10-letter words containing s, d, e
- damoiselle — a damsel
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- damsel bug — any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae, related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants
- damselfish — any small tropical percoid fish of the family Pomacentridae, having a brightly coloured deep compressed body
- dancercise — an exercise system that uses dancing to improve fitness
- dandelions — Plural form of dandelion.
- dangerless — Without danger.
- dapperness — neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
- daredevils — Plural form of daredevil.
- daringness — The state or quality of being daring.
- dark horse — If you describe someone as a dark horse, you mean that people know very little about them, although they may have recently had success or may be about to have success.
- dark slide — Also called draw slide. a black plastic, metal, or fabric sheet that is inserted into a film holder to protect the film from light.
- darknesses — Plural form of darknesse.
- dastardize — To make cowardly; to intimidate or dispirit.
- dasypaedal — (of the young of some species of birds after hatching) having a covering of down
- datagloves — Plural form of dataglove.
- datasheets — Plural form of datasheet.
- date stamp — an adjustable rubber stamp for recording the date
- date-stamp — to stamp the date on, as with a date stamp: He date-stamped every letter received.
- dauphiness — dauphine.
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- davy jones — the ocean's bottom, esp when regarded as the grave of those lost or buried at sea
- dawes plan — a plan to ensure payments of reparations by Germany after World War I, devised by an international committee headed by Charles Gates Dawes and put into effect in 1924.
- dawn horse — eohippus.
- day sailer — a small sailboat without sleeping accommodations, suitable for short trips.
- de gasperi — Alcide (alˈtʃiːde). 1881–1954, Italian statesman; prime minister (1945–53). An antifascist, he led the Christian Democratic party during World War II from the Vatican City
- de lesseps — Vicomte Ferdinand Marie (fɛrdinɑ̃ mari). 1805–94, French diplomat: directed the construction of the Suez Canal (1859–69) and the unsuccessful first attempt to build the Panama Canal (1881–89)
- de-isolate — to remove from isolation.
- de-license — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- de-stemmed — to remove the stem from (a fruit or vegetable); stem.
- deaconries — Plural form of deaconry.
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- dead horse — something that has ceased to be useful or relevant.
- dead stock — farm equipment
- dead-stick — designating a landing made by an aircraft or spacecraft without using power
- deadliness — causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal: a deadly poison.
- deafmutism — unable to hear and speak.
- dealership — A dealership is a company that sells cars, usually for one car company.
- dealmakers — Plural form of dealmaker.
- deaminases — Plural form of deaminase.
- deaminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deaminate.
- deaspirate — to remove any audible breath sound from (a sound)
- death mask — A death mask is a model of someone's face, which is made from a mould that was taken of their face soon after they died.
- death seat — the seat beside the driver of a vehicle
- death star — ["Star Wars" film] 1. The AT&T corporate logo, which appears on computers sold by AT&T and bears an uncanny resemblance to the Death Star in the movie. This usage is particularly common among partisans of BSD Unix, who tend to regard the AT&T versions as inferior and AT&T as a bad guy. Copies still circulate of a poster printed by Mt. Xinu showing a starscape with a space fighter labelled 4.2BSD streaking away from a broken AT&T logo wreathed in flames. 2. AT&T's internal magazine, "Focus", uses "death star" to describe an incorrectly done AT&T logo in which the inner circle in the top left is dark instead of light - a frequent result of dark-on-light logo images.
- death wish — A death wish is a conscious or unconscious desire to die or be killed.
- deathblows — Plural form of deathblow.
- deathcamas — any of various plants (genus Zigadenus) of the lily family, with grasslike basal leaves and clusters of greenish or white flowers: often poisonous to sheep
- deathtraps — Plural form of deathtrap.
- debasement — Debasement is the action of reducing the value or quality of something.