10-letter words containing d, i, l, a, c
- delegacies — Plural form of delegacy.
- delicacies — something delightful or pleasing, especially a choice food considered with regard to its rarity, costliness, or the like: Caviar is a great delicacy.
- delicately — fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
- delocalize — to remove from the usual locality
- demilancer — A soldier who carries a demilance.
- demoniacal — of, relating to, or like a demon; demonic: demoniac laughter.
- descriable — Capable of being descried (detected or perceived).
- despicable — If you say that a person or action is despicable, you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, or evil.
- despicably — deserving to be despised, or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain; contemptible: He was a mean, despicable man, who treated his wife and children badly.
- despotical — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- devocalize — devoice.
- diabetical — relating to diabetes
- diabolical — If you describe something as diabolical, you are emphasizing that it is very bad, extreme, or unpleasant.
- dialectics — the study of reasoning or of argumentative methodology
- dialogical — of or marked by dialogue
- dicoumarol — a substance obtained naturally from sweet clover or produced synthetically as a drug, used as an anticoagulant
- didactical — intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry.
- didascalic — of or relating to instruction or teaching
- dietetical — Dated form of dietetic.
- dilacerate — to tear apart or to pieces.
- dilemmatic — a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- dilucidate — to elucidate
- diocletian — (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) a.d. 245–316, Illyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284–305.
- diplacusis — a difference in hearing by the two ears so that one sound is heard as two.
- diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- directable — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- disclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of disclaim.
- disclaimer — a statement, document, or assertion that disclaims responsibility, affiliation, etc.; disavowal; denial.
- discoursal — of or relating to discourse
- disculpate — (transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
- disilicate — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound containing two silicate anions.
- dislocated — Simple past tense and past participle of dislocate.
- dislocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dislocate.
- displacing — Present participle of displace.
- displacive — That involves or causes displacement.
- disyllabic — consisting of or pertaining to two syllables.
- dochmiacal — of or relating to dochmiac verse
- dogmatical — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- dolce vita — sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence (usually preceded by la).
- domestical — Archaic form of domestic.
- domiciliar — a canon of a minor order.
- dominicale — a veil formerly worn by women during divine service.
- dramatical — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of drama or the theatre.
- du chaillu — Paul Belloni [pawl buh-loh-nee;; French pawl be-law-nee] /pɔl bəˈloʊ ni;; French pɔl bɛ lɔˈni/ (Show IPA), 1835–1903, U.S. explorer in Africa, traveler, and writer; born in France.
- duodecimal — pertaining to twelfths or to the number 12.
- duplicable — capable of being duplicated.
- duplicated — a copy exactly like an original.
- duplicates — Plural form of duplicate.
- duplicator — a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.
- duplicatus — (of a cloud) consisting of superposed layers that sometimes partially merge.