10-letter words containing o, s, i, r
- deoxidiser — Alternative form of deoxidizer.
- 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.
- derisorily — In a derisory manner.
- dermatosis — any skin disease
- descriptor — a word or phrase which constitutes the descriptive element of a sentence
- desertions — Plural form of desertion.
- desiccator — any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc
- designator — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- desirously — With desire; eagerly.
- désorienté — having lost one's bearings; confused
- desorption — the action or process of desorbing
- despoilers — Plural form of despoiler.
- destroying — Present participle of destroy.
- detritions — Plural form of detrition.
- detrivores — Plural form of detrivore.
- devonshire — 8th Duke of, title of Spencer Compton Cavendish. 1833–1908, British politician, also known (1858–91) as Lord Hartington. He led the Liberal Party (1874–80) and left it to found the Liberal Unionist Party (1886)
- dexterious — Misspelling of dextrous, alternative spelling to dexterous.
- diadromous — of or possessing a leaf venation in the shape of a fan
- diaphorase — a flavoprotein enzyme operating in mitochondria, acting as a catalyst in the process of dye reduction or oxidation
- diatropism — a response of plants or parts of plants to an external stimulus by growing at right angles to the direction of the stimulus
- dibromides — Plural form of dibromide.
- dichlorvos — an organophosphate insecticide used to control garden and household pests and to treat worm infections
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dichromism — the state of being dichromic
- digression — the act of digressing.
- dime store — five-and-ten (def 1).
- dimorphism — Zoology. the occurrence of two forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species. Compare sexual dimorphism.
- dimorphous — having two forms.
- dinosauric — Of or pertaining to dinosaurs.
- diorthosis — the act or process of straightening something, esp a deformity in something
- directions — the act or an instance of directing.
- disaccords — Plural form of disaccord.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- disclosers — Plural form of discloser.
- disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- discolored — Changed in color in a way that is less attractive.
- discolours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discolour.
- discomfort — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- disconfirm — to prove to be invalid.
- discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
- discording — Present participle of discord.
- discounter — a person who discounts.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discoursal — of or relating to discourse
- discoursed — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.