11-letter words containing d, i, s, t, r
- democratism — The principles or spirit of a democracy.
- densimeters — Plural form of densimeter.
- dentigerous — bearing or having teeth
- deo gratias — thanks be to God
- depasturing — Present participle of depasture.
- depravities — Plural form of depravity.
- depreciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depreciate.
- deracinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deracinate Pulls up by the roots.
- derailments — Plural form of derailment.
- derivations — Plural form of derivation.
- derivatives — of or relating to financial derivatives
- derogations — Plural form of derogation.
- desalinator — an apparatus used in the process of desalination
- description — You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
- descriptive — Descriptive language or writing indicates what someone or something is like.
- descriptors — Plural form of descriptor.
- desecrating — Present participle of desecrate.
- desecration — a desecrating or being desecrated
- desert soil — a type of soil developed in arid climates, characterized by a lack of leaching and small humus content
- desertified — Simple past tense and past participle of desertify.
- desiderated — Simple past tense and past participle of desiderate.
- desideratum — something lacked and wanted
- designators — Plural form of designator.
- designatory — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- desk editor — someone employed to read through newspaper text before publication to correct errors
- desperation — Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.
- desterilize — to bring back from a sterile state; specif., to release (gold) from a neutralized position into an active position in the monetary system where it can support credit and monetary issues
- destructing — serving or designed to destroy: a destruct mechanism on a missile.
- destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- destructive — Something that is destructive causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury.
- desultorily — lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
- detectorist — a person whose hobby is using a metal detector
- deteriorism — the belief that everything is getting worse, that the universe is deteriorating or decaying
- determiners — Plural form of determiner.
- determinism — Determinism is the belief that all actions and events result from other actions, events, or situations, so people cannot in fact choose what to do.
- determinist — A determinist is someone who believes in determinism.
- detractions — Plural form of detraction.
- detribalise — Alt form detribalize.
- devitrifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devitrify.
- dexterities — Plural form of dexterity.
- diarthroses — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- diarthrosis — any freely movable joint, such as the shoulder and hip joints
- diastrophic — Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.
- diatessaron — (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fourth
- dicasteries — Plural form of dicastery.
- dichromates — Plural form of dichromate.
- dielectrics — Plural form of dielectric.
- dignitaries — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
- dimitrios i — (Dimitrios Papadopoulos) 1914–91, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church 1972–91.
- dinner suit — a dinner jacket and trousers, often worn with a bow tie at formal events