12-letter words containing d, s, p
- deep kissing — the act of taking part in a deep kiss
- deep pockets — If you say that a person or organization has deep pockets, you mean that they have a lot of money with which to pay for something.
- deep-chested — having a broad, strong-looking upper body
- demi-pension — an arrangement whereby a guest or resident pays, usually at a fixed rate, for room, breakfast, and one other daily meal offered in a hotel or boardinghouse; half board. Compare modified American plan.
- demographers — Plural form of demographer.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- dependancies — Plural form of dependancy.
- dependencies — the state of being dependent; dependence.
- depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
- depoliticise — Alternative spelling of depoliticize.
- deportations — Plural form of deportation.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation
- deposit slip — a form that you fill in when you make a deposit into a bank account; it contains information such as the amount, whether it is a cash or cheque deposit, the account number and the date
- depositaries — Plural form of depositary.
- depositation — the act of depositing
- depositional — of or relating to a deposition
- depositories — Plural form of depository.
- depravedness — The state of being depraved; depravity.
- depredations — the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.
- depressingly — In a depressing manner.
- depressively — In a depressive manner.
- depressurise — to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).
- depressurize — to reduce the pressure of a gas inside (a container or enclosed space), as in an aircraft cabin
- deprivations — Plural form of deprivation.
- derepression — the act of derepressing a gene
- desaparecido — one who has disappeared: used, especially in Latin America, in referring to a person who has been secretly imprisoned or killed during a government's program of political suppression.
- descriptions — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
- descriptives — Plural form of descriptive.
- desmoplastic — (pathology) That produces adhesions.
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- despisedness — the quality or state of being despised
- despiteously — in a despiteous or contemptuous manner
- despoliation — the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
- despondences — Plural form of despondence.
- despondently — feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom: despondent about failing health.
- despotically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- despotocracy — the rule by a despot or despots; the power of despots
- dessertspoon — A dessertspoon is a spoon which is midway between the size of a teaspoon and a tablespoon. You use it to eat desserts.
- desulphurize — to free or become free from sulphur
- deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
- developments — Plural form of development.
- devil's grip — pleurodynia (def 2).
- diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
- diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- die stamping — the production of words or decoration on a surface by using a steel die so that the printed images stand in relief
- dinaric alps — a mountain range in W Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia: connected with the main Alpine system by the Julian Alps. Highest peak: Troglav, 1913 m (6277 ft)
- dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
- diphosphates — a pyrophosphate.