10-letter words containing p, a, s, d
- ceratopsid — a dinosaur belonging to the family Ceratopsidae, characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns and neck frills
- chip-based — (of electronic equipment or components) using or incorporating microchips
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- clepsydras — Plural form of clepsydra.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- cloudscape — a picturesque formation of clouds
- codswallop — If you describe something that someone has just said as codswallop, you mean that you think it is nonsense.
- crispbread — Crispbreads are thin dry biscuits made from wheat or rye. They are often eaten instead of bread by people who want to lose weight.
- cuspidated — Alternative form of cuspidate.
- dall sheep — a wild sheep (Ovis dalli) with white hair and long spiral horns, living in the mountains of NW North America
- damp squib — You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things.
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- dapperness — neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
- dasypaedal — (of the young of some species of birds after hatching) having a covering of down
- datapoints — Plural form of datapoint.
- date stamp — an adjustable rubber stamp for recording the date
- date-stamp — to stamp the date on, as with a date stamp: He date-stamped every letter received.
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- dauphiness — dauphine.
- dauphinois — (of potatoes or other vegetables) sliced and cooked in milk, typically with a topping of cheese.
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- dawes plan — a plan to ensure payments of reparations by Germany after World War I, devised by an international committee headed by Charles Gates Dawes and put into effect in 1924.
- de gasperi — Alcide (alˈtʃiːde). 1881–1954, Italian statesman; prime minister (1945–53). An antifascist, he led the Christian Democratic party during World War II from the Vatican City
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- dealership — A dealership is a company that sells cars, usually for one car company.
- deaspirate — to remove any audible breath sound from (a sound)
- deathtraps — Plural form of deathtrap.
- decapodous — Decapodal; ten-footed.
- decoupages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decoupage.
- deemphasis — Alternative spelling of de-emphasis.
- deep space — any region of outer space beyond the system of the earth and moon
- depanneurs — Plural form of depanneur.
- depantsing — to remove the trousers from, as a joke or punishment.
- departures — Plural form of departure.
- dependants — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
- depositary — a person or group to whom something is entrusted for safety or preservation
- deprecates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprecate.
- depredates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depredate.
- depressant — able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity
- desert pea — an Australian trailing leguminous plant, Clianthus formosus, with scarlet flowers
- despairful — full of despair; hopeless; despairing
- despairing — marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
- despatched — Simple past tense and past participle of despatch.
- despatcher — Alternative form of dispatcher.
- despatches — Plural form of despatch.
- despawning — Present participle of despawn.
- despecable — Misspelling of despicable.
- desperados — Plural form of desperado.
- despicable — If you say that a person or action is despicable, you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, or evil.