12-letter words containing d, e, c, r, a
- curly-haired — having hair that forms curls
- curvicaudate — having a curved tail
- cyber monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest online shopping days.
- cylinder saw — crown saw.
- d'oyly carte — Richard. 1844–1901, British impresario noted for his productions of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- dairy cattle — cows raised mainly for their milk
- daisy cutter — a powerful shot that moves close to the ground
- daisy-cutter — Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.
- dance on air — to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
- dark current — the residual current produced by a photoelectric device when not illuminated
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- data capture — any process for converting information into a form that can be handled by a computer
- data carrier — any medium, such as magnetic tape, on which data can be recorded
- daughtercard — daughterboard
- dawson creek — a town in W Canada, in NE British Columbia: SE terminus of the Alaska Highway. Pop: 10 754 (2001)
- dearticulate — to disjoint, dislocate, or separate (something)
- debaucheries — Plural form of debauchery.
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- decahydrates — Plural form of decahydrate.
- decarbonated — Simple past tense and past participle of decarbonate.
- decarbonized — Simple past tense and past participle of decarbonize.
- decarbonizer — One who, or that which, decarbonizes a substance.
- decarburized — Simple past tense and past participle of decarburize.
- decategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- decay series — a succession of elements initiated in the radioactive decay of a parent, as thorium or uranium, each of which decays into the next until a stable element, usually lead, is produced.
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- decemvirates — Plural form of decemvirate.
- decentralise — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- decentralist — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralize — To decentralize government or a large organization means to move some departments away from the main administrative area, or to give more power to local departments.
- decentration — The removal of something from a centre.
- decerebrated — Simple past tense and past participle of decerebrate.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- decipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- deckle strap — a strap on each edge of the moving web of paper on a paper-making machine that fixes the width of the paper
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
- deconsecrate — to transfer (a church) to secular use
- decoratively — In a decorative manner.
- decorrelated — Simple past tense and past participle of decorrelate.
- decorticated — Having had the outer covering removed.
- decorticator — A machine that peels off the fibrous husk, bark or outer layer of some vegetable product; used in the manufacture of animal feed etc.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- decrepitated — Simple past tense and past participle of decrepitate.
- decrepitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- dedicatorial — relating to or acting as a dedication