10-letter words containing o, g, r, a, d
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- derogatory — If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
- designator — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- diagometer — an instrument invented by Rousseau, formerly used to measure the electrical conductivity of substances
- dictograph — a telephonic instrument for secretly monitoring or recording conversations by means of a small, sensitive, and often concealed microphone
- dig around — If you dig around in a place or container, you search for something in every part of it.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- disembargo — to remove an embargo from.
- disorganic — Not organic; having no organization.
- dittograph — an instance of dittography; a passage containing reduplicated syllables, letters, etc.
- dog collar — a collar used to restrain or identify a dog.
- dog warden — dogcatcher.
- dog-collar — A dog-collar is a stiff, round, white collar that fastens at the back and that is worn by Christian priests and ministers.
- dog-walker — a person who walks other people's dogs, especially for a fee.
- dogcatcher — a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc.
- dogmatizer — One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.
- dollar gap — the difference, measured in U.S. dollars, between the earnings of a foreign country through sales and investments in the U.S. and the payments made by that country to the U.S.
- dorsigrade — (of animals such as certain armadillos) walking on the backs of the toes
- downgraded — Simple past tense and past participle of downgrade.
- downgrades — Plural form of downgrade.
- 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.
- drug baron — the head of an organization that deals in illegal drugs
- encouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of encourage.
- fairground — Often, fairgrounds. a place where fairs, horse races, etc., are held; in the U.S. usually an area set aside by a city, county, or state for an annual fair and often containing exhibition buildings.
- flapdragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- food grain — any cereal grain produced for human consumption.
- foodgrains — Plural form of foodgrain.
- footguards — foot soldiers with ceremonial duties
- foredating — Present participle of foredate.
- forwarding — Sports. a player stationed in advance of others on a team. Football. a lineman. Basketball. either of two players stationed in the forecourt.
- gadrooning — ornamentation with gadroons.
- gadzookery — the use or overuse of period-specific or archaic expressions, as in a historical novel: Without any gadzookery and its excessive use of “forsooth,” “prithee,” etc., her first historical novel conveys a superb sense of the period.
- gardenhood — The state of being a garden; the status, respect, or appearance befitting a proper garden.
- garderobes — Plural form of garderobe.
- garrisoned — a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- gas holder — A gas holder is a large, low-pressure container for gas.
- gasconader — A great boaster; a blusterer.
- gasholders — Plural form of gasholder.
- gasteropod — Gastropod.
- gastroderm — endoderm
- gastropods — Plural form of gastropod.