9-letter words containing d, e, s, r
- dendrites — Plural form of dendrite.
- densifier — something that makes things more dense
- dentistry — Dentistry is the work done by a dentist.
- denturism — the practice by denturists of making artificial dentures and fitting them to patients.
- denturist — a person who makes dentures
- deodorise — Alternative spelling of deodorize.
- depasture — to graze or denude by grazing (a pasture, esp a meadow specially grown for the purpose)
- depleters — Plural form of depleter.
- deportees — to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- depositor — A bank's depositors are the people who have accounts with that bank.
- depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
- depresses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depress.
- depressor — a person or thing that depresses
- derailers — Plural form of derailer.
- dereistic — autism.
- derelicts — Plural form of derelict.
- derepress — to cause (a gene) to cease to be repressed, by deactivating its depressor
- derisible — subject to or deserving of derision; ridiculous
- derivates — Plural form of derivate.
- dermestid — any beetle of the family Dermestidae, whose members are destructive at both larval and adult stages to a wide range of stored organic materials such as wool, fur, feathers, and meat. They include the bacon (or larder), cabinet, carpet, leather, and museum beetles
- derogates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derogate.
- derrieres — Plural form of derriere.
- dervishes — Plural form of dervish.
- desargues — Gérard [zhey-rar] /ʒeɪˈrar/ (Show IPA), 1593–1662, French mathematician.
- descartes — René (rəne). 1596–1650, French philosopher and mathematician. He provided a mechanistic basis for the philosophical theory of dualism and is regarded as the founder of modern philosophy. He also founded analytical geometry and contributed greatly to the science of optics. His works include Discours de la méthode (1637), Meditationes de Prima Philosophia (1641), and Principia Philosophiae (1644)
- descender — a person or thing that descends
- described — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- describer — A person who describes.
- describes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of describe.
- descrying — Present participle of descry.
- desecrate — If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.
- deserters — Plural form of deserter.
- desertify — to (cause to) become a desert
- deserting — Present participle of desert.
- desertion — the act of deserting or abandoning or the state of being deserted or abandoned
- deserving — If you describe a person, organization, or cause as deserving, you mean that you think they should be helped.
- desideria — an ardent longing, as for something lost.
- designers — Plural form of designer.
- desirable — Something that is desirable is worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular.
- desirably — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- desireful — Filled with desire; eager.
- desk work — work done at a desk.
- desoeuvre — with nothing to do
- desolater — One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste.
- desolator — barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.
- despaired — loss of hope; hopelessness.
- despairer — a person who despairs
- desparate — Misspelling of desperate.
- despenser — Hugh le, Earl of Winchester. 1262–1326, English statesman, a favourite of Edward II. Together with his son Hugh, the Younger (?1290–1326), he was executed by the king's enemies
- desperado — A desperado is someone who does illegal, violent things without worrying about the danger.