12-letter words containing d, r, e, a, l, s
- crystallised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystallise.
- crystallized — Crystallized fruits and sweets are covered in sugar which has been melted and then allowed to go hard.
- cylinder saw — crown saw.
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- dark glasses — Dark glasses are glasses which have dark-coloured lenses to protect your eyes in the sunshine.
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- daughterless — Without a daughter.
- dead soldier — an empty beer or spirit bottle
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- decentralise — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- decentralist — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- deckle strap — a strap on each edge of the moving web of paper on a paper-making machine that fixes the width of the paper
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- deerstalkers — Plural form of deerstalker.
- deerstalking — The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
- delay screen — (in a cathode-ray tube) a sensitized screen with a phosphorescent coating that retains the image formed by the electron beam for an appreciable time.
- deliverables — items named in a contract, course, or project that must be delivered for its successful completion
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- demilitarise — (British) alternative spelling of demilitarize.
- demonstrable — A demonstrable fact or quality can be shown to be true or to exist.
- demonstrably — capable of being demonstrated or proved.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- dental nurse — a dentist's assistant, esp one who passes instruments, mixes fillings, etc
- dentirostral — (of birds) having a toothed beak
- depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
- deradicalise — to free from radical ideas, goals, or elements: The more conservative politicians were trying to deradicalize the liberation movement.
- desacralized — Simple past tense and past participle of desacralize.
- desacralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desacralize.
- desirability — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- destabilizer — a person who or a thing that destabilizes
- devil's mark — (in witchcraft) a mark, as a scar or blemish, on the body of a person who has made a compact with a devil.
- dewar vessel — a container with an evacuated space between two walls that are highly reflective, capable of maintaining its contents at a near-constant temperature over relatively long periods of time; thermos.
- diesel train — a train hauled by a diesel locomotive or powered by a diesel engine
- digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
- dilatometers — Plural form of dilatometer.
- dilatoriness — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- disagreeable — contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
- disagreeably — In a disagreeable manner.
- disassembler — A program for converting machine code into a low-level symbolic language.
- discolorated — Simple past tense and past participle of discolorate.
- discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discretional — discretionary.
- disembrangle — to disentangle (a person or thing)
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- disqualifier — One who, or that which, disqualifies.
- disregardful — neglectful; careless.