11-letter words containing s, p, e
- depressives — Plural form of depressive.
- deputations — Plural form of deputation.
- derepressed — Simple past tense and past participle of derepress.
- dermoplasty — skin grafting.
- des plaines — city in NE Ill.: suburb of Chicago: pop. 59,000
- description — You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
- descriptive — Descriptive language or writing indicates what someone or something is like.
- descriptors — Plural form of descriptor.
- deserpidine — a drug extracted from the plant Rauwolfia canescens, used to block the flow of or reaction to adrenaline, and thus useful as a tranquilizer or to treat hypertensivity
- desert palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
- desipramine — a tricyclic antidepressant drug
- desk copier — a photocopier compact enough to fit on a desk, table, or similar surface.
- desparingly — In a despairing manner.
- despatching — Present participle of despatch.
- desperadoes — Plural form of desperado.
- desperately — reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
- desperation — Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.
- despisement — contempt; despisal
- despisingly — in a despising manner; contemptuously
- despoilment — The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
- despondence — state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection.
- despondency — Despondency is a strong feeling of unhappiness caused by difficulties which you feel you cannot overcome.
- diadelphous — (of stamens) having united filaments so that they are arranged in two groups
- diaper rash — (in babies) any irritation to the skin around the genitals, anus, or buttocks, usually caused by contact with urine or excrement
- diaphoreses — perspiration, especially when artificially induced.
- diaphoresis — a technical name for sweating
- diapophyses — Plural form of diapophysis.
- diapositive — a positive transparency; slide
- dicephalous — having two heads
- dichroscope — an instrument for investigating the dichroism of solutions or crystals
- digger wasp — any of numerous solitary wasps of the family Sphecidae, which excavate nests in soil, wood, etc., and provision them with prey paralyzed by stinging.
- diopsimeter — an instrument for measuring the field of vision.
- dipeptidase — any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of dipeptides.
- diphosphate — a pyrophosphate.
- diplomacies — Plural form of diplomacy.
- diplomatese — the type of language or jargon used by diplomats, thought to be excessively complicated, cautious, or vague
- disapparate — To disappear (magically).
- disappeared — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- disapproved — Simple past tense and past participle of disapprove.
- disapprover — One who disapproves.
- disapproves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disapprove.
- disceptator — a person who disputes or disagrees
- discerpible — Capable of being discerped.
- discerption — The action of pulling something apart.
- discerptive — capable of being discerped
- disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- discipliner — Agent noun of discipline: one who disciplines.
- disciplines — Plural form of discipline.
- discomposed — Simple past tense and past participle of discompose.
- discomposes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discompose.