10-letter words containing d, s, u
- dumbfounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dumbfound.
- dumbsizing — Present participle of dumbsize.
- dumbstruck — temporarily deprived of the power of speech, as by surprise or confusion; dumbfounded.
- dune grass — a stout grass, Elymus arenarius, of Eurasia, used as a binder for shifting sand.
- duniwassal — (in Scotland) a minor nobleman
- duodecimos — Plural form of duodecimo.
- duodenitis — inflammation of the duodenum.
- duopsonies — Plural form of duopsony.
- duotheists — Plural form of duotheist.
- duplicates — Plural form of duplicate.
- duplicatus — (of a cloud) consisting of superposed layers that sometimes partially merge.
- durometers — Plural form of durometer.
- dusseldorf — a state in W Germany; formerly a part of Rhine province. 13,154 sq. mi. (34,070 sq. km). Capital: Düsseldorf.
- dust bunny — Slang. a loose, tangled ball of dust, lint, hair, etc., especially as found under a low piece of furniture.
- dust cloud — a large cloud of dust that hangs in the air
- dust cover — a cloth or plastic covering used to protect furniture or equipment, as during a period of nonuse.
- dust devil — a small whirlwind 10–100 feet (3–30 meters) in diameter and from several hundred to 1000 feet (305 meters) high, common in dry regions on hot, calm afternoons and made visible by the dust, debris, and sand it picks up from the ground.
- dust kitty — a dust ball.
- dust mouse — a dust ball.
- dust sheet — A dust sheet is a large cloth which is used to cover objects such as furniture in order to protect them from dust.
- dust storm — a storm of strong winds and dust-filled air over an extensive area during a period of drought over normally arable land (distinguished from sandstorm).
- dust whirl — dust devil.
- dust-bathe — (of a bird) to squat in dusty soil and fluff dust through the plumage: probably performed to combat ectoparasites.
- dustjacket — Alternative form of dust jacket.
- dustsheets — Plural form of dustsheet.
- dusty deck — Old software (especially applications) which one is obliged to remain compatible with, or to maintain. DP types call this "legacy code", a term hackers consider smarmy and excessively reverent. The term implies that the software in question is a holdover from card-punch days. Used especially when referring to old scientific and number crunching software, much of which was written in Fortran and very poorly documented but is believed to be too expensive to replace. See fossil; compare crawling horror.
- dutch rise — an increase in wages that is of no benefit to the recipient
- dutch rush — scouring rush.
- dutchesses — Plural form of dutchess.
- duty-frees — goods sold in a duty-free shop
- dysfluency — disfluency.
- dysprosium — a rare-earth metallic element, highly reactive and paramagnetic, found in small amounts in various rare-earth minerals, as euxenite and monazite: used to absorb neutrons in nuclear reactors. Symbol: Dy; atomic weight: 162.50; atomic number: 66.
- edentulous — lacking teeth; toothless.
- edmundston — a city in NW New Brunswick, in SE Canada, on the upper part of the St. John River.
- educations — Plural form of education.
- elucidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elucidate.
- emulsified — Simple past tense and past participle of emulsify.
- emulsioned — Painted with emulsion paint.
- emulsoidal — of or relating to an emulsoid
- end result — product created by a process
- endeavours — Plural form of endeavour.
- endogamous — (of a marriage) Within a social group. The practice of endogamy.
- endogenous — Having an internal cause or origin.
- endomysium — A layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscle fibers.
- endosulfan — (chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites.
- endovenous — (anatomy) Inside a vein.
- endurances — Plural form of endurance.
- enschedule — to place in a schedule
- enshrouded — Simple past tense and past participle of enshroud.
- equipoised — Simple past tense and past participle of equipoise.