10-letter words containing d, o, r, t, u
- disruptors — Plural form of disruptor.
- distrouble — to trouble; to interrupt
- documenter — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- dog tucker — the meat of a sheep killed on a farm and used as dog food
- doorbuster — Informal. a retail item that is heavily discounted for a very limited time in order to draw customers to the store. the price of such an item.
- doubletree — a pivoted bar with a whiffletree attached to each end, used in harnessing two horses abreast.
- downbursts — Plural form of downburst.
- downturned — Turned downwards.
- dracontium — (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
- drainspout — downspout.
- 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.
- drunkathon — a session in which excessive quantities of alcohol are consumed
- drying-out — the process of detoxifying an alcoholic patient: Drying-out takes time.
- dump orbit — an earth orbit into which communications satellites may be moved at the end of their operational lives, where there is no risk of their interference or collision with working satellites in the normal orbits
- duplicator — a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.
- durational — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- durometers — Plural form of durometer.
- dust cover — a cloth or plastic covering used to protect furniture or equipment, as during a period of nonuse.
- dust storm — a storm of strong winds and dust-filled air over an extensive area during a period of drought over normally arable land (distinguished from sandstorm).
- dutch door — a door consisting of two units horizontally divided so that each half can be opened or closed separately.
- earthbound — headed for the earth: an earthbound meteorite.
- edulcorant — tending to edulcorate
- edulcorate — to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.
- elucidator — One who elucidates.
- endproduct — Alternative spelling of end product.
- eruditions — Plural form of erudition.
- étourderie — thoughtlessness, blundering
- eudiometer — A graduated glass tube in which mixtures of gases can be made to react by an electric spark, used to measure changes in volume of gases during chemical reactions.
- eudiometry — (chemistry, dated) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.
- eurocredit — a loan in which the currency of the loan is different from the national currency of the lending bank
- fecundator — to make prolific or fruitful.
- fluoridate — to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.
- foederatus — A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose.
- food court — a space, as in a shopping mall, with a concentration of fast-food stalls and usually a common eating area.
- food truck — a truck or van from which food is sold, as to people on the street.
- footguards — foot soldiers with ceremonial duties
- formulated — Simple past tense and past participle of formulate.
- foudroyant — striking as with lightning; sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning; dazzling.
- fourfooted — Having four feet.
- frost stud — an antislip device fitted to a horse's shoe
- frostbound — (of ground) hardened by frost
- fructoside — a glycoside that yields fructose upon hydrolysis.
- fruit drop — the premature shedding of fruit from a tree before fully ripe
- get around — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- graduation — an act of graduating; the state of being graduated.
- grand tour — an extended tour of Europe, formerly regarded as a necessary part of the education of young British gentlemen.
- greyed out — (of a navigation button, menu item, etc on a computer screen) not highlighted, indicating that the function is unavailable at a given time
- groundbait — chum2 (def 1).
- groundnuts — Plural form of groundnut.