10-letter words containing o, p, s, e, r
- crosspiece — a transverse beam, joist, etc
- croupiness — the condition of being afflicted with croup
- cryoprobes — Plural form of cryoprobe.
- cryoscopes — Plural form of cryoscope.
- cryosphere — All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- decomposer — any organism in a community, such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead tissue enabling the constituents to be recycled to the environment
- decompress — to relieve (a substance) of pressure or (of a substance) to be relieved of pressure
- dendrophis — a genus of harmless tree-dwelling snake, of which varieties can be found in South America, India, Australia, Africa, and North America
- depositary — a person or group to whom something is entrusted for safety or preservation
- depositors — Plural form of depositor.
- depository — A depository is a place where objects can be stored safely.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- depressors — Plural form of depressor.
- descriptor — a word or phrase which constitutes the descriptive element of a sentence
- deskperson — Journalism. a member of a newspaper staff who processes news and prepares copy, usually from information telephoned in by reporters.
- desorption — the action or process of desorbing
- desperados — Plural form of desperado.
- despoilers — Plural form of despoiler.
- developers — Plural form of developer.
- diaphorase — a flavoprotein enzyme operating in mitochondria, acting as a catalyst in the process of dye reduction or oxidation
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disempower — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- disimprove — (transitive, rare) to make worse.
- dispeopler — One who, or that which, dispeoples; a depopulator.
- dispermous — having two seeds.
- dispersion — Also, dispersal. an act, state, or instance of dispersing or of being dispersed.
- dispersoid — the suspended particles in a dispersion.
- disprofess — to renounce the profession of
- disprovide — (obsolete, transitive) Not to provide; to fail to provide.
- doorperson — A doorman or doorwoman.
- doorplates — Plural form of doorplate.
- dove prism — a prism that inverts a beam of light, often used in a telescope to produce an erect image.
- dripstones — Plural form of dripstone.
- droop nose — Aeronautics. a downward-sloping, adjustable aircraft nose, which increases visibility for the pilot during takeoff and landing. an aircraft with this type of nose. an adjustable flap at the leading edge of an aircraft wing.
- droopiness — The characteristic of being droopy.
- drop press — drop forge.
- drop scene — a drop curtain, often of painted or dyed canvas, located downstage and used as the backdrop for a scene played while the set upstage is being changed.
- drop scone — a flat spongy cake made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle
- drupaceous — resembling or relating to a drupe; consisting of drupes.
- e-passport — a passport with an embedded microchip carrying information about the holder
- eavesdrops — Plural form of eavesdrop.
- ectomorphs — Plural form of ectomorph.
- ectoprocts — Plural form of ectoproct.
- editorship — the office or function of an editor.
- emplastron — a plaster containing a balm or medication
- encopresis — Involuntary defecation, especially associated with emotional disturbance or psychiatric disorder.
- endomorphs — Plural form of endomorph.
- endorphins — Plural form of endorphin.