10-letter words containing d, i, s, o, r
- detrivores — Plural form of detrivore.
- devonshire — 8th Duke of, title of Spencer Compton Cavendish. 1833–1908, British politician, also known (1858–91) as Lord Hartington. He led the Liberal Party (1874–80) and left it to found the Liberal Unionist Party (1886)
- dexterious — Misspelling of dextrous, alternative spelling to dexterous.
- diadromous — of or possessing a leaf venation in the shape of a fan
- diaphorase — a flavoprotein enzyme operating in mitochondria, acting as a catalyst in the process of dye reduction or oxidation
- diatropism — a response of plants or parts of plants to an external stimulus by growing at right angles to the direction of the stimulus
- dibromides — Plural form of dibromide.
- dichlorvos — an organophosphate insecticide used to control garden and household pests and to treat worm infections
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dichromism — the state of being dichromic
- digression — the act of digressing.
- dime store — five-and-ten (def 1).
- dimorphism — Zoology. the occurrence of two forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species. Compare sexual dimorphism.
- dimorphous — having two forms.
- dinosauric — Of or pertaining to dinosaurs.
- diorthosis — the act or process of straightening something, esp a deformity in something
- directions — the act or an instance of directing.
- disaccords — Plural form of disaccord.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- disclosers — Plural form of discloser.
- disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- discolored — Changed in color in a way that is less attractive.
- discolours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discolour.
- discomfort — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- disconfirm — to prove to be invalid.
- discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
- discording — Present participle of discord.
- discounter — a person who discounts.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discoursal — of or relating to discourse
- discoursed — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discourser — One who discourses; a narrator or speaker.
- discourses — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discoverer — a person who discovers.
- discretion — the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay.
- discrowned — Simple past tense and past participle of discrown.
- discursion — an instance of discursive writing, speech, etc.; a wandering or logically unconnected statement.
- discursory — of or relating to discourse
- disembargo — to remove an embargo from.
- disembroil — to free from embroilment, entanglement, or confusion.
- disempower — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- disendorse — (transitive) To cease to endorse; to withdraw endorsement.
- disendower — One who disendows.
- disenviron — to set free from a specific environment
- disfavored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disfrocked — Simple past tense and past participle of disfrock.
- disglorify — to remove from glory