10-letter words containing o, n, i
- delegation — A delegation is a group of people who have been sent somewhere to have talks with other people on behalf of a larger group of people.
- delibation — a small taste of a liquid
- deligation — the act of binding, especially with a ligature
- delineator — a tailor's pattern, adjustable for different sizes
- delinition — (obsolete) A smearing.
- deliration — delirium; madness
- delphinoid — a member of the genus Delphinoidea, of which dolphins and porpoises are members
- delta iron — an allotrope of iron that exists between 1400°C and the melting point of iron and has the same structure as alpha iron
- delusional — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demantoids — Plural form of demantoid.
- demicanton — either of the two parts of certain Swiss cantons
- demolition — The demolition of a building is the act of deliberately destroying it, often in order to build something else in its place.
- demonetise — To remove the status of legal tender from a coin etc. and remove it from circulation.
- demonetize — to deprive (a metal) of its capacity as a monetary standard
- demoniacal — of, relating to, or like a demon; demonic: demoniac laughter.
- demonising — Present participle of demonise.
- demonizing — Present participle of demonize.
- demounting — Present participle of demount.
- dendriform — branching or treelike in appearance
- dendrobium — a genus of tropical orchid, predominantly growing from trees or occasionally from rocks
- dendroidal — Dendroid; resembling a shrub or tree.
- dendrophis — a genus of harmless tree-dwelling snake, of which varieties can be found in South America, India, Australia, Africa, and North America
- denegation — a denial, contradiction, or refusal
- denigrator — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- denis howe — (person) Denis B. Howe (1960 -) Editor of the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
- denization — the process of becoming a denizen; naturalization
- denominate — to give a specific name to; designate
- denotating — Present participle of denotate.
- denotation — the act or process of denoting; indication
- denotative — able to denote; designative
- denotified — Simple past tense and past participle of denotify.
- denouncing — Present participle of denounce.
- dentiphone — (dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
- denudation — Geology. the exposing or laying bare of rock by erosive processes.
- depictions — representation in image form, as in a painting or illustration: Picasso's painting Guernica is an accurate depiction of the horrors of war.
- depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- depletions — Plural form of depletion.
- depositing — Present participle of deposit.
- deposition — A deposition is a formal written statement, made for example by a witness to a crime, which can be used in a court of law if the witness cannot be present.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- depuration — The action or process of freeing something of impurities.
- deputation — A deputation is a small group of people who have been asked to speak to someone on behalf of a larger group of people, especially in order to make a complaint.
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- derogating — Present participle of derogate.
- derogation — a lessening or weakening (of power, authority, position, etc.)
- derring-do — Derring-do is the quality of being bold, often in a rather showy or foolish way.
- des moines — a city in S central Iowa: state capital. Pop: 196 093 (2003 est)
- descension — the action of descending; descent
- desciption — Misspelling of description.
- desertions — Plural form of desertion.