8-letter words containing e, s, r
- decresc. — decrescendo
- decrypts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrypt.
- deemster — the title of one of the two justices in the Isle of Man
- deerskin — the hide of a deer
- defamers — Plural form of defamer.
- defensor — One who defends; a defender.
- definers — Plural form of definer.
- deforest — If an area is deforested, all the trees there are cut down or destroyed.
- defrauds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defraud.
- defrocks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrock.
- defrosts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrost.
- degasser — A degasser is a device which removes gas from drilling mud.
- degrades — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of degrade.
- degrease — to remove grease from
- delayers — Plural form of delayer.
- delivers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deliver.
- delouser — a substance or device which removes lice from something
- delsarte — François [fran-swah;; French frahn-swa] /frænˈswɑ;; French frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1811–71, French musician and teacher.
- delusory — tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
- deluster — remove the lustre from
- delustre — to remove the lustre from (something)
- demerits — Plural form of demerit.
- demersal — living or occurring on the bottom of a sea or a lake
- deminers — Plural form of deminer.
- demireps — Plural form of demirep.
- demister — A demister is the same as a defogger.
- dempster — Arthur Jeffrey, 1886–1950, U.S. physicist.
- denarius — a silver coin of ancient Rome, often called a penny in translation
- dendrons — Plural form of dendron.
- denpasar — seaport in S Bali, Indonesia: pop. 261,000
- dentures — Dentures are artificial teeth worn by people who no longer have all their own teeth.
- deplores — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplore.
- depraves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprave.
- depretis — Agostino (aɡoˈstiːno). 1813–87, Italian statesman; prime minister (1876–78; 1878–79; 1881–87). His policy led to the Triple Alliance (1882) between Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany
- deprives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprive.
- deranges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derange.
- derision — If you treat someone or something with derision, you express contempt for them.
- derisive — A derisive noise, expression, or remark expresses contempt.
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- derricks — Plural form of derrick.
- des pres — Josquin (ʒɔskɛ̃). ?1450–1521, Flemish Renaissance composer of masses, motets, and chansons
- desalter — an apparatus for desalting
- desander — A desander is a device at the surface which removes very small particles from the drilling mud.
- descaler — a thing for removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
- describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
- descried — to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy: The lookout descried land.
- descries — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of descry.
- descript — Archaic form of described.
- descrive — to describe
- deserted — abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.