10-letter words containing e, n, s
- degression — a decrease by stages
- dehiscence — a splitting open, as of a pod or anther, along definite structural lines
- dehumanise — to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.
- dejections — Plural form of dejection.
- delineates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delineate.
- delsartian — of, relating to, or characteristic of François Delsarte or the Delsarte method.
- delusional — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- delustrant — an agent which removes lustre from something
- demantoids — Plural form of demantoid.
- demeanours — Plural form of demeanour.
- demeasnure — demeanour
- deminished — Simple past tense and past participle of deminish.
- demon star — Algol.
- demonetise — To remove the status of legal tender from a coin etc. and remove it from circulation.
- demonising — Present participle of demonise.
- demureness — characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- denasality — The quality of being denasal.
- denasalize — to diminish the nasal resonance of (speech or a speech sound).
- denazifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denazify.
- dendrimers — Plural form of dendrimer.
- dendrophis — a genus of harmless tree-dwelling snake, of which varieties can be found in South America, India, Australia, Africa, and North America
- denigrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denigrate.
- denis howe — (person) Denis B. Howe (1960 -) Editor of the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
- denouncers — Plural form of denouncer.
- densifying — to impregnate (wood) with additives under heat and pressure in order to achieve greater density and hardness.
- densimeter — any instrument for measuring density
- denturists — Plural form of denturist.
- deodorants — Plural form of deodorant.
- depanneurs — Plural form of depanneur.
- depantsing — to remove the trousers from, as a joke or punishment.
- dependants — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
- dependents — Plural form of dependent.
- depictions — representation in image form, as in a painting or illustration: Picasso's painting Guernica is an accurate depiction of the horrors of war.
- depletions — Plural form of depletion.
- depositing — Present participle of deposit.
- deposition — A deposition is a formal written statement, made for example by a witness to a crime, which can be used in a court of law if the witness cannot be present.
- depressant — able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity
- depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- deputising — to appoint as deputy.
- derringers — Plural form of derringer.
- des moines — a city in S central Iowa: state capital. Pop: 196 093 (2003 est)
- desalinate — to remove the salt from (esp from sea water)
- desalinize — desalt.
- descendant — Someone's descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them.
- descendent — coming or going downwards; descending
- descenders — Plural form of descender.
- descendeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of descend.
- descendeur — a shaped metal piece through which the rope can be fed: used to control the rate of descent in abseiling
- descending — When a group of things is listed or arranged in descending order, each thing is smaller or less important than the thing before it.