13-letter words containing l, e, d, s
- danger signal — any type of signal that indicates danger
- dangleberries — Plural form of dangleberry.
- danseur noble — a male dancer suited for certain heroic, or noble, roles by virtue of his exceptional grace, technique, and strength
- dar es salaam — the chief port of Tanzania, on the Indian Ocean: capital of German East Africa (1891–1916); capital of Tanzania until 1983 when it was officially replaced by Dodoma, though still retaining some functions; university (1963). Pop: 2 683 000 (2005 est)
- das rheingold — an opera by Wagner (1869), one of four in a cycle based on the German myth of the Ring of the Nibelung
- dastardliness — The state or quality of being dastardly.
- dauntlessness — The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness.
- day blindness — hemeralopia.
- deathlessness — The state of being deathless; eternity.
- decapitalised — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- decasyllables — Plural form of decasyllable.
- deceitfulness — given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.
- decentralised — Simple past tense and past participle of decentralise.
- decentralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize.
- declassifying — Present participle of declassify.
- declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
- decriminalise — Alternative spelling of decriminalize.
- deducibleness — The quality of being deducible.
- deely boppers — hairband with two bobbing antennae-like attachments
- defamiliarise — Alternative spelling of defamiliarize.
- defeasibility — capable of being annulled or terminated.
- defenselessly — In a defenseless manner.
- defensibility — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- defloration's — the act of deflowering.
- deleteriously — In a deleterious manner; harmfully.
- deliberations — formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
- delicatessens — Plural form of delicatessen.
- deliciousness — highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell: a delicious dinner; a delicious aroma.
- delightedness — The quality of being delighted; great pleasure.
- delimitations — Plural form of delimitation.
- delinquencies — Plural form of delinquency.
- deliquescence — the process of deliquescing
- deliriousness — The characteristic of being delirious.
- demasculinise — Alternative spelling of demasculinize.
- demasculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- dematerialise — Alternative spelling of dematerialize.
- demilitarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demilitarize.
- demineralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demineralize.
- demolitionist — an act or instance of demolishing.
- demythologise — to divest of mythological or legendary attributes or forms, as in order to permit clearer appraisal and understanding: to demythologize the music dramas of Richard Wagner for modern listeners.
- denationalise — Alternative spelling of denationalize.
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- dental caries — cavity formation in teeth caused by bacteria that attach to teeth and form acids in the presence of sucrose, other sugars, and refined starches; tooth decay.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- depersonalise — Alternative spelling of depersonalize.
- depersonalize — To depersonalize a system or a situation means to treat it as if it did not really involve people, or to treat it as if the people involved were not really important.
- depoliticised — Simple past tense and past participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depoliticize.
- derealisation — Alternative form of derealization.