10-letter words containing d, o, g, e, r
- dermatogen — a meristem at the apex of stems and roots that gives rise to the epidermis
- derogating — Present participle of derogate.
- derogation — a lessening or weakening (of power, authority, position, etc.)
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- derogatory — If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
- derring-do — Derring-do is the quality of being bold, often in a rather showy or foolish way.
- designator — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- destroying — Present participle of destroy.
- dethroning — Present participle of dethrone.
- diagometer — an instrument invented by Rousseau, formerly used to measure the electrical conductivity of substances
- didgeridoo — A didgeridoo is an Australian musical instrument that consists of a long pipe which makes a low sound when you blow into it.
- digression — the act of digressing.
- dihydrogen — (chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions.
- dinitrogen — (chemistry) the normal nitrogen molecule having two atoms.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- disembargo — to remove an embargo from.
- dog tucker — the meat of a sheep killed on a farm and used as dog food
- dog warden — dogcatcher.
- dog-sitter — a person who looks after a dog while its owner is away
- dog-walker — a person who walks other people's dogs, especially for a fee.
- dogberries — Plural form of dogberry.
- dogcatcher — a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc.
- dogfighter — Person who competes in dogfighting.
- dogmatizer — One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.
- dogsledder — a person who uses a dogsled
- dogtrotted — Simple past tense and past participle of dogtrot.
- dorsigrade — (of animals such as certain armadillos) walking on the backs of the toes
- downgraded — Simple past tense and past participle of downgrade.
- downgrades — Plural form of downgrade.
- downrigger — a fishing line used in trolling that is attached to a weighted cable in order to put lures or bait at a specific depth under a boat, usually near the floor.
- dragonette — A small or female dragon.
- dragonhead — any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers.
- dragonlike — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- dragonnade — one of a series of persecutions of French Protestants, under Louis XIV, by dragoons quartered upon them.
- dragoonade — Alternative form of dragonnade.
- drop forge — a device for forging metal between two dies, one of which is fixed, the other acting by gravity or by steam or hydraulic pressure
- drop-forge — to form in a drop forge.
- drudgerous — Of or pertaining to drudgery; tedious, menial and exhausting.
- drudgework — work that is menial and tedious and therefore distasteful; drudgery.
- drug store — the place of business of a druggist, usually also selling cosmetics, stationery, toothpaste, mouthwash, cigarettes, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.
- drugstores — Plural form of drugstore.
- encouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of encourage.
- endergonic — (of a metabolic or chemical process) accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy, the products being of greater free energy than the reactants.
- ergodicity — (uncountable) The condition of being ergodic.
- fingerhold — something onto which the fingers can hold
- footbridge — a bridge intended for pedestrians only.
- foreboding — a prediction; portent.
- foredating — Present participle of foredate.
- foreground — the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background).
- forejudged — Simple past tense and past participle of forejudge.