11-letter words containing e, a, s, t
- dissociates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissociate.
- distantiate — to put or keep at an emotional or intellectual distance
- distantness — The state or quality of being distant or remote.
- distasteful — unpleasant, offensive, or causing dislike: a distasteful chore.
- distillable — Capable of being distilled, especially capably of being distilled without chemical decomposition.
- distillates — Plural form of distillate.
- distractive — tending to distract.
- disturbance — the act of disturbing.
- dna testing — genetic profiling
- do a stroke — If someone does not do a stroke of work, they are very lazy and do no work at all.
- doc martens — a brand of lace-up boots with thick lightweight resistant soles
- doctorspeak — the language of physicians and other health professionals; specialized or technical jargon used by healthcare workers.
- dodecastyle — having 12 columns.
- dogcatchers — Plural form of dogcatcher.
- domesticate — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- dorset naga — a British-grown variety of the Naga Jolokia chilli pepper, noted for its extreme heat
- dot address — An Internet address in dot notation.
- dot leaders — (text) A row of full stops intended to guide the reader's eye across the page from a column of variable length items on the left to the corresponding items in a column on the right. Used, for example, in the contents page of a book to tie a heading on the left to its page number on the right.
- double salt — a salt that crystallizes as a single substance but ionizes as two distinct salts when dissolved, as carnallite, KMgCl 3 ⋅6H 2 O.
- double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
- down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- draize test — a test assessing the potential of drugs, chemicals, cosmetics, and other commercial products to produce irritation, pain, or damage to the human eye by studying its effect on a rabbit's eye.
- dramaturges — Plural form of dramaturge.
- draughtiest — Superlative form of draughty.
- draughtsmen — Plural form of draughtsman.
- drillmaster — a person who trains others in something, especially routinely or mechanically.
- drive shaft — a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery.
- drop astern — to fall back to the stern (of another vessel)
- dry-roasted — roasted with no oil, or less oil than is usually used in roasting, so that the product is drier, crisper, and less caloric: dry-roasted peanuts.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- dust jacket — book jacket.
- duster coat — a woman's loose summer coat with wide sleeves and no buttons, popular in the mid-20th century
- dysesthesia — (medicine) A condition caused by lesions of the nervous system that causes abnormal sensations such as burning, wetness, or itching.
- dyspathetic — characterized by dyspathy
- dyspeptical — (archaic) dyspeptic.
- dysregulate — (biology) To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism.
- e-signature — a technology that allows a person to electronically affix a signature or its equivalent to an electronic document, as when consenting to an online contract.
- eagle scout — a boy scout who has achieved the highest rank in U.S. scouting.
- earnestness — serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- earth smoke — fumitory.
- earthliness — of or relating to the earth, especially as opposed to heaven; worldly.
- earthmovers — Plural form of earthmover.
- earthperson — a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
- earthquakes — Plural form of earthquake.
- earthshaker — imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
- east africa — a region of Africa comprising Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
- east anglia — an early English kingdom in SE Britain: modern Norfolk and Suffolk.
- east bengal — formerly a part of the Indian province of Bengal; now coextensive with Bangladesh. Compare Bengal (def 1).
- east berlin — a former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km). Capital: East Berlin.