7-letter words containing d, a, t, e
- coapted — to bring close together: The surgeons coapted the edges of the wound.
- coasted — Simple past tense and past participle of coast.
- codetta — a short coda
- cordate — heart-shaped
- crafted — an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill: the craft of a mason.
- created — to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
- curated — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- dabster — an incompetent or amateurish worker; bungler
- daftest — senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- dalgite — (Western Australia) A rabbit-eared bandicoot; a bilby.
- dampest — Superlative form of damp Most damp.
- danaite — a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
- dankest — Superlative form of dank.
- dantean — of or relating to Dante or his writings.
- daren't — Daren't is the usual spoken form of 'dare not'.
- darkest — having very little or no light: a dark room.
- darknet — a covert communication network on the internet
- darnest — give a darn. damn (def 14).
- darters — Plural form of darter.
- dartles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dartle.
- datable — Able to be dated to a particular time.
- dataset — Alternative spelling of data set.
- datedly — in a dated or unfashionable manner
- datives — Plural form of dative.
- daunted — intimidated
- daunter — One who daunts.
- dauties — a darling.
- daytale — the calculation of work or earnings on a daily basis
- daytime — The daytime is the part of a day between the time when it gets light and the time when it gets dark.
- deadest — no longer living; deprived of life: dead people; dead flowers; dead animals.
- deadset — Alternative form of dead set.
- deafest — Superlative form of deaf.
- dealate — (of ants and other insects) having lost their wings, esp by biting or rubbing them off after mating
- dearest — You can call someone dearest when you are very fond of them.
- dearths — Plural form of dearth.
- deathly — If you say that someone is deathly pale or deathly still, you are emphasizing that they are very pale or still, like a dead person.
- debated — a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints: a debate in the Senate on farm price supports.
- debater — A debater is someone who takes part in debates.
- debates — Plural form of debate.
- decants — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decant.
- decatur — Stephen. 1779–1820, US naval officer, noted for his raid on Tripoli harbour (1804) and his role in the War of 1812
- dectape — (hardware, storage) A reel of magnetic tape about 4 inches in diameter and one inch wide. Unlike today's macrotapes, microtape drivers allowed random access to the data, and therefore could be used to support file systems and even for swapping (this was generally done purely for hack value, as they were far too slow for practical use). DECtape was a variant on LINCtape. In their heyday DECtapes were used in pretty much the same ways one would now use a floppy disk: as a small, portable way to save and transport files and programs.
- def art — definite article
- defacto — (Australia, New Zealand) A partner in a spousal relationship not officially declared as a marriage, comparable to a common law husband or wife.
- default — If a person, company, or country defaults on something that they have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time, they fail to do it.
- defeats — Plural form of defeat.
- defiant — If you say that someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone.
- deflate — If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
- dejecta — waste products excreted through the anus; faeces
- delated — Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.