9-letter words containing e, c, g, d
- decerning — Present participle of decern.
- decigrams — Plural form of decigram.
- deck gang — (on a ship) the sailors who are on duty but not on watch.
- declaring — Present participle of declare.
- declining — deteriorating gradually, as in quality, health, or character
- decocting — Present participle of decoct.
- decodings — Plural form of decoding.
- decongest — to ease crowding or clogging in (an area)
- deconning — Present participle of decon.
- decoupage — the art or process of decorating a surface with shapes or illustrations cut from paper, card, etc
- decreeing — Present participle of decree.
- decupling — Present participle of decuple.
- deducting — Present participle of deduct.
- defecting — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
- defencing — defense.
- dejecting — (rare) present participle of deject.
- demagogic — If you say that someone such as a politician is demagogic, you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments.
- demiglace — A rich brown sauce used in French cuisine by itself or as a base for other sauces.
- demiurgic — Philosophy. Platonism. the artificer of the world. (in the Gnostic and certain other systems) a supernatural being imagined as creating or fashioning the world in subordination to the Supreme Being, and sometimes regarded as the originator of evil.
- depicting — to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- descaling — Present participle of descale.
- descrying — Present participle of descry.
- detaching — Present participle of detach.
- detecting — Present participle of detect.
- devoicing — the process by which a consonant that is usually voiced becomes devoiced
- dickering — Present participle of dicker.
- dictyogen — a monocotyledon with reticulated leaves
- digenetic — alternation of generations.
- diligence — constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; persistent exertion of body or mind.
- diligency — (obsolete) diligence; care.
- directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- disgraced — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- disgracer — One who disgraces.
- disgraces — Plural form of disgrace.
- docketing — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- dodecagon — a polygon having 12 angles and 12 sides.
- dog-cheap — very inexpensive.
- douchebag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
- doughface — a Northerner who sympathized with the South during the controversies over new territories and slavery before the Civil War.
- drag race — a race between two or more automobiles starting from a standstill, the winner being the car that can accelerate the fastest.
- drenching — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- dysgenics — the study of the operation of factors that cause degeneration in offspring.
- edge city — an area on the outskirts of a city having a high density of office buildings, shopping malls, hotels, etc.
- educating — Present participle of educate.
- encodings — Plural form of encoding.
- endecagon — Alternative form of hendecagon.
- endoergic — (physics, and, chemistry) Occurring with the absorption of energy; endothermic.
- endogenic — Formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth.
- exceeding — Very great.