6-letter words containing s
- deimos — the smaller of the two satellites of Mars and the more distant from the planet. Approximate diameter: 13 km
- deists — Plural form of deist.
- deixis — the use or reference of a deictic word
- dekkos — Plural form of dekko.
- delays — Plural form of delay.
- delish — delicious
- delist — If a company delists or if its shares are delisted, its shares are removed from the official list of shares that can be traded on the stock market.
- delius — Frederick. 1862–1934, English composer, who drew inspiration from folk tunes and the sounds of nature. His works include the opera A Village Romeo and Juliet (1901), A Mass of Life (1905), and the orchestral variations Brigg Fair (1907)
- dellas — a female given name, form of Delia.
- delors — Jacques (Lucien Jean). born 1925, French politician and economist, President of the European Commission (1985–94): originator of the Delors plan for closer European union
- deltas — Plural form of delta.
- delves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delve.
- demask — (transitive) To clear etchant and maskant from a part being chemically etched or milled.
- demast — to remove the mast from (a boat)
- demies — a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- demise — The demise of something or someone is their end or death.
- demiss — submissive or humble
- demist — to free or become free of condensation through evaporation produced by a heater and/or blower
- demobs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demob.
- demons — sources of worry or conflict which trouble a person or a group of people
- demoss — (transitive) To remove moss from.
- demurs — Plural form of demur.
- denies — Refuse to admit the truth or existence of (something).
- denims — Denims are casual trousers made of denim.
- denise — a feminine name
- dennis — C(larence) J(ames). 1876–1938, the poet of the Australian larrikin, esp in The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke (1915) and The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916)
- denser — having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
- dentes — plural of dens.
- depest — an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- depose — If a ruler or political leader is deposed, they are forced to give up their position.
- depots — Plural form of depot.
- depths — a vast space or abyss
- derbys — Derbyshire
- derest — hard; grievous.
- dermas — beef or fowl intestine used as a casing in preparing certain savory dishes, especially kishke.
- dermis — the layer of skin just below the epidermis
- derris — any East Indian leguminous woody climbing plant of the genus Derris, esp D. elliptica, whose roots yield the compound rotenone
- derrys — Londonderry (defs 1, 2).
- derust — Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- desalt — to remove salt from (esp. sea water)
- desand — to remove sand from
- desart — Obsolete spelling of desert.
- descry — to discern or make out; catch sight of
- deseed — To deseed a fruit or vegetable means to remove all the seeds from it.
- desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- desier — Eye dialect of desire.
- design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- desilt — To remove suspended silt from the water.
- desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- desist — If you desist from doing something, you stop doing it.