10-letter words containing p, e, n, d
- comprehend — If you cannot comprehend something, you cannot understand it.
- correspond — If one thing corresponds to another, there is a close similarity or connection between them. You can also say that two things correspond.
- cranked up — Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- dapperness — neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
- dauphiness — dauphine.
- 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.
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- dead point — dead center
- deadpanned — marked by or accomplished with a careful pretense of seriousness or calm detachment; impassive or expressionless: deadpan humor.
- deadpanner — a person who has a deliberately emotionless face
- decampment — The act of decamping.
- deceptions — Plural form of deception.
- decompound — (of a compound leaf) having leaflets consisting of several distinct parts
- decoupling — the separation of previously linked systems so that they may operate independently
- decrypting — Present participle of decrypt.
- decryption — to decode or decipher.
- deep clean — an exceptionally intense cleaning process
- deep green — a person, esp a politician, who is in favour of taking extreme measures to tackle environmentalist issues
- delphinine — a poisonous, white, crystalline alkaloid, C33H45NO9, found in the seeds of certain larkspurs
- delphinium — A delphinium is a garden plant which has a tall stem with blue flowers growing up it.
- delphinoid — a member of the genus Delphinoidea, of which dolphins and porpoises are members
- dendrophis — a genus of harmless tree-dwelling snake, of which varieties can be found in South America, India, Australia, Africa, and North America
- dentiphone — (dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
- depanneurs — Plural form of depanneur.
- depantsing — to remove the trousers from, as a joke or punishment.
- department — A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university. A department is also one of the sections in a large shop.
- dependable — If you say that someone or something is dependable, you approve of them because you feel that you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly, or do what you need them to do.
- dependably — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- dependance — the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
- dependancy — the state of being dependent; dependence.
- dependants — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
- dependence — Your dependence on something or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
- dependency — A dependency is a country which is controlled by another country.
- dependents — Plural form of dependent.
- depictions — representation in image form, as in a painting or illustration: Picasso's painting Guernica is an accurate depiction of the horrors of war.
- depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- depletions — Plural form of depletion.
- deployment — The deployment of troops, resources, or equipment is the organization and positioning of them so that they are ready for quick action.
- deportment — Your deportment is the way you behave, especially the way you walk and move.
- depositing — Present participle of deposit.
- deposition — A deposition is a formal written statement, made for example by a witness to a crime, which can be used in a court of law if the witness cannot be present.
- depressant — able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity
- depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- depurating — Present participle of depurate.
- depuration — The action or process of freeing something of impurities.
- deputation — A deputation is a small group of people who have been asked to speak to someone on behalf of a larger group of people, especially in order to make a complaint.
- deputising — to appoint as deputy.
- desciption — Misspelling of description.