9-letter words containing d, e, n, t
- damnedest — If you say that something is the damnedest thing, you are emphasizing that it is surprising or odd.
- danburite — a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB 2 Si 2 O 8 , occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.
- dancettee — having a pattern of chevrons
- dantesque — in the style of Dante; characterized by impressive elevation of style with deep solemnity or somberness of feeling.
- darnedest — (euphemistic) See damnedest.
- date line — international date line
- datedness — the state of being old-fashioned
- datelined — Simple past tense and past participle of dateline.
- datelines — Plural form of dateline.
- dauntless — A dauntless person is brave and confident and not easily frightened.
- davenport — a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side
- dawsonite — a mineral that is made up of sodium and aluminium hydrous carbonate and occurs in crystalline form
- daycentre — a building used for daycare or other welfare services
- deaminate — to remove one or more amino groups from (a molecule)
- deathsman — an executioner
- debarment — to shut out or exclude from a place or condition: to debar all those who are not members.
- debenture — A debenture is a type of savings bond which offers a fixed rate of interest over a long period. Debentures are usually issued by a company or a government agency.
- debutante — A debutante is a young woman from the upper classes who has started going to social events with other young people.
- debutants — Plural form of debutant.
- decadents — Plural form of decadent.
- decanoate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of decanoic acid.
- decantate — having been repeated or sung again and again
- decanters — Plural form of decanter.
- decanting — to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- decedents — Plural form of decedent.
- decenters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decenter.
- decentral — Not central; decentralized.
- decentred — to put out of center.
- deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- declarant — a person who makes a declaration
- declinant — a person who is declining or diminishing in luck or wealth
- declinate — (esp of plant parts) descending from the horizontal in a curve; drooping
- declinist — a person who believes that something is in decline
- decocting — Present participle of decoct.
- decoction — the extraction of the water-soluble substances of a drug or medicinal plants by boiling
- decongest — to ease crowding or clogging in (an area)
- decontrol — When governments decontrol an activity, they remove controls from it so that companies or organizations have more freedom.
- deconvert — An apostate.
- decrement — the act of decreasing; diminution
- decretion — The act of decreasing.
- decumbent — lying down or lying flat
- decurrent — extending down the stem, esp (of a leaf) having the base of the blade extending down the stem as two wings
- deducting — Present participle of deduct.
- deduction — A deduction is a conclusion that you have reached about something because of other things that you know to be true.
- defeating — Present participle of defeat.
- defecting — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
- defection — the act or an instance of defecting
- defendant — A defendant is a person who has been accused of breaking the law and is being tried in court.
- deferents — Plural form of deferent.