11-letter words containing p, d, s
- dissipating — to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- dissipation — the act of dissipating.
- dissipative — to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- disspirited — dispirit.
- distempered — Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
- disulphuric — pyrosulphuric
- divinopolis — a city in Minas Gerais state, SE Brazil.
- dizzy spell — attack of vertigo
- do a perish — to die or come near to dying of thirst or starvation
- do sb proud — If someone does you proud, they treat you very well, for example by welcoming you and giving you good food and entertainment.
- doctorspeak — the language of physicians and other health professionals; specialized or technical jargon used by healthcare workers.
- doll's pram — toy: miniature baby carriage
- dolphinfish — dolphin (def 2).
- donner pass — a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada, in E California. 7135 feet (2175 meters) high.
- donor sperm — sperm which has been voluntarily given for use in the insemination of another person
- doorkeepers — Plural form of doorkeeper.
- doorpersons — Plural form of doorperson.
- doorstepper — a person who goes from door-to-door in order to canvass or interview
- doorstopper — A doorstop: a device for halting the motion of a door.
- dope pusher — pusher (def 2).
- dorsispinal — of or relating to the back and the spine.
- double-stop — to play a double stop on (a stringed instrument).
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- draw stumps — to close play, as by pulling out the stumps
- draw trumps — to play the trump suit until the opponents have none left
- dreamscapes — Plural form of dreamscape.
- dressing-up — When children play at dressing-up, they put on special or different clothes and pretend to be different people.
- drill corps — drill team.
- drill press — a drilling machine having a single vertical spindle.
- drop astern — to fall back to the stern (of another vessel)
- drop siding — weatherboarding having its upper edges narrowed to fit into grooves or rabbets in its lower edges, and its backs flat against the sheathing or studs of the wall.
- drosophilas — Plural form of drosophila.
- drug pusher — someone who encourages others to take illegal drugs and who makes money supplying illegal drugs
- dry compass — a compass having a compass card mounted on pivots.
- dry shampoo — a product in powder or spray form that you can use to clean hair without wetting it
- due process — established course of legal proceedings
- dues-paying — gaining experience, especially by hard and often unpleasant or uncongenial work: He spent his dues-paying years as a cocktail pianist.
- dumpishness — the state of being downhearted and dejected
- duopolistic — Characteristic of a duopoly.
- duplex scan — a scan that uses sound waves to show how well the blood is flowing in arteries
- duplicators — Plural form of duplicator.
- duplicitous — marked or characterized by duplicity.
- dyspareunia — painful coitus.
- dyspathetic — characterized by dyspathy
- dyspeptical — (archaic) dyspeptic.
- dysphemisms — Plural form of dysphemism.
- dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
- ellipsoidal — Alternative form of ellipsoid.
- encompassed — Simple past tense and past participle of encompass.
- end-stopped — (of verse) having a pause at the end of each line