12-letter words containing n, a, r, i, l
- dark mineral — any rock-forming mineral that has a specific gravity greater than 2.8 and that is generally dark in color.
- darning wool — wool used for darning
- darwin tulip — a class of tulips having a tall stem and broad, bright-colored flowers with a flat, rectangular base.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- dealing room — A dealing room is a place where shares, currencies, or commodities are bought and sold.
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- decentralise — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- decentralist — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralize — To decentralize government or a large organization means to move some departments away from the main administrative area, or to give more power to local departments.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- deerstalking — The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
- deflagrating — Present participle of deflagrate.
- deflagration — Deflagration is an explosion in which the speed of burning is lower than the speed of sound in the surroundings.
- deflationary — A deflationary economic policy or measure is one that is intended to or likely to cause deflation.
- degringolade — a rapid descent or deterioration
- deleveraging — an instance of this: The economic crisis has forced a deleverage.
- deliberating — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- deliberation — Deliberation is the long and careful consideration of a subject.
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- delivery van — a small van used esp for delivery rounds
- demineralize — to remove dissolved salts from (a liquid, esp water)
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralizing — If something is demoralizing, it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up.
- denaturalize — to deprive of nationality
- denormalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denormalize.
- dentirostral — (of birds) having a toothed beak
- denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
- deregulating — Present participle of deregulate.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- derivational — Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
- dermaplaning — a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- determinable — able to be decided, fixed, or found out
- determinably — In a determinable way.
- diesel train — a train hauled by a diesel locomotive or powered by a diesel engine
- differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- diffrangible — capable of being diffracted
- digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dilatoriness — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dinaric alps — a mountain range in W Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia: connected with the main Alpine system by the Julian Alps. Highest peak: Troglav, 1913 m (6277 ft)
- dinner plate — a plate for holding an individual serving of the main course of a meal.
- dinner table — dining table.
- dipropellant — bipropellant.