10-letter words containing d, s, u
- custodians — Plural form of custodian.
- customised — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- customized — modified according to a customer's individual requirements
- cut a dash — If you say that someone cuts a dash, you mean that they have an attractively stylish appearance or a rather bold manner.
- cynopodous — (of some mammals, such as dogs) having claws that do not retract
- dachshunds — Plural form of dachshund.
- dairyhouse — A farm building operating as a dairy.
- daisy bush — any of various shrubs of the genus Olearia, of Australia and New Zealand, with daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- damascenus — Johannes [joh-han-eez,, -is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), John of Damascus, Saint.
- damasus ii — died 1048, pope 1048.
- damp squib — You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things.
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- damsel bug — any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae, related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants
- darius iii — died 330 bc, last Achaemenid king of Persia (336–330), who was defeated by Alexander the Great
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- dauphiness — dauphine.
- dauphinois — (of potatoes or other vegetables) sliced and cooked in milk, typically with a topping of cheese.
- deafmutism — unable to hear and speak.
- debauchees — Plural form of debauchee.
- debentures — Plural form of debenture.
- debris bug — a bug of the family Cimicidae found where vegetable debris accumulates and feeding on small arthropods like springtails: related to the bedbugs
- debt issue — a fixed corporate obligation, as a bond or debenture.
- debutantes — Plural form of debutante.
- decamerous — having ten sections or partitions
- decapodous — Decapodal; ten-footed.
- deceptious — relating to deception or inclined to deceive
- deciduitis — inflammation of the decidua.
- deckhouses — Plural form of deckhouse.
- decorously — characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
- decoupages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decoupage.
- decussated — Simple past tense and past participle of decussate.
- deductions — Plural form of deduction.
- deep focus — the focusing of a filmed scene so as to make near and distant objects equally clear.
- deep south — The Deep South consists of the states that are furthest south in the United States.
- 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
- deerhounds — Plural form of deerhound.
- defaulters — Plural form of defaulter.
- degaussing — Present participle of degauss.
- degenerous — (of a person) inferior to one's ancestors
- dehumanise — to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.
- deliquesce — (esp of certain salts) to dissolve gradually in water absorbed from the air
- delusional — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- delusively — tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
- delustrant — an agent which removes lustre from something
- demagogues — Plural form of demagogue.
- demeanours — Plural form of demeanour.
- demeasnure — demeanour
- demisexual — (of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed.
- demob suit — a suit of civilian clothes issued to a demobilized soldier, esp at the end of World War II
- democritus — ?460–?370 bc, Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus