11-letter words containing d, i, s, a, u
- cuspidation — decoration using cusps
- 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.
- daisycutter — Alternative form of daisy cutter.
- dance music — music that is suitable for dancing
- danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
- dasht-i-lut — a desert plateau in central and E central Iran
- day cruiser — a motorboat too small to have any accommodations for sleeping.
- deaf-mutism — unable to hear and speak.
- decasualize — to replace the casual workers in (a business) with permanent employees
- decussating — Present participle of decussate.
- decussation — a decussating or being decussated
- degustation — the act of sampling a wide variety of foods, wines, etc.
- dehumanised — Past participle of dehumanise.
- dehumanises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanise.
- dehumanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize.
- delta virus — a severe form of hepatitis caused by an incomplete virus (delta virus) that links to the hepatitis B virus for its replication.
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demagoguism — demagoguery.
- demutualise — If a building society or insurance company demutualises, it abandons its mutual status and becomes a limited company.
- denunciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denunciate.
- depasturing — Present participle of depasture.
- deputations — Plural form of deputation.
- derailleurs — Plural form of derailleur.
- desexualise — Alternative spelling of desexualize.
- desexualize — to deprive of sexual characteristics by the surgical removal of the testicles or ovaries; castrate or spay
- desideratum — something lacked and wanted
- desublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- diacoustics — the branch of physics that deals with refracted sound
- diadelphous — (of stamens) having united filaments so that they are arranged in two groups
- diascordium — a herbal medicine, no longer in use, containing among other ingredients the herb scordium and opium
- dicephalous — having two heads
- dichogamous — having the stamens and pistils maturing at different times, thereby preventing self-pollination, as a monoclinous flower (opposed to homogamous).
- diffusional — Of or pertaining to diffusion.
- diluvialism — the theory, generally abandoned in the mid-19th century, that the earth's surface was shaped by the biblical flood
- diluvialist — a person who believes in the theory of diluvialism
- dinosaurian — pertaining to or of the nature of a dinosaur.
- dio cassius — ?155–?230 ad, Roman historian. His History of Rome covers the period of Rome's transition from Republic to Empire
- disaccustom — to cause to lose a habit: In the country I was quickly disaccustomed of sleeping late.
- disannuller — a person who disannuls
- disasterous — Misspelling of disastrous.
- disbursable — to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discourager — One who discourages.
- discourages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage.
- disculpated — Simple past tense and past participle of disculpate.
- discussable — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- discussants — Plural form of discussant.
- disfavoured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfavour.
- disfavourer — one who does not favour