13-letter words containing d, s
- doomsday cult — A doomsday cult is a religious cult whose members believe that the world is about to end.
- doppelgangers — Plural form of doppelganger.
- doppler laser — a technique for measuring the shift in frequency between the source and reflected radiation of a laser.
- doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- dos requester — (networking) An MS-DOS client that provides transparent redirection of printing and file accesses to a network server. It handles levels 3, 4 and 5 of the Open Systems Interconnect seven layer model. A DOS requester under Novell NetWare will interface to a network card driver with an ODI interface, and will be either a single executable (netx.exe) or a set of VLMs that are loaded on demand. In the IBM/Microsoft LAN Manager/SMB world, where the name DOS redirector is more common, there will be an NDIS interface driver and a net.exe executable.
- double sculls — a race for sculls rowed by two rowers, each using a pair of oars.
- double spread — any pair of facing pages in a completed book, magazine, etc.
- double vision — diplopia.
- doublespeaker — a person who uses doublespeak
- doubtlessness — The property of being doubtless.
- douglas scale — an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell
- down syndrome — Down syndrome is a disorder that some people are born with. People who have Down syndrome have physical differences, such as shorter stature, and learning difficulties.
- downers grove — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
- downrightness — The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner.
- downside risk — an estimate of the potential loss of value of an investment in a falling market
- draft version — a preliminary version
- draftsmanship — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
- draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
- dragon's head — any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers.
- dragon's tail — (formerly) the descending node of the moon or a planet.
- drake passage — a strait between S South America and the South Shetland Islands, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- drama student — a student who is training to become an actor
- dramatic arts — the art of the writing and production of plays; drama
- dramatisation — Alternative spelling of dramatization.
- draughtboards — Plural form of draughtboard.
- draughtsboard — The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
- draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
- draw the shot — to deliver the bowl in such a way that it approaches the jack
- dreadlessness — the state or quality of being without fear or dread
- dreamcatchers — Plural form of dreamcatcher.
- dreamlessness — The state or condition of being dreamless; lack of dreams.
- dresden china — porcelain ware produced at Meissen, Germany, near Dresden, after 1710.
- dress uniform — U.S. Air Force. a uniform consisting of the coat and trousers of the service uniform, with a white shirt and black bow tie, worn for formal occasions.
- dressing case — a small piece of luggage for carrying toilet articles, medicine, etc.
- dressing down — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dressing gown — a tailored robe worn for lounging or for grooming, applying makeup, etc.
- dressing room — a room for use in getting dressed, especially one for performers backstage in a theater, television studio, etc.
- dressing sack — a woman's dressing gown.
- dressing-down — a severe reprimand; scolding.
- dressy casual — (of clothes) informal yet expensive, smart, or stylish
- driller’s hut — A driller's hut contains all the controls for the rig floor.
- drilling mast — A drilling mast is a structure over an oil well which supports the drilling equipment and allows it to be lifted into and out of the wellbore.
- drilling ship — a ship provided with drilling equipment and used especially for carrying out test drills
- drinkableness — the quality of being drinkable, the capacity to be drunk, drinkability
- drinking song — a song of hearty character suitable for singing by a group engaged in convivial drinking.
- driver's seat — the seat from which a vehicle is operated.
- dromaeosaurid — A carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of a late Cretaceous family that included deinonychus and the velociraptors. They had a large slashing claw on each hind foot.
- drongo shrike — any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting