11-letter words containing d, a, y, o
- cycadophyte — any plant belonging to the phylum Cycadophyta
- cyclopaedia — (archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
- cystadenoma — Hidrocystoma.
- dacryorrhea — excessive flow of tears.
- dactylogram — a fingerprint
- dactylology — the method of using manual sign language, as in communicating with deaf people
- dactylonomy — The use of one's fingers to express numbers.
- daemonology — the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.
- daffynition — A form of pun involving the reinterpretation of an existing word, on the basis that it sounds like another word or phrase.
- daily dozen — gymnastic setting-up exercises (originally twelve) done daily
- daimyo bond — a bearer bond issued in Japan and the eurobond market by the World Bank
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- dark comedy — a play, movie, etc., having elements of comedy and tragedy, often involving gloomy or morbid satire.
- day boarder — a child attending a boarding school who has meals at the school but sleeps at home
- day laborer — an unskilled worker paid by the day
- day of rest — the Sabbath; Sunday
- declamatory — A declamatory phrase, statement, or way of speaking is dramatic and confident.
- declaratory — (of a statute) stating the existing law on a particular subject; explanatory
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- degustatory — tasty; having a pleasant flavour
- dehortatory — intended to dissuade from a course of action
- dehydration — the act or process of dehydrating.
- dehydrators — Plural form of dehydrator.
- delagoa bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean, in S Mozambique
- delineatory — That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline; delineating.
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demagoguery — the methods, practices, or rhetoric of a demagogue
- demob-happy — feeling elated in anticipation of demobilization from the armed forces
- demonically — In a demonic way.
- demonocracy — power of or rule by demons
- demonolatry — the worship of demons
- demy octavo — a book size, 81⁄2 by 51⁄2 inches
- demy quarto — a book size, 113⁄4 by 85⁄8 inches
- dendrolatry — the worship of trees
- denigratory — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- deoxygenate — to remove oxygen from (water, air, etc)
- deprecatory — expressing disapproval; protesting
- depredatory — Tending or designed to depredate.
- dermatology — the branch of medicine concerned with the skin and its diseases
- dermography — a type of marking on the skin, whether in the form of writing or pictures, supposedly of psychic origin, similar to stigmata except for being more short-lived
- dermoplasty — skin grafting.
- designatory — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- destroyable — Able to be destroyed.
- deuterogamy — a marriage after the death or divorce of the first spouse
- diabetology — (medicine) The study of the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.
- dian fossey — Dian [dahy-an] /daɪˈæn/ (Show IPA), 1932–85, U.S. zoologist: expert on great apes.
- diapophyses — Plural form of diapophysis.
- diapophysis — the upper or articular surface of a transverse vertebral process
- dictionally — from a dictional point of view
- dilutionary — causing, involving, or relating to the dilution of company stocks