12-letter words containing s, d, e, a, t
- 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.
- decahydrates — Plural form of decahydrate.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- declinations — Plural form of declination.
- decompensate — to undergo decompensation due to disease or impairment
- 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
- decrepitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- 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
- deformations — Plural form of deformation.
- degradations — Plural form of degradation.
- delicateness — fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
- delicatessen — A delicatessen is a shop that sells high quality foods such as cheeses and cold meats that have been imported from other countries.
- delineations — Plural form of delineation.
- demagnetizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demagnetize.
- demarcations — Plural form of demarcation.
- demibastions — Plural form of demibastion.
- demilitarise — (British) alternative spelling of demilitarize.
- democratised — Simple past tense and past participle of democratise.
- democratiser — one who democratises
- democratizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of democratize.
- demonisation — the act of demonising
- demonstrable — A demonstrable fact or quality can be shown to be true or to exist.
- demonstrably — capable of being demonstrated or proved.
- demonstrated — Simple past tense and past participle of demonstrate.
- demonstrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demonstrate.
- demonstrator — Demonstrators are people who are marching or gathering somewhere to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
- denigrations — Plural form of denigration.
- denominators — Plural form of denominator.
- dental floss — Dental floss is a type of thread that is used to clean the gaps between your teeth.
- dental nurse — a dentist's assistant, esp one who passes instruments, mixes fillings, etc
- dentirostral — (of birds) having a toothed beak
- depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
- deportations — Plural form of deportation.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation