11-letter words containing d, s, p
- cued speech — a method of communication in which a speaker uses a system of manual cues to aid a lipreader by clarifying potentially ambiguous mouth movements with hand gestures.
- culdoscopes — Plural form of culdoscope.
- cupid's bow — a shape of the upper lip considered to resemble Cupid's double-curved bow
- cuspidation — decoration using cusps
- custard cup — a heat-resistant porcelain or glass cup in which an individual custard is baked.
- custard pie — Custard pies are artificial pies which people sometimes throw at each other as a joke.
- custard-pie — characteristic of a type of slapstick comedy in which a performer throws a pie in another's face: popular especially in the era of vaudeville and early silent films.
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- dampishness — the quality of being dampish
- das kapital — a work (1867) by Karl Marx, dealing with economic, social, and political relations within society and containing the tenets on which modern communism is based.
- de-emphasis — a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school.
- dealerships — Plural form of dealership.
- decapitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decapitate.
- decapsulate — to remove a capsule from (a part or organ, esp the kidney)
- decompilers — Plural form of decompiler.
- decomposers — Plural form of decomposer.
- decomposing — Present participle of decompose.
- decomposite — a composite element that is itself composed of other elements
- decompounds — Plural form of decompound.
- deemphasize — to place less emphasis upon; reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.: The university de-emphasized intercollegiate football.
- 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
- deep-seated — A deep-seated problem, feeling, or belief is difficult to change because its causes have been there for a long time.
- delors plan — a plan for closer European union, originated by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission (1985–94)
- delphiniums — Plural form of delphinium.
- denizenship — the status of a denizen
- dental lisp — a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- departments — Plural form of department.
- depasturing — Present participle of depasture.
- dependables — Plural form of dependable.
- dependences — the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
- deployments — Plural form of deployment.
- depopulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depopulate.
- deportments — Plural form of deportment.
- depositions — Plural form of deposition.
- depravities — Plural form of depravity.
- depreciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depreciate.
- depressants — Plural form of depressant.
- depressible — that can be depressed
- depressions — Plural form of depression.
- depressives — Plural form of depressive.
- deputations — Plural form of deputation.
- derepressed — Simple past tense and past participle of derepress.
- dermoplasty — skin grafting.
- des plaines — city in NE Ill.: suburb of Chicago: pop. 59,000
- description — You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
- descriptive — Descriptive language or writing indicates what someone or something is like.
- descriptors — Plural form of descriptor.
- deserpidine — a drug extracted from the plant Rauwolfia canescens, used to block the flow of or reaction to adrenaline, and thus useful as a tranquilizer or to treat hypertensivity
- desert palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
- desipramine — a tricyclic antidepressant drug