10-letter words containing g, i, r, a
- dispairing — Present participle of dispair.
- disparaged — Simple past tense and past participle of disparage.
- disparager — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- disparages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disparage.
- disparting — Present participle of dispart.
- disregards — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disregard.
- distraught — distracted; deeply agitated.
- distringas — (legal) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
- dittograph — an instance of dittography; a passage containing reduplicated syllables, letters, etc.
- dogmatizer — One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.
- dorsigrade — (of animals such as certain armadillos) walking on the backs of the toes
- drag chain — one of a number of chains attached to a hull about to be launched in restricted waters in order to slow its motion by dragging along the bottom.
- drag strip — a straight, paved area or course where drag races are held, as a section of road or airplane runway.
- draggingly — In a way that drags; with a dragging motion.
- dragonfish — any marine fish of the family Bathydraconidae, of Antarctic seas, having an elongated body and flattened head and being biochemically adapted to extremely low temperatures.
- dragonlike — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- dragonling — (fantasy) A baby dragon.
- dragonskin — The skin of a dragon, or leather made from it.
- dragooning — Present participle of dragoon.
- dragsville — something unpleasantly boring or tedious.
- draguignan — a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- drain plug — A drain plug is a plug which is taken out to allow a fluid to be drained from a tank such as an engine oil pan or sump.
- draughtier — Comparative form of draughty.
- draughting — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- drawbridge — a bridge of which the whole or a section may be drawn up, let down, or drawn aside, to prevent access or to leave a passage open for boats, barges, etc.
- drawing-in — the act or process of threading warp ends through the heddle eyes of the harness and the dents of the reed according to a given plan for weaving a fabric.
- drawlingly — Speaking with a drawl.
- drawstring — a string or cord that tightens or closes an opening, as of a bag, clothing, or the like, when one or both ends are pulled.
- dreadingly — With dread.
- dreamingly — In a dreamy manner.
- driving at — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- drug habit — addiction to recreational drugs
- drugs raid — a sudden and unexpected visit by the police, often involving forced entry, with the aim of finding any illegal drugs
- dysgraphia — inability to write, caused by cerebral lesion.
- dysgraphic — a person who suffers from dysgraphia
- e-learning — Computer-Aided Instruction
- earbashing — a scolding or lengthy and vituperative verbal attack
- earmarking — Present participle of earmark.
- 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.
- earthlight — earthshine.
- earthlings — Plural form of earthling.
- earwigging — any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
- east ridge — a city in SE Tennessee, near Chattanooga.
- easterling — a native of a country lying to the east, especially a merchant from the Baltic.
- effigurate — having a definite shape or form
- egurgitate — to vomit (something)
- emarginate — (botany, mycology) Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower before reaching the attachment point.
- embargoing — Present participle of embargo.
- emigrating — Present participle of emigrate.
- emigration — The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.