10-letter words containing g, s
- 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.
- disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- disuniting — Present participle of disunite.
- disvaluing — Present participle of disvalue.
- ditherings — Plural form of dithering.
- do sb good — If you say that something will do someone good, you mean that it will benefit them or improve them.
- do-goodism — the actions or principles of a do-gooder.
- dog basket — a basket for a dog to sleep in
- dog salmon — chum salmon.
- dog's-tail — any of several grasses of the genus Cynosurus, esp C. cristatus (crested dog's-tail), that are native to Europe and have flowers clustered in a dense narrow spike
- dog-sitter — a person who looks after a dog while its owner is away
- dogberries — Plural form of dogberry.
- doggedness — persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.
- dogmatists — Plural form of dogmatist.
- dogmatizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dogmatize.
- dogsbodies — Plural form of dogsbody.
- dogsledded — Simple past tense and past participle of dogsled.
- dogsledder — a person who uses a dogsled
- dogwatches — Plural form of dogwatch.
- doodlebugs — Plural form of doodlebug.
- doomsaying — a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster.
- dorsigrade — (of animals such as certain armadillos) walking on the backs of the toes
- douchebags — Plural form of douchebag.
- doughiness — the quality or characteristic of being like dough
- doughtiest — Superlative form of doughty.
- downgrades — Plural form of downgrade.
- downlights — Plural form of downlight.
- downsizing — to design or manufacture a smaller version or type of: The automotive industry downsized its cars for improved fuel economy.
- downswings — Plural form of downswing.
- doxologies — Plural form of doxology.
- drag strip — a straight, paved area or course where drag races are held, as a section of road or airplane runway.
- 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.
- dragonskin — The skin of a dragon, or leather made from it.
- dragsville — something unpleasantly boring or tedious.
- dram glass — joey glass.
- 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.
- dregginess — the condition or quality of dregs
- dressguard — an attachment for a wheel or cycle that prevents damage or the dirtying of clothes
- dribblings — Plural form of dribbling.
- drudgeries — Plural form of drudgery.
- drudgerous — Of or pertaining to drudgery; tedious, menial and exhausting.
- drug abuse — addiction to drugs.
- drug squad — a police unit dedicated to the investigation of drugs offences
- drug store — the place of business of a druggist, usually also selling cosmetics, stationery, toothpaste, mouthwash, cigarettes, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.
- druggist's — a shop where medicines and prescription drugs are sold
- drugpusher — a person who sells illicit drugs.
- drugs raid — a sudden and unexpected visit by the police, often involving forced entry, with the aim of finding any illegal drugs
- drugs ring — an organized group of people involved in drug dealing
- drugs test — a check for the presence of banned substances in someone's blood or urine