10-letter words containing d, o, i, n
- denouncing — Present participle of denounce.
- dentiphone — (dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
- denudation — Geology. the exposing or laying bare of rock by erosive processes.
- depictions — representation in image form, as in a painting or illustration: Picasso's painting Guernica is an accurate depiction of the horrors of war.
- depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- depletions — Plural form of depletion.
- depositing — Present participle of deposit.
- deposition — A deposition is a formal written statement, made for example by a witness to a crime, which can be used in a court of law if the witness cannot be present.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- depuration — The action or process of freeing something of impurities.
- deputation — A deputation is a small group of people who have been asked to speak to someone on behalf of a larger group of people, especially in order to make a complaint.
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- derogating — Present participle of derogate.
- derogation — a lessening or weakening (of power, authority, position, etc.)
- derring-do — Derring-do is the quality of being bold, often in a rather showy or foolish way.
- des moines — a city in S central Iowa: state capital. Pop: 196 093 (2003 est)
- descension — the action of descending; descent
- desciption — Misspelling of description.
- desertions — Plural form of desertion.
- designator — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- desmoulins — (Lucie Simplice) Camille (Benoît) (kamij). 1760–94, French revolutionary leader, pamphleteer, and orator
- desolating — Present participle of desolate.
- desolation — Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness.
- désorienté — having lost one's bearings; confused
- desorption — the action or process of desorbing
- despoiling — plundering by force
- desponding — to be depressed by loss of hope, confidence, or courage.
- destocking — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- destroying — Present participle of destroy.
- detections — Plural form of detection.
- detentions — Plural form of detention.
- dethroning — Present participle of dethrone.
- detonating — Present participle of detonate.
- detonation — A detonation is a large or powerful explosion.
- detonative — (of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously.
- detraction — a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
- detritions — Plural form of detrition.
- deunionize — to eliminate labor unions from (a company, industry, etc.).
- developing — If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
- deviations — Plural form of deviation.
- devocation — A calling off or away.
- devolution — Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
- 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)
- devotional — Devotional activities, writings, or objects relate to religious worship.
- dextrinoid — (mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns reddish-brown upon application of Melzer's reagent.
- di stéfano — Alfredo (ɑlˈfredo). 1926–2014, Argentinian-born football player, who played for Argentina, Colombia, Spain, and Real Madrid
- diachronic — of, relating to, or studying the development of a phenomenon through time; historical
- diaconates — Plural form of diaconate.
- diaconicon — (in church architecture) a room where things used during the church service are stored, such as vestments; sacristy
- diagnosing — Present participle of diagnose.