11-letter words containing d, s, n
- danger list — on
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
- danish loaf — a large white loaf with a centre split having the top crust dusted with flour, esp one baked on the sole of the oven
- dardanelles — the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara, separating European from Asian Turkey
- darlingness — the quality or characteristic of being darling, sweet, or charming
- darwinistic — the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those individuals best adapted for the reproductive success of their kind.
- dastardness — the sate or quality of being a dastard
- dauntlessly — In a dauntless manner.
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- day jasmine — a West Indian shrub, Cestrum diurnum, of the nightshade family, having clusters of white flowers that are very fragrant by day.
- day nursery — A day nursery is a place where children who are too young to go to school can be left all day while their parents are at work.
- day student — a student at a college or secondary school who does not reside in a facility provided by the school
- deaccession — to sell (a work of art) from a museum's or gallery's collections, especially with a view to acquiring funds for the purchase of other works.
- deacon seat — a bench running most of the length of a bunkhouse in a lumbering camp.
- deaconesses — Plural form of deaconess.
- dead season — a period during which there is very little activity either in business or in the political world
- deadenylase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes a deadenylation reaction.
- deadly sins — the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth
- dean's list — a list of students achieving the highest grades, periodically issued at certain colleges
- deathliness — The state or quality of being deathly.
- debriefings — Plural form of debriefing.
- decahedrons — Plural form of decahedron.
- decennaries — Plural form of decennary.
- decidedness — The state or quality of being decided.
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.
- decisioning — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
- deck tennis — a game played on board ship in which a quoit is tossed to and fro across a high net on a small court resembling a tennis court
- declensions — Plural form of declension.
- decolonised — Simple past tense and past participle of decolonise.
- decolonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decolonize.
- decolorants — Plural form of decolorant.
- decomposing — Present participle of decompose.
- decompounds — Plural form of decompound.
- decongested — Simple past tense and past participle of decongest.
- deconstruct — In philosophy and literary criticism, to deconstruct an idea or text means to show the contradictions in its meaning, and to show how it does not fully explain what it claims to explain.
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decree nisi — A decree nisi is an order made by a court which states that a divorce must take place at a certain time in the future unless a good reason is produced to prevent this.
- decrescendo — with a gradual decrease in loudness; diminuendo: often used as a musical direction: symbol 57381
- decussating — Present participle of decussate.
- decussation — a decussating or being decussated
- dedications — Plural form of dedication.
- deep design — a design process used in architecture, town planning, engineering, interior design, etc, the goal of which is to appeal not only to the thoughts and feelings of the conscious mind but also the visual imagery of the unconscious, while also aiming for sustainability
- defamations — Plural form of defamation.
- defeasances — Plural form of defeasance.
- defenceless — If someone or something is defenceless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
- defensative — a thing that offers protection or defence, esp a dressing, etc, that protects against infection or injury
- defenseless — If someone or something is defenseless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
- defensively — serving to defend; protective: defensive armament.
- defiantness — the state or quality of being defiant