10-letter words containing l, u, d
- colourbred — (of an animal) bred to be a particular colour
- columnated — Architecture. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- comatulids — Plural form of comatulid.
- concluding — final
- confuddled — Simple past tense and past participle of confuddle.
- confusedly — to perplex or bewilder: The flood of questions confused me.
- confuzzled — Simple past tense and past participle of confuzzle.
- consumedly — (intensifier)
- convoluted — If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand.
- cooled-out — moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
- cordonbleu — any of several small African finches of the genus Uraeginthus, having pale blue and buff plumage and commonly kept as cage birds.
- counselled — advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- crenulated — minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.
- cuadrillas — Plural form of cuadrilla.
- cuckolding — Present participle of cuckold.
- cuckoldize — to make (a married man) into a cuckold
- cucullated — hooded; hood-shaped
- cuddlesome — cuddly (sense 1)
- cuddliness — The condition of being cuddly.
- cuddly toy — a soft toy, such as a teddy bear
- cudgelling — a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- cul-de-sac — A cul-de-sac is a short road which is closed off at one end.
- culdoscope — an endoscope used in a medical examination of the ovary, uterus, etc., inserted through the upper vaginal wall into the pelvic cavity
- culdoscopy — Endoscopy of the female pelvic organs by way of the vagina.
- culminated — Simple past tense and past participle of culminate.
- cultivated — If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners.
- cumberland — (until 1974) a county of NW England, now part of Cumbria
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- cut a deal — to come to an arrangement; make a deal
- damsel bug — any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae, related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants
- dark cloud — grey clouds threatening rain
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- daughterly — of, like, or proper to a daughter
- dauntingly — In a daunting manner.
- davao gulf — a gulf of the Pacific Ocean on the SE coast of Mindanao, Philippines.
- deceiptful — Obsolete form of deceitful.
- deceitfull — Archaic form of deceitful.
- declutched — Simple past tense and past participle of declutch.
- decorously — characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
- decoupling — the separation of previously linked systems so that they may operate independently
- decumulate — to heap up; amass; accumulate.
- deductable — Alternative spelling of deductibletrue; that which can be deducted.
- 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.
- defaulters — Plural form of defaulter.
- defaulting — guilty of a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation
- defuelling — combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- delft blue — the blue colour of Delft ceramics
- delightful — If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant.
- delinquent — Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes.
- deliquesce — (esp of certain salts) to dissolve gradually in water absorbed from the air