12-letter words containing r, a, d, i, c
- daisy cutter — a powerful shot that moves close to the ground
- daisy-cutter — Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.
- dance on air — to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
- dancing frog — (programming, humour) A bug or glitch that only occurs for a particular user; never when the user tries to show it to anyone else. The term is derived from a Warner Brothers cartoon in which a man discovers a frog which can sing and dance; he believes this will make his fortune but the frog never performs in front of anyone else.
- dancing girl — a professional female dancer who dances to entertain customers at a club, theatre, etc
- data carrier — any medium, such as magnetic tape, on which data can be recorded
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- dearticulate — to disjoint, dislocate, or separate (something)
- debaucheries — Plural form of debauchery.
- decarbonized — Simple past tense and past participle of decarbonize.
- decarbonizer — One who, or that which, decarbonizes a substance.
- decarburized — Simple past tense and past participle of decarburize.
- decategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- decay series — a succession of elements initiated in the radioactive decay of a parent, as thorium or uranium, each of which decays into the next until a stable element, usually lead, is produced.
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- decemvirates — Plural form of decemvirate.
- decentralise — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- decentralist — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralize — To decentralize government or a large organization means to move some departments away from the main administrative area, or to give more power to local departments.
- decentration — The removal of something from a centre.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- decipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
- decoratively — In a decorative manner.
- decorticated — Having had the outer covering removed.
- decorticator — A machine that peels off the fibrous husk, bark or outer layer of some vegetable product; used in the manufacture of animal feed etc.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- decrepitated — Simple past tense and past participle of decrepitate.
- decrepitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- dedicatorial — relating to or acting as a dedication
- degeneracies — Plural form of degeneracy.
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- demarcations — Plural form of demarcation.
- demiromantic — Lb neologism Romantically attracted to people only after forming deep emotional bonds.
- democratical — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- democratised — Simple past tense and past participle of democratise.
- democratiser — one who democratises
- democratized — Simple past tense and past participle of democratize.
- democratizer — a person or thing that democratizes
- democratizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of democratize.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- depreciating — Present participle of depreciate.
- depreciation — the reduction in value of a fixed asset due to use, obsolescence, etc
- depreciative — Tending to depreciate (in value etc.).