10-letter words containing d, e, b, a, u
- budget day — the day on which the Chancellor presents his budget to parliament
- bufflehead — a small North American diving duck, Bucephala (or Glaucionetta) albeola: the male has black-and-white plumage and a fluffy head
- bullethead — a head considered similar in shape to a bullet, as that of a person with a high, domelike forehead and cranium and short hair.
- bullheaded — blindly stubborn; headstrong
- bundesbank — the central bank of Germany
- burgenland — a state of E Austria. Capital: Eisenstadt. Pop: 276 419 (2003 est). Area: 3965 sq km (1531 sq miles)
- butt heads — an extremely stupid or inept person.
- butt-naked — completely naked
- by default — If something happens by default, it happens only because something else which might have prevented it or changed it has not happened.
- carbuncled — infected with a carbuncle.
- carbureted — (of a vehicle or engine) having fuel supplied through a carburetor, rather than an injector.
- carburized — Simple past tense and past participle of carburize.
- celebutard — (informal, pejorative, offensive, slang) A celebrity viewed as unintelligent; especially a celebrity who behaves badly in public.
- cloud base — the apparent lower surface of a cloud or cloud layer.
- cumberland — (until 1974) a county of NW England, now part of Cumbria
- 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
- debauchees — Plural form of debauchee.
- debauchery — You use debauchery to refer to the drinking of alcohol or to sexual activity if you disapprove of it or regard it as excessive.
- debauching — Present participle of debauch.
- debutantes — Plural form of debutante.
- deductable — Alternative spelling of deductibletrue; that which can be deducted.
- deurbanize — to divest (a city or locality) of urban characteristics.
- disputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- double act — Two comedians or entertainers who perform together are referred to as a double act. Their performance can also be called a double act.
- double bar — a double vertical line on a staff indicating the conclusion of a piece of music or a subdivision of it.
- double day — Abner, 1819–93, U.S. army officer; sometimes credited with inventing the modern game of baseball.
- double tap — an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession
- douche bag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
- douchebags — Plural form of douchebag.
- draft tube — the flared passage leading vertically from a water turbine to its tailrace.
- drug abuse — addiction to drugs.
- drum brake — a brake system in which a pair of brake shoes can be pressed against the inner surface of a shallow metal drum that is rigidly attached to a wheel.
- drum table — a table having a cylindrical top with drawers or shelves in the skirt, rotating on a central post with three or four outwardly curving legs.
- drumbeater — a person who vigorously proclaims or publicizes the merits of a product, idea, movie, etc.; press agent.
- dubitative — doubting; doubtful.
- duffel bag — a large, cylindrical bag, especially of canvas, for carrying personal belongings, orginally used by military personnel.
- dumb-asses — a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead.
- dumbwaiter — a small elevator, manually or electrically operated, consisting typically of a box with shelves, used in apartment houses, restaurants, and large private dwellings for moving dishes, food, garbage, etc., between floors.
- duplicable — capable of being duplicated.
- dust-bathe — (of a bird) to squat in dusty soil and fluff dust through the plumage: probably performed to combat ectoparasites.
- earthbound — headed for the earth: an earthbound meteorite.
- educatable — capable of being educated.
- ex-husband — man: former spouse
- extrudable — able to be extruded
- exuberated — Simple past tense and past participle of exuberate.
- graubunden — German name of Grisons.
- grubstaked — Simple past tense and past participle of grubstake.
- guideboard — a large board or sign, usually mounted on a post, giving directions to travelers.
- habituated — to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
- humpbacked — having a hump on the back.