10-letter words containing o, r, g, a
- cryptogams — Plural form of cryptogam.
- cryptogamy — the state of being a cryptogam
- cryptogram — a secret symbol
- currawongs — Plural form of currawong.
- cyclograph — Arcograph.
- cystograms — Plural form of cystogram.
- dagobert i — a.d. 602?–639, Merovingian king of the Franks 628–639.
- darlington — an industrial town in NE England in Darlington unitary authority, S Durham: developed mainly with the opening of the Stockton-Darlington railway (1825). Pop: 86 082 (2001)
- deck cargo — cargo that is carried on the deck of a ship
- decorating — the painting or wallpapering of a room, house, etc
- delegators — Plural form of delegator.
- delegatory — of or relating to the delegation or assignment of authority, power, or responsibility.
- demography — Demography is the study of the changes in numbers of births, deaths, marriages, and cases of disease in a community over a period of time.
- dendrogram — any branching diagram, such as a cladogram, showing the interconnections between treelike organisms
- denigrator — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- dermatogen — a meristem at the apex of stems and roots that gives rise to the epidermis
- derogating — Present participle of derogate.
- derogation — a lessening or weakening (of power, authority, position, etc.)
- 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
- echography — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.