11-letter words containing d, i, e, s
- cowardliest — Superlative form of cowardly.
- crab spider — any of a family (Thomisidae) of spiders that move sideways like crabs
- crank-sided — lopsided; askew.
- credentials — Someone's credentials are their previous achievements, training, and general background, which indicate that they are qualified to do something.
- credit risk — a person or institution judged to be unlikely to be able to repay a loan
- credit side — the side of a balance sheet showing income and assets
- credit slip — A credit slip is the same as a credit note.
- credit swap — A credit swap is a kind of insurance against credit risk where a third party agrees to pay a lender if the loan defaults, in exchange for receiving payments from the lender.
- crested tit — a small European songbird, Parus cristatus, that has a greyish-brown plumage with a prominent speckled black-and-white crest: family Paridae (tits)
- crime squad — (in Britain) a division of the police which identifies and prevents major crimes, esp those crossing regional or national boundaries
- crispbreads — Plural form of crispbread.
- cross-index — a note or notes referring the reader to other material
- cross-slide — the part of a lathe or planing machine on which the tool post is mounted and across which it slides at right angles to the bed of the lathe
- crystalised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalise.
- crystalized — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalize.
- cudgellings — beatings with a cudgel
- custard pie — Custard pies are artificial pies which people sometimes throw at each other as a joke.
- custard-pie — characteristic of a type of slapstick comedy in which a performer throws a pie in another's face: popular especially in the era of vaudeville and early silent films.
- daisy wheel — a component of a computer printer in the shape of a wheel with many spokes that prints characters using a disk with characters around the circumference as the print element
- daisycutter — Alternative form of daisy cutter.
- damascening — Present participle of damascene.
- dampishness — the quality of being dampish
- damselflies — Plural form of damselfly.
- dance music — music that is suitable for dancing
- danger list — on
- danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
- darlingness — the quality or characteristic of being darling, sweet, or charming
- dastardized — Simple past tense and past participle of dastardize.
- day cruiser — a motorboat too small to have any accommodations for sleeping.
- day jasmine — a West Indian shrub, Cestrum diurnum, of the nightshade family, having clusters of white flowers that are very fragrant by day.
- de villiers — A(braham) B(enjamin), born 1984, South African cricketer; a prolific run-scorer in all forms of international cricket
- de-emphasis — a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school.
- deaccession — to sell (a work of art) from a museum's or gallery's collections, especially with a view to acquiring funds for the purchase of other works.
- deactivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deactivate.
- deadly sins — the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth
- deaf-mutism — unable to hear and speak.
- dealerships — Plural form of dealership.
- dean's list — a list of students achieving the highest grades, periodically issued at certain colleges
- deathliness — The state or quality of being deathly.
- debilitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debilitate.
- debriefings — Plural form of debriefing.
- debt crisis — a situation in which the large debts owed by a number of individuals, organizations or countries threaten to overwhelm them, so that they become unable to service their debts which, in turn, may threaten the stability of larger structures
- decalcifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decalcify.
- decapitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decapitate.
- decasualize — to replace the casual workers in (a business) with permanent employees
- decennaries — Plural form of decennary.
- decidedness — The state or quality of being decided.
- deciduously — shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs.
- decimalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimalize.
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.