12-letter words containing f, e, t, d
- definitively — most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like: the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson.
- deflagrating — Present participle of deflagrate.
- deflagration — Deflagration is an explosion in which the speed of burning is lower than the speed of sound in the surroundings.
- deflationary — A deflationary economic policy or measure is one that is intended to or likely to cause deflation.
- deflectional — of or relating to deflection
- deflocculant — a chemical added to slip to increase fluidity.
- deflocculate — to disperse, forming a colloid or suspension
- deflowerment — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
- deformations — Plural form of deformation.
- defragmented — Simple past tense and past participle of defragment.
- defragmenter — (computing) That which defragments; a program that performs defragmentation.
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- deidentified — Simple past tense and past participle of deidentify.
- delightfully — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
- demystifying — Present participle of demystify.
- demythifying — to create a myth about (a person, place, tradition, etc.); cause to become a myth.
- denitrifying — to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
- dental floss — Dental floss is a type of thread that is used to clean the gaps between your teeth.
- dessert fork — a fork used for eating certain desserts, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner fork.
- destined for — headed for; bound for
- devitrifying — Present participle of devitrify.
- differentiae — Plural form of differentia.
- differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- difficulties — the fact or condition of being difficult.
- dip the flag — to salute by lowering a flag briefly
- disaffecting — Present participle of disaffect.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- disaffiliate — to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discomforted — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- discomforter — One who causes discomfort.
- disinfectant — any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
- disinfecting — Present participle of disinfect.
- disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- disinfestant — a product used to remove infestation
- dissatisfied — not satisfied or pleased; discontented.
- dissatisfies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissatisfy.
- distaff side — the female side of a family (opposed to spear side).
- distastefull — Archaic form of distasteful.
- double drift — a method of calculating wind direction and velocity by observing the direction of drift of an aircraft on two or more headings.
- double fault — (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) two faults in succession, resulting in the loss of the point, the loss of the serve, or both.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- doubtfulness — of uncertain outcome or result.
- draft dodger — a person who evades or attempts to evade compulsory military service.
- draft letter — the first version of a letter
- draftsperson — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.
- drift netter — a person who uses a drift net in fishing.
- duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
- duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
- dwarf planet — a spherical celestial body revolving about the sun, similar to a planet but not large enough to gravitationally clear its orbital region of most or all other celestial bodies. Pluto is a dwarf planet.