10-letter words containing l, o, a, d, s
- castleford — a town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire. Pop: 37 525 (2001)
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- cloud base — the apparent lower surface of a cloud or cloud layer.
- cloudscape — a picturesque formation of clouds
- cnidoblast — any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
- coachloads — Plural form of coachload.
- coalfields — Plural form of coalfield.
- coastlands — Plural form of coastland.
- cobb salad — a salad consisting mainly of chopped lettuce, chicken, cheddar, egg, bacon, avocado, vinaigrette, and blue cheese
- codswallop — If you describe something that someone has just said as codswallop, you mean that you think it is nonsense.
- cold start — the reloading of a program or operating system
- cold sweat — If you are in a cold sweat, you are sweating and feel cold, usually because you are very afraid or nervous.
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- collarstud — a stud that is used to attach a removable collar to a shirt
- collonades — Plural form of collonade.
- colonnades — Plural form of colonnade.
- comatulids — Plural form of comatulid.
- condylomas — Plural form of condyloma.
- corn salad — any valerianaceous plant of the genus Valerianella, esp the European species V. locusta, which often grows in cornfields and whose leaves are sometimes used in salads
- cradlesong — a lullaby
- damoiselle — a damsel
- dandelions — Plural form of dandelion.
- danish oil — a furniture oil, based on synthetic resins, that gives a soft luster.
- datagloves — Plural form of dataglove.
- day school — A day school is a school where the students go home every evening and do not live at the school. Compare boarding school.
- de-isolate — to remove from isolation.
- deathblows — Plural form of deathblow.
- decalogist — a person who interprets and expounds on the Ten Commandments
- decastylos — a decastyle building, as a classical temple.
- decathlons — Plural form of decathlon.
- decisional — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
- decollates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decollate.
- deflations — Plural form of deflation.
- defoliates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defoliate.
- delay slot — delayed control-transfer
- delegators — Plural form of delegator.
- delusional — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demoralise — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- desmosomal — of or relating to desmosomes
- desolately — barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.
- desolating — Present participle of desolate.
- desolation — Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness.
- desolatory — tending to cause desolation
- despotical — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- deutoplasm — nutritive material in a cell, esp the yolk in a developing ovum
- dialogists — Plural form of dialogist.