11-letter words containing s, i, r, e, t
- desecrating — Present participle of desecrate.
- desecration — a desecrating or being desecrated
- desert soil — a type of soil developed in arid climates, characterized by a lack of leaching and small humus content
- desertified — Simple past tense and past participle of desertify.
- desiderated — Simple past tense and past participle of desiderate.
- desideratum — something lacked and wanted
- designators — Plural form of designator.
- designatory — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- desk editor — someone employed to read through newspaper text before publication to correct errors
- desperation — Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.
- desterilize — to bring back from a sterile state; specif., to release (gold) from a neutralized position into an active position in the monetary system where it can support credit and monetary issues
- destructing — serving or designed to destroy: a destruct mechanism on a missile.
- destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- destructive — Something that is destructive causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury.
- desultorily — lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
- detectorist — a person whose hobby is using a metal detector
- deteriorism — the belief that everything is getting worse, that the universe is deteriorating or decaying
- determiners — Plural form of determiner.
- determinism — Determinism is the belief that all actions and events result from other actions, events, or situations, so people cannot in fact choose what to do.
- determinist — A determinist is someone who believes in determinism.
- detractions — Plural form of detraction.
- detribalise — Alt form detribalize.
- devitrifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devitrify.
- dexterities — Plural form of dexterity.
- diarthroses — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- diatessaron — (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fourth
- dicasteries — Plural form of dicastery.
- dichromates — Plural form of dichromate.
- dielectrics — Plural form of dielectric.
- dignitaries — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
- dinner suit — a dinner jacket and trousers, often worn with a bow tie at formal events
- diopsimeter — an instrument for measuring the field of vision.
- direct cost — a cost that can be related directly to the production of a product or to a particular function or service.
- directories — directory
- disaccredit — to take away the accreditation or authorization of: to disaccredit a diplomat.
- disafforest — To deforest.
- disapparate — To disappear (magically).
- disarmament — the act or an instance of disarming.
- disasterous — Misspelling of disastrous.
- disc floret — any of the small tubular flowers at the centre of the flower head of certain composite plants, such as the daisy
- discardment — the act or process of discarding
- disceptator — a person who disputes or disagrees
- discernment — the faculty of discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.
- discerption — The action of pulling something apart.
- discerptive — capable of being discerped
- discolorate — (transitive, dated) To discolor.
- disconcerts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disconcert.
- discounters — Plural form of discounter.
- discourtesy — lack or breach of courtesy; incivility; rudeness.
- discoverist — advocating or using the discovery method.