12-letter words containing d, o, u, s, t
- dextrousness — Alternative form of dexterousness.
- diamond dust — pulverized diamonds, used as an abrasive.
- diatomaceous — of, relating to, consisting of, or containing diatoms or their fossil remains
- diffusionist — the theory or principle that diffusion is the main force in cultural innovation and change.
- disastrously — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- disauthorize — to take authority away from (a person or organization)
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discommunity — a lack of community
- discongruity — incongruity.
- discontinued — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- discontinues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discontinue.
- discotheques — Plural form of discotheque.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- discourteous — not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman.
- discoverture — the state of being discovert; freedom from coverture.
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- disjunctions — Plural form of disjunction.
- dispiteously — in a manner that lacks pity
- disputations — Plural form of disputation.
- disputatious — fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious: disputatious litigants.
- disquisition — a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation.
- disquisitory — of or relating to disquisition
- dissimulator — One who dissimulates.
- dissolutions — Plural form of dissolution.
- distribution — an act or instance of distributing.
- distributors — Plural form of distributor.
- do one's nut — to be extremely angry; go into a rage
- doodly-squat — a minimum amount or degree; the least bit (usually used in the negative): This coin collection isn't worth doodly-squat in today's market.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- double steal — a play in which two base runners steal a base each.
- doubtfulness — of uncertain outcome or result.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- drop biscuit — a biscuit made by dropping baking powder biscuit dough from a spoon onto a pan for baking.
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- dry tortugas — a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- dulcet tones — People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice.
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- dust-to-dust — (of the environmental impact of a manufactured item) taking into account all phases of the item's existence from construction to eventual disposal
- dusty clover — a bush clover, Lespedeza capitata.
- dysfunctions — Plural form of dysfunction.
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- eisteddfodau — Plural form of eisteddfod.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- ethosuximide — A particular anticonvulsant drug.
- expostulated — Simple past tense and past participle of expostulate.