10-letter words containing m, e, s, u
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- 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
- deafmutism — unable to hear and speak.
- decamerous — having ten sections or partitions
- deer mouse — any of various mice of the genus Peromyscus, esp P. maniculatus, of North and Central America, having brownish fur with white underparts: family Cricetidae
- dehumanise — to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.
- demagogues — Plural form of demagogue.
- demeanours — Plural form of demeanour.
- demeasnure — demeanour
- demisexual — (of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed.
- demob suit — a suit of civilian clothes issued to a demobilized soldier, esp at the end of World War II
- democritus — ?460–?370 bc, Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus
- demureness — characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- demurrages — Plural form of demurrage.
- desiderium — a powerful desire or yearning, especially for something once had
- designatum — (semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
- desmoulins — (Lucie Simplice) Camille (Benoît) (kamij). 1760–94, French revolutionary leader, pamphleteer, and orator
- despumated — Simple past tense and past participle of despumate.
- desquamate — (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
- deus ramos — João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1830–96, Portuguese poet.
- deutoplasm — nutritive material in a cell, esp the yolk in a developing ovum
- direct sum — a composition of two disjoint sets, as vector spaces, such that every element in the composition can be written uniquely as the sum of two elements, one from each of the given sets.
- disembogue — to discharge contents by pouring forth.
- dismounted — Pertaining to a horseman who has gotten off his horse, or to something which has been removed from its usual mounting, as with a statue off its pedestal, a framed picture from a wall, or a chandelier hanging from a ceiling.
- dispermous — having two seeds.
- dissimuler — (obsolete) A dissembler.
- domestique — Cycling. a member of a bicycle-racing team who assists the leader, as by setting a pace, preventing breakaways by other teams, or supplying food during a race.
- dumb-asses — a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead.
- duodecimos — Plural form of duodecimo.
- durometers — Plural form of durometer.
- dust mouse — a dust ball.
- ecotourism — tourism to places having unspoiled natural resources, with minimal impact on the environment being a primary concern.
- eczematous — an inflammatory condition of the skin attended with itching and the exudation of serous matter.
- edmundston — a city in NW New Brunswick, in SE Canada, on the upper part of the St. John River.
- el mansûra — a city in NE Egypt: scene of a battle (1250) in which the Crusaders were defeated by the Mamelukes and Louis IX of France was captured; cotton-manufacturing centre. Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)
- elasmosaur — a very long-necked extinct marine reptile: a type of plesiosaur
- emasculate — Make (a person, idea, or piece of legislation) weaker or less effective.
- embrasures — Plural form of embrasure.
- emoluments — Plural form of emolument.
- emplastrum — a medicated plaster
- emulations — Plural form of emulation.
- emulatress — a female imitator or emulator
- emulsified — Simple past tense and past participle of emulsify.
- emulsifier — A substance that stabilizes an emulsion, in particular a food additive used to stabilize processed foods.
- emulsifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emulsify.
- emulsioned — Painted with emulsion paint.
- emulsoidal — of or relating to an emulsoid
- endogamous — (of a marriage) Within a social group. The practice of endogamy.
- endomysium — A layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscle fibers.
- enormously — To a very great degree or extent; considerably.