9-letter words containing o, d, e, l
- deathblow — a thing or event that destroys life or hope, esp suddenly
- decagonal — Shaped like a decagon.
- decalogue — Ten Commandments
- decapodal — (zoology) Belonging to the decapods; having ten feet.
- decapolis — a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- deceleron — (on a fixed-wing aircraft) a type of aileron that enables the aircraft to have a degree of control when it goes into a roll
- decillion — (in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 60 zeros (1060)
- deck bolt — a flat-headed bolt for fastening down deck planking.
- deck load — cargo carried on an open deck of a ship.
- declivous — having a declining slope or gradient
- decodable — Able to be read using a certain set of reading knowledge.
- decollate — to separate (continuous stationery, etc) into individual forms
- decollete — (on a piece of women's clothing) a bodice that has a very low neckline
- decolored — to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- decompile — Produce source code from (compiled code).
- decomplex — having or composed of parts that are complex in themselves
- decontrol — When governments decontrol an activity, they remove controls from it so that companies or organizations have more freedom.
- decoupled — Simple past tense and past participle of decouple.
- decoupler — a person or device that disconnects parts that are joined
- decouples — Separate, disengage, or dissociate (something) from something else.
- deed poll — a deed made by one party only, esp one by which a person changes his or her name
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- deflators — Plural form of deflator.
- deflector — A device that deflects something, in particular.
- deflexion — deflection
- deflorate — (of a plant) having lost its flowers
- defluxion — anything that flows downwards
- defoliant — A defoliant is a chemical used on trees and plants to make all their leaves fall off. Defoliants are especially used in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- defoliate — To defoliate an area or the plants in it means to cause the leaves on the plants to fall off or be destroyed. This is done especially in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- deglorify — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- degloving — Present participle of deglove.
- deisolate — to remove from isolation.
- del sarto — Andrea [ahn-drey-uh;; Italian ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- delacroix — (Ferdinand Victor) Eugène (øʒɛn). 1798–1863, French romantic painter whose use of colour and free composition influenced impressionism. His paintings of historical and contemporary scenes include The Massacre at Chios (1824)
- delaroche — (Hippolyte) Paul. 1797–1859, French painter of portraits and sentimental historical scenes, such as The Children of Edward IV in the Tower (1830)
- delegator — a person who delegates
- deletions — Plural form of deletion.
- delicious — very enjoyable; delightful
- delirious — Someone who is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way, usually because they are very ill and have a fever.
- delmonico — club steak.
- delousing — Present participle of delouse.
- deltoidal — of or relating to a river delta.
- deltoidei — deltoid
- delusions — Plural form of delusion.
- demiworld — demimonde (defs 4, 5).
- demonical — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- demonlike — Resembling a demon in form or action.
- demophile — A friend of the people.
- dene hole — a hole or shaft excavated in the chalk of southern England or northern France, of uncertain origin and purpose