10-letter words containing e, c, t, o, d
- digoneutic — producing offspring twice yearly
- diocletian — (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) a.d. 245–316, Illyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284–305.
- directions — the act or an instance of directing.
- directoire — noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of the mid-1790s, characterized by an increasing use of Greco-Roman forms along with an introduction, toward the end, of Egyptian motifs: usually includes the Consulate period.
- discectomy — Surgical removal of the whole or a part of an intervertebral disc.
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- disconsent — a lack of consent
- discontent — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
- discounted — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- discounter — a person who discounts.
- discretion — the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay.
- disjection — the act of dispersion
- dislocated — Simple past tense and past participle of dislocate.
- dislocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dislocate.
- dissection — the act of dissecting.
- dissociate — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- do justice — present, treat fairly
- docentship — privatdocent.
- dockmaster — a person who supervises the dry-docking of ships.
- doctorates — Plural form of doctorate.
- doctorless — Without a doctor or doctors.
- documental — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- documented — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- documenter — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- dodge city — a city in SW Kansas, on the Arkansas River: important frontier town and railhead on the old Santa Fe route.
- dog tucker — the meat of a sheep killed on a farm and used as dog food
- dogcatcher — a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc.
- dogwatches — Plural form of dogwatch.
- dolce vita — sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence (usually preceded by la).
- dolcelatte — A mild, slightly sweet form of gorgonzola cheese.
- dolcemente — softly; sweetly
- domestical — Archaic form of domestic.
- dorchester — a town in S Dorsetshire, in S England, on the Frome River: named Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy's novels.
- dosimetric — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- dot-commer — a company doing business mostly or solely on the Internet.
- double act — Two comedians or entertainers who perform together are referred to as a double act. Their performance can also be called a double act.
- double-cut — noting a file having parallel cutting ridges crisscrossing in two directions.
- downcasted — Simple past tense and past participle of downcast.
- draconites — a type of precious stone thought to be found in a dragon's head
- dracontine — Belonging to a dragon.
- dress coat — tail coat.
- dry socket — a painful inflammatory infection of the bone and tissues at the site of an extracted tooth.
- duckfooted — afflicted with splayfoot.
- dust cover — a cloth or plastic covering used to protect furniture or equipment, as during a period of nonuse.
- dutch oven — a heavily constructed kettle with a close-fitting lid, used for pot roasts, stews, etc.
- ectodermal — Of or pertaining to the ectoderm.
- eddication — (UK, dated) eye dialect of education.
- edificator — (rare) One who or that which edifies; an edifier.