10-letter words containing l, i, c, e
- decreolize — to modify (a creole language) in the direction of a standard form of the language on which most of the vocabulary of the creole is based.
- decrepitly — In a decrepit way.
- deductible — If a payment or expense is deductible, it can be deducted from another sum such as your income, for example, when calculating how much income tax you have to pay.
- defectible — having the ability to fail
- deflecting — Present participle of deflect.
- deflection — The deflection of something means making it change direction.
- deflective — causing deflection.
- delegacies — Plural form of delegacy.
- delicacies — something delightful or pleasing, especially a choice food considered with regard to its rarity, costliness, or the like: Caviar is a great delicacy.
- delicately — fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
- deliquesce — (esp of certain salts) to dissolve gradually in water absorbed from the air
- delocalize — to remove from the usual locality
- demilancer — A soldier who carries a demilance.
- demoniacal — of, relating to, or like a demon; demonic: demoniac laughter.
- descriable — Capable of being descried (detected or perceived).
- despicable — If you say that a person or action is despicable, you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, or evil.
- despicably — deserving to be despised, or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain; contemptible: He was a mean, despicable man, who treated his wife and children badly.
- despotical — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- detectible — to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act: to detect someone cheating.
- devocalize — devoice.
- diabetical — relating to diabetes
- dialectics — the study of reasoning or of argumentative methodology
- dichloride — a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group
- dichlorine — (chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule.
- dickcissel — a small North American bird (Spiza americana), the male of which has a yellow breast, a black patch on its throat, and a mainly grey head
- dielectric — a nonconducting substance; insulator.
- dietetical — Dated form of dietetic.
- diffluence — the act of flowing off or away.
- dilacerate — to tear apart or to pieces.
- dilemmatic — a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- diligences — Plural form of diligence.
- dilucidate — to elucidate
- diocletian — (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) a.d. 245–316, Illyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284–305.
- dip circle — an instrument for measuring dip, consisting of a dip needle with a vertical circular scale of angles
- diphyletic — of or relating to a taxonomic group of organisms derived from two separate ancestral lines.
- directable — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- disc wheel — a road wheel of a motor vehicle that has a round pressed disc in place of spokes
- discipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- disclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of disclaim.
- disclaimer — a statement, document, or assertion that disclaims responsibility, affiliation, etc.; disavowal; denial.
- disclosers — Plural form of discloser.
- disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- discolored — Changed in color in a way that is less attractive.
- discophile — a person who studies and collects phonograph records, especially those of a rare or specialized nature.
- discounsel — to advise (a person) against a specific act
- discreetly — judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- discretely — apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts.
- disculpate — (transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
- disenclose — (transitive) To free from being enclosed.
- disfluency — Pathology. impairment of the ability to produce smooth, fluent speech.