stable community that has replaced the normal climax in a given area, owing to disturbance by humans or domestic animals.
- disembark — to go ashore from a ship.
- disenamor — to disillusion; disenchant (usually used in the passive and followed by of or with): He was disenamored of working in the city.
- disk farm — (jargon) (Or "laundromat") A large room or rooms filled with disk drives (especially washing machines).
- dismality — the quality of being dismal
- dismantle — to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
- dismasted — Simple past tense and past participle of dismast.
- dismayful — filled with dismay
- dismaying — Present participle of dismay.
- dismissal — an act or instance of dismissing.
- dismutase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.
- dogmatics — the study of the arrangement and statement of religious doctrines, especially of the doctrines received in and taught by the Christian church.
- dogmatise — to make dogmatic assertions; speak or write dogmatically.
- dogmatism — dogmatic character; unfounded positiveness in matters of opinion; arrogant assertion of opinions as truths.
- dogmatist — a person who asserts his or her opinions in an unduly positive or arrogant manner; a dogmatic person.
- domainist — (jargon) /doh-mayn'ist/ 1. Said of a domain address (as opposed to a bang path) because the part to the right of the "@" specifies a nested series of "domains"; for example, [email protected] specifies the machine called snark in the subdomain called thyrsus within the top-level domain called com. See also big-endian. 2. Said of a site, mailer or routing program which knows how to handle domainist addresses. 3. Said of a person (especially a site admin) who prefers domain addressing, supports a domainist mailer, or proselytises for domainist addressing and disdains bang paths. This term is now (1993) semi-obsolete, as most sites have converted.
- dominants — Plural form of dominant.
- dominates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dominate.
- doomsayer — a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster.
- doorjambs — Plural form of doorjamb.
- draftsman — draughtsman (def 1).
- draftsmen — (US) Plural form of draftsman.
- dragomans — Plural form of dragoman.
- dragonism — a strict and domineering manner
- dramatics — (used with a singular or plural verb) the art of producing or acting dramas.
- dramatise — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- dramatist — a writer of dramas or dramatic poetry; playwright.
- dreamiest — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreamless — undisturbed by dreams: a sound and dreamless sleep.
- dressmake — to make dresses
- drumbeats — Plural form of drumbeat.
- drumheads — Plural form of drumhead.
- dry steam — steam that does not contain droplets of water
- dumbass's — a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead.
- dynamites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dynamite.
- dysmature — Exhibiting dysmaturity.
- dysmetria — the inability to conform muscular action to desired movements because of faulty judgment of distance.
- dysmnesia — an impairment of memory.