12-letter words containing d, y, n, a
- cape nordkyn — a cape in N Norway: the northernmost point of the European mainland
- car industry — the industry concerned with the manufacture and selling of automobiles
- cardigan bay — an inlet of St George's Channel, on the W coast of Wales
- chained lady — the constellation Andromeda.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- commandingly — being in command: a commanding officer.
- commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
- conchoidally — In a conchoidal manner.
- concordantly — agreeing; harmonious.
- condemnatory — Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
- coney island — an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- contractedly — in a shortened manner
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- cotton candy — Cotton candy is a large pink or white mass of sugar threads that is eaten from a stick. It is sold at fairs or other outdoor events.
- cotyledonary — the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
- country road — a road in the country
- county board — the governing body of a U.S. county consisting usually of three or more elected members.
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- cyanohydrins — Plural form of cyanohydrin.
- cyber monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest online shopping days.
- cyclandelate — a medicine for relaxing smooth muscle and encouraging blood cell dilation
- cylinder saw — crown saw.
- dactinomycin — a cytotoxic polypeptide, C 62 H 86 N 12 O 16 , isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers.
- danger money — extra money paid to compensate for the risks involved in certain dangerous jobs
- daniel shays — Daniel, 1747–1825, American Revolutionary War soldier: leader of a popular insurrection (Shays' Rebellion) in Massachusetts 1786–87.
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- day-tripping — to travel as a day-tripper.
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- definability — The quality of being definable.
- deflationary — A deflationary economic policy or measure is one that is intended to or likely to cause deflation.
- degenerately — In a degenerate manner.
- delay screen — (in a cathode-ray tube) a sensitized screen with a phosphorescent coating that retains the image formed by the electron beam for an appreciable time.
- delivery van — a small van used esp for delivery rounds
- delusionally — In a delusional way.
- demoniacally — In a demoniacal manner.
- demonography — a treatise on demons.
- demonstrably — capable of being demonstrated or proved.
- denotatively — having power to denote.
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- deny a claim — If an insurance company denies a claim, it refuses to pay a claim submitted by a policyholder.
- deoxygenated — to remove oxygen from (a substance, as blood or water).
- deoxymannose — rhamnose.
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- determinably — In a determinable way.
- detonability — the quality of being detonable
- devotionally — In a devotional manner.