10-letter words containing s, a, l, d
- analysands — Plural form of analysand.
- andalusian — from or relating to Andalusia
- andalusite — a grey, pink, or brown hard mineral consisting of aluminium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is used as a refractory and as a gemstone. Formula: Al2SiO5
- angel dust — PCP1
- anglicised — Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
- annualised — to calculate for or as for an entire year: Investors earned an annualized rate of seven percent paid quarterly.
- apologised — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apostilled — Simple past tense and past participle of apostille.
- armadillos — Plural form of armadillo.
- as-told-to — (of a biographical account) written by a professional author using information from personal conversations with the subject.
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascendable — having the ability to be ascended
- ascendible — Capable of being ascended; climbable.
- ash blonde — pale, grayish blond: ash-blond hair.
- asiadollar — a U.S. dollar deposited in or credited to Asian banks and used in the money markets of the region.
- assertedly — in a maintained but uncorroborated manner
- asteroidal — relating to asteroids
- australoid — denoting, relating to, or belonging to a supposed racial group that includes the native Australians and certain other peoples of southern Asia and the Pacific islands.
- awl-shaped — shaped like an awl
- backlashed — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
- backlisted — Simple past tense and past participle of backlist.
- backpedals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backpedal.
- backslider — A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
- baldachins — Plural form of baldachin.
- balderdash — If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
- balladeers — Plural form of balladeer.
- balustrade — A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
- band shell — an outdoor platform for concerts, having a concave, nearly hemispherical back serving as a sounding board
- banderoles — Plural form of banderole.
- bandoleers — Plural form of bandoleer.
- bandoleros — Plural form of bandolero.
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- bangladesh — a republic in S Asia: formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan; became independent in 1971 after civil war and the defeat of Pakistan by India; consists of the plains and vast deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers; prone to flooding: economy based on jute and jute products (over 70 per cent of world production); a member of the Commonwealth. Language: Bengali. Religion: Muslim. Currency: taka. Capital: Dhaka. Pop: 163 654 860 (2013 est). Area: 142 797 sq km (55 126 sq miles)
- basal body — a cylindrical organelle, within the cytoplasm of flagellated and ciliated cells, that contains microtubules and forms the base of a flagellum or cilium: identical in internal structure to a centriole.
- basal disk — the flattened basal surface by which coelenterate polyps attach to the substrate.
- basel-land — a demicanton in N Switzerland. 165 sq. mi. (425 sq. km). Capital: Liestal.
- basutoland — Lesotho
- bespangled — covered or adorned with or as if with spangles or jewels
- bestraddle — to sit with one's legs either side of something
- bipedalism — the condition or state of having two feet
- black disc — a conventional black vinyl gramophone record as opposed to a compact disc
- blacklands — an area of fertile soil in Texas
- blade slap — the regular noise beat generated by the rotor blades of a helicopter
- blandisher — someone who blandishes
- blastoderm — the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
- blastodisc — the blastula that forms as a flattened sphere on top of the yolk in the yolk-laden eggs of birds and reptiles.
- blastodisk — germinal disk
- bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
- blue daisy — a bushy, composite shrub, Felicia amelloides, of southern Africa, having solitary, daisylike flowers with yellow disks and blue rays, grown as an ornamental.
- blues band — a band that plays the blues