10-letter words containing d, s, m, e
- deemphasis — Alternative spelling of de-emphasis.
- deer mouse — any of various mice of the genus Peromyscus, esp P. maniculatus, of North and Central America, having brownish fur with white underparts: family Cricetidae
- defeminise — Alternative spelling of defeminize.
- defenseman — either of two players positioned close to their own goal to prevent scoring and to gain possession of the puck
- defensemen — Plural form of defenseman.
- deferments — Plural form of deferment.
- dehumanise — to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.
- delimiters — Plural form of delimiter.
- demagogism — The practices and principles of a demagogue; a pandering to the multitude for selfish ends.
- demagogues — Plural form of demagogue.
- demantoids — Plural form of demantoid.
- demarcates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demarcate.
- demeanours — Plural form of demeanour.
- demeasnure — demeanour
- deminished — Simple past tense and past participle of deminish.
- demisexual — (of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed.
- demitasses — Plural form of demitasse.
- demob suit — a suit of civilian clothes issued to a demobilized soldier, esp at the end of World War II
- demobilise — to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
- democritus — ?460–?370 bc, Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus
- demoiselle — a small crane, Anthropoides virgo, of central Asia, N Africa, and SE Europe, having grey plumage with long black breast feathers and white ear tufts
- demolished — to lay waste to; ruin utterly: The fire demolished the area.
- demolisher — One who demolishes.
- demolishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demolish.
- demon star — Algol.
- demonetise — To remove the status of legal tender from a coin etc. and remove it from circulation.
- demonising — Present participle of demonise.
- demoralise — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demureness — characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- demurrages — Plural form of demurrage.
- dendrimers — Plural form of dendrimer.
- densimeter — any instrument for measuring density
- dermatitis — Dermatitis is a medical condition which makes your skin red and painful.
- dermatomes — Plural form of dermatome.
- dermatoses — Plural form of dermatosis.
- dermatosis — any skin disease
- dermestids — Plural form of dermestid.
- des moines — a city in S central Iowa: state capital. Pop: 196 093 (2003 est)
- descramble — to restore (a scrambled signal) to an intelligible form, esp automatically by the use of electronic devices
- desiderium — a powerful desire or yearning, especially for something once had
- designatum — (semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
- designment — designation, design
- desirement — (nonstandard) something that is desired, but not absolutely required.
- desmosomal — of or relating to desmosomes
- desmosomes — Plural form of desmosome.
- desmoulins — (Lucie Simplice) Camille (Benoît) (kamij). 1760–94, French revolutionary leader, pamphleteer, and orator
- despotisms — Plural form of despotism.
- despumated — Simple past tense and past participle of despumate.
- desquamate — (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
- destemming — to remove the stem from (a fruit or vegetable); stem.