10-letter words containing e, s, r, i
- dove prism — a prism that inverts a beam of light, often used in a telescope to produce an erect image.
- drabbiness — the quality or characteristic of being drab
- draconites — a type of precious stone thought to be found in a dragon's head
- draftiness — The characteristic of being drafty.
- dragsville — something unpleasantly boring or tedious.
- drainpipes — a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, soil pipes, etc.
- dramatised — Simple past tense and past participle of dramatise.
- dramatises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dramatise, an alternative spelling of 'dramatize'.
- dramatizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dramatize.
- draw slide — dark slide (def 1).
- draw-slide — Also called draw slide. a black plastic, metal, or fabric sheet that is inserted into a film holder to protect the film from light.
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- dreaminess — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreariness — causing sadness or gloom.
- drearisome — Very dreary.
- dregginess — the condition or quality of dregs
- dress ship — to decorate a vessel by displaying all signal flags on lines run from the bow to the stern over the mast trucks
- dress suit — a man's suit for formal evening dress, with tail coat and open-front waistcoat.
- dressiness — The characteristic of being dressy.
- drill stem — A drill stem is all the parts of the equipment used for rotary drilling.
- dripstones — Plural form of dripstone.
- drivelines — Plural form of driveline.
- drivenness — past participle of drive.
- driverless — not having a human driver in control: The horse became startled and the now driverless horse-drawn carriage ran into a car. without a human operator: driverless machinery.
- driveshaft — A rotating shaft that transmits torque in an engine.
- drolleries — Plural form of drollery.
- droopiness — The characteristic of being droopy.
- drowsihead — drowsiness.
- drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
- drudgeries — Plural form of drudgery.
- duisenberg — Willem Frederik, known as Wim. 1935–2005, Dutch economist; president of the European Central Bank (1998–2003)
- dutch rise — an increase in wages that is of no benefit to the recipient
- dyscrasite — an alloy of antimony and silver
- dysenteric — Of, relating, or pertaining to dysentery.
- dzerzhinsk — a city in the central Russian Federation in Europe, W of Nizhni Novgorod.
- earbashing — a scolding or lengthy and vituperative verbal attack
- earth sign — any of the three astrological signs, Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn, that are grouped together because of the shared attributes of practicality and interest in material things.
- earthiness — of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.
- earthlings — Plural form of earthling.
- earthrises — Plural form of earthrise.
- earthshine — the faint illumination of the part of the moon not illuminated by sunlight, as during a crescent phase, caused by the reflection of light from the earth.
- earwitness — a person who testifies or can testify to what he or she has heard.
- east ridge — a city in SE Tennessee, near Chattanooga.
- east river — a strait in SE New York separating Manhattan Island from Long Island and connecting New York Bay and Long Island Sound.
- east sider — a native or resident of the East Side of Manhattan, in New York City.
- east timor — a small country in SE Asia, comprising part of the island of Timor: colonized by Portugal in the 19th century; declared independence in 1975 but immediately invaded by Indonesia; under UN administration from 1999 and an independent state from 2002. It is mountainous with a monsoon climate; subsistence agriculture is the main occupation. Languages: Portuguese, Tetun (a lingua franca), and Bahasa Indonesia. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: US dollar. Capital: Dili. Pop: 1 172 390 (2013 est). Area: 14 874 sq km (5743 sq miles)
- easterlies — moving, directed, or situated toward the east: an easterly course.
- easterling — a native of a country lying to the east, especially a merchant from the Baltic.
- easternize — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
- eastertide — Easter time.