10-letter words containing d, e, r, s
- alessandra — a female given name, Italian form of Alexandra.
- alessandri — Jorge [hawr-he] /ˈhɔr hɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1986, Chilean engineer and statesman: president 1958–64.
- alessandro — Victor Nicholas, 1915–76, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- alexanders — a biennial umbelliferous plant, Smyrnium olusatrum, native to S Europe, with dense umbels of yellow-green flowers and black fruits
- alexandros — Alexander (def 2).
- alisanders — Alternative form of alexanders (plant).
- ambuscader — a person waiting in ambush; an ambusher
- ampersands — Plural form of ampersand.
- androgynes — Plural form of androgyne.
- andropause — the period, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55, during which a man's testosterone levels may fall, leading to a reduction in vigour and sexual drive
- androspore — the zoospore of certain algae that develops into a small male plant producing antherozoids.
- anhydrides — Plural form of anhydride.
- antitrades — winds moving above and opposite to the tropical trade winds: as they reach the Temperate Zones, they descend to the surface, forming a deep layer of prevailing westerlies
- apprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend.
- arabesqued — decorated with arabesques
- arc second — Astronomy. second2 (def 4).
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- archimedes — ?287–212 bc, Greek mathematician and physicist of Syracuse, noted for his work in geometry, hydrostatics, and mechanics
- area study — anthropological or sociological research intended to gather and relate data on various aspects of a geographical region and its inhabitants, as natural resources, history, language, institutions, or cultural and economic characteristics; a field investigation into human ecology.
- argus-eyed — keen-sighted; observant; vigilant
- arrowheads — Plural form of arrowhead.
- arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
- as regards — You can use as regards to indicate the subject that is being talked or written about.
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascerbated — Simple past tense and past participle of ascerbate.
- aside from — Aside from means the same as apart from. This form is more usual in American English.
- assertedly — in a maintained but uncorroborated manner
- asteriated — having a structure that produces an asterism
- asteridian — a member of the starfish family Asteridae
- asterisked — Simple past tense and past participle of asterisk.
- asteroidal — relating to asteroids
- asteroidea — the class comprising the starfishes.
- astrodomes — Plural form of astrodome.
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- authorised — Alternative spelling of authorized.
- ayurvedics — a therapeutic system based on the Ayurveda
- backslider — A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
- bad mester — a term for the devil, used when speaking to children
- balderdash — If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
- balladeers — Plural form of balladeer.
- balustrade — A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
- banderoles — Plural form of banderole.
- bandmaster — the conductor of a band
- bandoleers — Plural form of bandoleer.
- bandoleros — Plural form of bandolero.
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- banistered — Simple past tense and past participle of banister.
- barricades — Plural form of barricade.
- bartenders — Plural form of bartender.
- baseboards — Plural form of baseboard.