10-letter words containing d, i, a, s
- divemaster — a professional qualified to oversee scuba diving operations, as in salvage work or at a resort, and responsible for procedures and safety, monitoring the whereabouts of divers underwater or at the surface, and making rescues when necessary.
- divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- divisorial — Lb maths Related to a divisor.
- dixiecrats — a member of a faction of southern Democrats stressing states' rights and opposed to the civil-rights programs of the Democratic Party, especially a southern Democrat who bolted the party in 1948 and voted for the candidates of the States' Rights Democratic Party.
- docimastic — of or relating to docimasy
- docosanoic — behenic.
- dog's-tail — any of several grasses of the genus Cynosurus, esp C. cristatus (crested dog's-tail), that are native to Europe and have flowers clustered in a dense narrow spike
- dogmatists — Plural form of dogmatist.
- dogmatizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dogmatize.
- dollarfish — butterfish.
- dollarship — the fact of being denominated in dollars
- dollarwise — as expressed in dollars; in dollars and cents: How much does a million francs amount to, dollarwise?
- domestical — Archaic form of domestic.
- dominators — Plural form of dominator.
- donatistic — relating to a Donatist or Donatism
- doomsaying — a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster.
- dorsal fin — the fin or finlike integumentary expansion generally developed on the back of aquatic vertebrates.
- dorsal lip — the dorsal marginal region of the blastopore, which acts as a center of differentiation: as cells move through this region to the interior of the embryo during gastrulation, they acquire the ability to induce the overlying ectoderm to develop into a variety of tissues.
- dorsigrade — (of animals such as certain armadillos) walking on the backs of the toes
- downstairs — down the stairs.
- drabbiness — the quality or characteristic of being drab
- draconites — a type of precious stone thought to be found in a dragon's head
- draftiness — The characteristic of being drafty.
- drag strip — a straight, paved area or course where drag races are held, as a section of road or airplane runway.
- dragonfish — any marine fish of the family Bathydraconidae, of Antarctic seas, having an elongated body and flattened head and being biochemically adapted to extremely low temperatures.
- dragonskin — The skin of a dragon, or leather made from it.
- dragsville — something unpleasantly boring or tedious.
- drainpipes — a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, soil pipes, etc.
- drainspout — downspout.
- dramatised — Simple past tense and past participle of dramatise.
- dramatises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dramatise, an alternative spelling of 'dramatize'.
- dramatists — Plural form of dramatist.
- dramatizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dramatize.
- draw slide — dark slide (def 1).
- draw-slide — Also called draw slide. a black plastic, metal, or fabric sheet that is inserted into a film holder to protect the film from light.
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- drawstring — a string or cord that tightens or closes an opening, as of a bag, clothing, or the like, when one or both ends are pulled.
- dreaminess — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreariness — causing sadness or gloom.
- drearisome — Very dreary.
- driveshaft — A rotating shaft that transmits torque in an engine.
- drosophila — a fly of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
- drowsihead — drowsiness.
- drugs raid — a sudden and unexpected visit by the police, often involving forced entry, with the aim of finding any illegal drugs
- duennaship — The role or status of duenna.
- duniwassal — (in Scotland) a minor nobleman
- duplicates — Plural form of duplicate.
- duplicatus — (of a cloud) consisting of superposed layers that sometimes partially merge.
- dwarfishly — In a dwarfish manner.
- dynamicist — a person who investigates and researches dynamics