12-letter words containing d, a, s
- dropped seat — a seat of a chair or the like, having a front dished so as to be lower than the sides or back.
- droseraceous — of or relating to the genus of plants Drosera
- dry tortugas — a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida
- dual-purpose — serving two functions.
- dual-release — A dual-release medicine or preparation delivers two drugs simultaneously.
- duncan smith — (George) Iain. born 1954, British politician; leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03); secretary of state for work and pensions (2010–2016)
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dust catcher — Informal. a knickknack or other household object that is little used.
- dust wrapper — dust jacket (sense 1)
- dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
- dye transfer — a photographic printing method by which a full-color image is produced by the printing of separate cyan, magenta, and yellow images from individual gelatin relief matrices.
- dynamic dbms — dynamic database management system
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- dynastically — In a dynastic (or dynastical) way.
- dysaesthesia — a disagreeable sensation such as burning or itching arising from impairment of the nervous system
- dysaesthetic — relating to or suffering from dysaesthesia
- dysenterical — Alternative form of dysenteric.
- dysesthesias — Plural form of dysesthesia.
- dyslipidemia — (medicine) an inbalance of lipids (especially cholesterol) in the blood; hypercholesterolemia.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- dysregulated — Simple past tense and past participle of dysregulate.
- dysrhythmias — Plural form of dysrhythmia.
- dystopianism — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- dzhugashvili — Iosif Vissarionovich [Russian yaw-syif-vyi-suh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ˈyɔ syɪf vyɪ sə ryɪˈɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Stalin, Joseph.
- east detroit — a city in SE Michigan.
- easter daisy — a nearly stemless composite plant, Townsendia exscapa, of the Rocky Mountain regions, having stalkless purplish or white flowers in a rosette of narrow leaves.
- easting down — the passage eastward from the Cape of Good Hope, as made by a sailing ship bound for Australia or the East Indies.
- easy does it — If you say 'Easy does it', you are telling someone to be careful and not to use too much effort, especially when they are moving something large and awkward.
- eavesdropped — Simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop.
- eavesdropper — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- edifications — Plural form of edification.
- editorialise — Alternative spelling of editorialize.
- editorialist — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- educatedness — the quality of being educated
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- edwardsville — a town in SW Illinois.
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- egg sandwich — two slices of bread filled with chopped egg
- eisteddfodau — Plural form of eisteddfod.
- elastic band — rubber strip for binding items together
- ellis island — small, government-owned island in Upper New York Bay: former (1892-1943) examination center for immigrants seeking to enter the U.S.: 27 acres (11 hectares)
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- emerald isle — Ireland
- enamoredness — Quality of being enamored; love; infatuation.
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- endocarditis — Inflammation of the endocardium.
- endonuclease — An enzyme that cleaves a polynucleotide chain by separating nucleotides other than the two end ones.