12-letter words containing s, d, a
- de-emphasize — to remove emphasis from
- de-stabilise — to make unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes: conflicts that tend to destabilize world peace.
- de-stalinize — to eliminate the influence of Stalin from
- dead fingers — a disease of users of pneumatic drills, characterized by anaesthesia of the fingertips and cyanosis
- dead soldier — an empty beer or spirit bottle
- dead spindle — a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- dead storage — the storage of furniture, files, or other unused or seldom used items in a warehouse or other location for an indefinite period of time.
- deaspiration — the act of deaspirating
- death camass — any liliaceous plant of the genus Zygadenus (or Zigadenus), of the western US, that is poisonous to livestock, esp sheep
- death duties — Death duties were a tax which had to be paid on the money and property of someone who had died. This tax is now called inheritance tax.
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- death throes — The death throes of something are its final stages, just before it fails completely or ends.
- death's-head — a human skull or a representation of one
- deathmatches — Plural form of deathmatch.
- deathwatches — Plural form of deathwatch.
- debaucheries — Plural form of debauchery.
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- debonairness — The state or quality of being debonair.
- decahydrates — Plural form of decahydrate.
- decalescence — the absorption of heat when a metal is heated through a particular temperature range, caused by a change in internal crystal structure
- decapitalise — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- decapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of decapsulate.
- decasyllabic — having ten syllables: a decasyllabic verse.
- decasyllable — a word or line of verse consisting of ten syllables
- 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.
- 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.
- deck passage — overnight accommodation on a vessel other than in a regular sleeping space.
- deckle strap — a strap on each edge of the moving web of paper on a paper-making machine that fixes the width of the paper
- declamations — Plural form of declamation.
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- declassified — to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc. Compare classification (def 5).
- declassifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declassify.
- declensional — of declension
- declinations — Plural form of declination.
- decompensate — to undergo decompensation due to disease or impairment
- decomposable — to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements.
- decongestant — A decongestant is a medicine which helps someone who has a cold to breathe more easily.
- deconsecrate — to transfer (a church) to secular use
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- decrepitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- deemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of deemphasize.
- deemphasizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deemphasize.
- deerstalkers — Plural form of deerstalker.
- deerstalking — The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
- deescalating — Present participle of deescalate.
- defenestrate — to throw (a person or a thing) out of a window