10-letter words containing n, a, d, g
- distancing — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- distasting — Present participle of distaste.
- distringas — (legal) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
- disvaluing — Present participle of disvalue.
- divagation — to wander; stray.
- dog salmon — chum salmon.
- dog warden — dogcatcher.
- dognapping — Kidnapping or stealing of a dog owned by someone else.
- dominating — Have a commanding influence on; exercise control over.
- doomsaying — a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster.
- doug lenat — (person) One of the world's leading computer scientists specialising in Artificial Intelligence. He is currently (1999) head of the Cyc Project at MCC, and President of Cycorp. He has been a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon University and Stanford University. See also microLenat.
- downgraded — Simple past tense and past participle of downgrade.
- downgrades — Plural form of downgrade.
- draegerman — a miner, usually a member of a special crew, trained in underground rescue work and other emergency procedures.
- drag chain — one of a number of chains attached to a hull about to be launched in restricted waters in order to slow its motion by dragging along the bottom.
- drag queen — Slang. a male transvestite, especially a performer who dresses as a woman to entertain the public.
- draggingly — In a way that drags; with a dragging motion.
- dragonette — A small or female dragon.
- dragonfish — any marine fish of the family Bathydraconidae, of Antarctic seas, having an elongated body and flattened head and being biochemically adapted to extremely low temperatures.
- dragonhead — any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers.
- dragonlike — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- dragonling — (fantasy) A baby dragon.
- dragonnade — one of a series of persecutions of French Protestants, under Louis XIV, by dragoons quartered upon them.
- dragonroot — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- dragonskin — The skin of a dragon, or leather made from it.
- dragoonade — Alternative form of dragonnade.
- dragooning — Present participle of dragoon.
- draguignan — a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- drain plug — A drain plug is a plug which is taken out to allow a fluid to be drained from a tank such as an engine oil pan or sump.
- draughting — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- drawing-in — the act or process of threading warp ends through the heddle eyes of the harness and the dents of the reed according to a given plan for weaving a fabric.
- drawlingly — Speaking with a drawl.
- drawstring — a string or cord that tightens or closes an opening, as of a bag, clothing, or the like, when one or both ends are pulled.
- dreadingly — With dread.
- dreamingly — In a dreamy manner.
- driving at — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- drug baron — the head of an organization that deals in illegal drugs
- dune grass — a stout grass, Elymus arenarius, of Eurasia, used as a binder for shifting sand.
- duodecagon — dodecagon.
- dynamiting — Present participle of dynamite.
- eglandular — having no glands
- embrangled — Simple past tense and past participle of embrangle.
- encouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of encourage.
- endangered — (of a species) Seriously at risk of extinction.
- endangerer — a person who puts someone or something at risk
- endogamous — (of a marriage) Within a social group. The practice of endogamy.
- enfilading — Present participle of enfilade.
- enlargedly — in an enlarged manner
- escalading — Present participle of escalade.
- estrangled — Simple past tense and past participle of estrangle.