13-letter words containing s, i, y
- dirty realism — a style of writing, originating in the US in the 1980s, which depicts in great detail the seamier or more mundane aspects of ordinary life
- discomycetous — of or relating to the subclass of fungus Discomycetes
- disconformity — Geology. the surface of a division between parallel rock strata, indicating interruption of sedimentation: a type of unconformity.
- discontiguity — the quality of being discontiguous
- discontinuity — lack of continuity; irregularity: The plot of the book was marred by discontinuity.
- discovery bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean in SE Australia
- discovery day — Columbus Day.
- discreditably — In a discreditable manner.
- discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- discriminably — So as to be discriminable; distinguishably.
- disemployment — to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- disgruntledly — In a disgruntled manner.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- disinhibitory — (esp of a drug) causing temporary loss of inhibition
- disjunctively — In a disjunctive manner.
- disk capacity — the maximum number of bytes that can be held on a disk
- disobediently — In a disobedient manner.
- disobligatory — not obligatory
- disobligingly — So as to disoblige.
- disordinately — in a manner that lacks order
- disparagingly — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- dispiritingly — In a dispiriting manner.
- display panel — an electronic screen on which information can be displayed
- disponibility — Availability.
- disposability — designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
- dispositively — in a dispositive manner
- dispossessory — to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
- dispraisingly — By way of dispraise.
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- disqualifying — Present participle of disqualify.
- disquietingly — causing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing: disquieting news.
- dissatisfying — Present participle of dissatisfy.
- dissimilarity — unlikeness; difference.
- dissimilatory — to modify by dissimilation.
- dissolubility — The capability to be dissolved or disintegrated.
- dissymmetries — Plural form of dissymmetry.
- distastefully — In a distasteful manner.
- distinctively — serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
- distortionary — an act or instance of distorting.
- distractingly — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- distressfully — In a distressful way; showing distress.
- distressingly — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- distrustfully — In a distrustful manner.
- distrustingly — In a distrusting manner.
- disyllabicity — The state or characteristic of having two syllables.
- dizzy heights — If you say that someone has reached the dizzy heights of something, you are emphasizing that they have reached a very high level by achieving it.
- donkey's tail — a succulent Mexican plant, Sedum morganianum, of the stonecrop family, bearing small, rose-colored flowers and long, hanging, nearly cylindrical stems with closely packed whitish-green leaves.
- dry scrubbing — Dry scrubbing is the removal of solid particles from a gas onto a liquid surface, but with a solid discharge.
- dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.