13-letter words containing s, d, e, a, t
- daguerrotypes — Plural form of daguerrotype, a misspelling of daguerreotype.
- dalton system — a method of progressive education whereby students contract to carry through on their own responsibility the year's work as divided up into monthly assignments.
- dame's rocket — a Eurasian plant, Hesperis matronalis, of the mustard family, having loose clusters of four-petalled purple or white fragrant flowers.
- dame's violet — a Eurasian hairy perennial plant, Hesperis matronalis, cultivated in gardens for its mauve or white fragrant flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- dance hostess — a woman who hosts a ball at her house
- dare i say it — You use 'dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone.
- dasht-e-kavir — large salt-desert plateau in NC Iran: c. 18,000 sq mi (46,620 sq km)
- dastardliness — The state or quality of being dastardly.
- data security — the protection of data stored on computers
- data transfer — (data) Copying or moving data from one place to another, typically via some kind of network (e.g. Asynchronous Transfer Mode, File Transfer Protocol) or local data connection (bus, SCSI, IDE, SATA).
- dauntlessness — The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness.
- de-stigmatize — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
- death futures — life insurance policies of terminally ill people that are bought speculatively for a lump sum by a company, enabling it to collect the proceeds of the policies when the sufferers die
- death tourist — a seriously ill person who seeks to terminate his or her own life by travelling to a country where medically assisted suicide is legal
- deathlessness — The state of being deathless; eternity.
- decahistidine — An oligopeptide consisting of ten histidine moieties.
- decapitalised — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- decapitations — Plural form of decapitation.
- decentralised — Simple past tense and past participle of decentralise.
- decentralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize.
- decompensated — Simple past tense and past participle of decompensate.
- decompensates — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
- decongestants — Plural form of decongestant.
- deconsecrated — (of a church) having been transferred to secular use
- deconsecrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deconsecrate.
- defeasibility — capable of being annulled or terminated.
- defenestrated — Simple past tense and past participle of defenestrate.
- defenestrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defenestrate.
- defloration's — the act of deflowering.
- deforestation — to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years.
- deliberations — formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
- delicatessens — Plural form of delicatessen.
- delimitations — Plural form of delimitation.
- dematerialise — Alternative spelling of dematerialize.
- demilitarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demilitarize.
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- demonstrating — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
- demonstration — A demonstration is a march or gathering which people take part in to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
- demonstrative — Someone who is demonstrative shows affection freely and openly.
- demonstrators — a person or thing that demonstrates.
- demonstratory — having the quality of demonstrating
- denationalise — Alternative spelling of denationalize.
- denaturations — Plural form of denaturation.
- denominations — Plural form of denomination.
- densification — the act of becoming or making more dense
- dental caries — cavity formation in teeth caused by bacteria that attach to teeth and form acids in the presence of sucrose, other sugars, and refined starches; tooth decay.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- denunciations — Plural form of denunciation.
- deodorisation — Alternative form of deodorization.
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.