10-letter words containing d, i, v, a
- camp david — the US president's retreat in the Appalachian Mountains, Maryland: scene of the Camp David Agreement (Sept, 1978) between Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel, mediated by Jimmy Carter, which outlined a framework for establishing peace in the Middle East. This agreement was the basis of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt signed in Washington (March, 1979)
- captivated — Simple past tense and past participle of captivate.
- clavichord — A clavichord is a musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, small pieces of metal come up and hit the strings. Clavichords were especially popular during the eighteenth century.
- crash dive — a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine
- crash-dive — a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
- cultivated — If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners.
- d'oliviera — Basil (Lewis). 1931–2011, South African-born cricketer who played for England. The South African government's refusal to admit him to the country as part of the England touring party in 1968 led to South Africa being banned from international cricket
- daredevils — Plural form of daredevil.
- datatrieve — (database, language) A query and report system for use with DEC's VMS (RMS, VAX Rdb/VMS or VAX DBMS).
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- deactivate — If someone deactivates an explosive device or an alarm, they make it harmless or impossible to operate.
- deceivable — capable of being deceived; gullible.
- decorative — Something that is decorative is intended to look pretty or attractive.
- dedicative — of or relating to dedication; serving as a dedication.
- delineavit — (he or she) drew it: used formerly on prints alongside the name of the artist of the original drawing
- demiquaver — a sixteenth note; semiquaver.
- demotivate — to cause (a person) to lose motivation
- denotative — able to denote; designative
- deprivable — Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
- depurative — used for or capable of depurating; purifying; purgative
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- derivative — A derivative is something which has been developed or obtained from something else.
- derivatize — to alter (a chemical compound) via a chemical reaction, so that it becomes a derivative
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- desalivate — to arrest the flow of saliva in (a human or other animal).
- detonative — (of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously.
- detractive — tending or seeking to detract.
- devalorize — Devalue.
- devanagari — a syllabic script in which Sanskrit, Hindi, and other modern languages of India are written
- devastavit — the waste or mismanagement, whether wilful or by neglect, of a deceased person's estate by the executor of his or her will or another trustee of the estate
- deviations — Plural form of deviation.
- devil of a — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- devitalize — to lower or destroy the vitality of; make weak or lifeless
- devocalize — devoice.
- devocation — A calling off or away.
- devotional — Devotional activities, writings, or objects relate to religious worship.
- digital tv — Digital TV is the same as digital television.
- disadvance — to stop or cause to stop advancing
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disavowing — Present participle of disavow.
- disenslave — to free from slave status
- disfavored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- dish gravy — meat juices, as from a roast, served as a gravy without seasoning or thickening.
- displacive — That involves or causes displacement.
- dissuasive — tending or liable to dissuade.
- disvaluing — Present participle of disvalue.
- divagation — to wander; stray.
- divaricate — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- dive brake — a flap deployed from the wings or fuselage of an aircraft, as a dive bomber or sailplane, that increases drag to permit a relatively steep angle of descent without a dangerous buildup in speed.
- dive table — Often, dive tables. a numerical table used by scuba divers to determine time limits of dives, according to depth, as well as possible decompression delays during ascent and requisite surface intervals between dives.