10-letter words containing n, r, s
- densimeter — any instrument for measuring density
- denturists — Plural form of denturist.
- deodorants — Plural form of deodorant.
- depanneurs — Plural form of depanneur.
- depressant — able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity
- depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- derringers — Plural form of derringer.
- descenders — Plural form of descender.
- descendeur — a shaped metal piece through which the rope can be fed: used to control the rate of descent in abseiling
- describent — (geometry) A generatrix.
- describing — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- desertions — Plural form of desertion.
- designator — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- desirement — (nonstandard) something that is desired, but not absolutely required.
- deskperson — Journalism. a member of a newspaper staff who processes news and prepares copy, usually from information telephoned in by reporters.
- désorienté — having lost one's bearings; confused
- desorption — the action or process of desorbing
- despairing — marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
- destroying — Present participle of destroy.
- detergents — Plural form of detergent.
- determents — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
- determines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of determine.
- deterrents — Plural form of deterrent.
- detonators — Plural form of detonator.
- detriments — Plural form of detriment.
- detritions — Plural form of detrition.
- devonshire — 8th Duke of, title of Spencer Compton Cavendish. 1833–1908, British politician, also known (1858–91) as Lord Hartington. He led the Liberal Party (1874–80) and left it to found the Liberal Unionist Party (1886)
- dextranase — an enzyme which breaks down dextran, and is therefore useful for, among other things, preventing tooth decay
- dextrinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a dextrin.
- die-sinker — a person who engraves dies for stamping coins, medals, etc
- differents — Plural form of different.
- digressing — to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
- digression — the act of digressing.
- dinnerless — Without dinner.
- dinosauric — Of or pertaining to dinosaurs.
- directions — the act or an instance of directing.
- directness — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- disbarment — to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- disbarring — Present participle of disbar.
- disburdens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disburden.
- disbursing — Present participle of disburse.
- disburthen — (obsolete) disburden.
- discarding — Get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.
- discarnate — without a physical body; incorporeal.
- discerning — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- disconfirm — to prove to be invalid.
- discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.