10-letter words containing d, e, c, i
- direct hit — If a place suffers a direct hit, a bomb, bullet, or other missile that has been aimed at it lands exactly in that place, rather than some distance away.
- direct sum — a composition of two disjoint sets, as vector spaces, such that every element in the composition can be written uniquely as the sum of two elements, one from each of the given sets.
- direct tax — a tax exacted directly from the persons who will bear the burden of it (without reimbursement to them at the expense of others), as a poll tax, a general property tax, or an income tax.
- directable — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- directions — the act or an instance of directing.
- directives — Plural form of directive.
- directness — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- directoire — noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of the mid-1790s, characterized by an increasing use of Greco-Roman forms along with an introduction, toward the end, of Egyptian motifs: usually includes the Consulate period.
- directress — a woman who is a director.
- directrice — a female director
- dirt cheap — very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.
- dirt-cheap — very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.
- dirty rice — a Cajun dish of rice cooked with herbs and often chicken livers.
- disadvance — to stop or cause to stop advancing
- disaffects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disaffect.
- disc brake — a brake system in which a disc attached to a wheel is slowed by the friction of brake pads being pressed against the disc by a caliper.
- disc drive — disc
- disc wheel — a road wheel of a motor vehicle that has a round pressed disc in place of spokes
- discarnate — without a physical body; incorporeal.
- discectomy — Surgical removal of the whole or a part of an intervertebral disc.
- discerning — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- discharged — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- dischargee — a person who has been discharged, as from military service.
- discharger — Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm.
- discharges — Plural form of discharge.
- dischuffed — (New Zealand, British, informal) Very displeased or unsatisfied.
- discipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- disclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of disclaim.
- disclaimer — a statement, document, or assertion that disclaims responsibility, affiliation, etc.; disavowal; denial.
- disclosers — Plural form of discloser.
- disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- discolored — Changed in color in a way that is less attractive.
- discommend — to express disapproval of; belittle; disparage. The diners discommended the wine.
- discommode — to cause inconvenience to; disturb, trouble, or bother.
- discompose — to upset the order of; disarrange; disorder; unsettle: The breeze discomposed the bouquet.
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- disconsent — a lack of consent
- discontent — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
- discophile — a person who studies and collects phonograph records, especially those of a rare or specialized nature.
- discounsel — to advise (a person) against a specific act
- discounted — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- discounter — a person who discounts.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discoursed — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discourser — One who discourses; a narrator or speaker.
- discourses — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discoverer — a person who discovers.
- discreated — to reduce to nothing; annihilate.