10-letter words containing u, d, a, i
- burgundian — of or relating to Burgundy or its inhabitants
- calmodulin — a protein found in most living cells; it regulates many enzymic processes that are dependent on calcium
- campuswide — Throughout a campus.
- candaulism — A practice or in which a man exposes his female partner, or images of her, to other people for their pleasure.
- capsulised — Simple past tense and past participle of capsulise.
- capsulized — Simple past tense and past participle of capsulize.
- carburized — Simple past tense and past participle of carburize.
- cardueline — of or relating to the passerine subfamily Carduelinae, including the goldfinches, siskins, canaries and crossbills.
- cash audit — an audit confined to cash transactions for a prescribed period, for the purpose of determining the amount of cash on hand or on deposit in a bank.
- caudal fin — the tail fin of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates, used for propulsion during locomotion
- cauterised — Simple past tense and past participle of cauterise.
- cauterized — Simple past tense and past participle of cauterize.
- chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
- chaudfroid — a sweet or savoury jellied sauce used to coat cold meat, chicken, etc
- cingulated — Having a cingulum.
- circulated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- claudicant — (medicine) limping.
- claudius i — 10 b.c.–a.d. 54, Roman emperor a.d. 41–54.
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- colatitude — the complement of the celestial latitude
- comatulids — Plural form of comatulid.
- crassitude — gross ignorance or stupidity.
- cuadrillas — Plural form of cuadrilla.
- culminated — Simple past tense and past participle of culminate.
- cultivated — If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners.
- cuspidated — Alternative form of cuspidate.
- custodians — Plural form of custodian.
- d'annunzio — Gabriele (ɡaˈbrjɛːle). 1863–1938, Italian poet, dramatist, novelist, national hero, and Fascist. His works include the poems in Alcione (1904) and the drama La Figlia di Iorio (1904)
- dairyhouse — A farm building operating as a dairy.
- daisy bush — any of various shrubs of the genus Olearia, of Australia and New Zealand, with daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- damasus ii — died 1048, pope 1048.
- damp squib — You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things.
- darius iii — died 330 bc, last Achaemenid king of Persia (336–330), who was defeated by Alexander the Great
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- daunomycin — an anthracycline drug that is used as a medication in the treatment of some forms of cancer
- dauntingly — In a daunting manner.
- dauphiness — dauphine.
- dauphinois — (of potatoes or other vegetables) sliced and cooked in milk, typically with a topping of cheese.
- deafmutism — unable to hear and speak.
- debauching — Present participle of debauch.
- defaulting — guilty of a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation
- defrauding — Present participle of defraud.
- degaussing — Present participle of degauss.
- dehumanise — to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.
- dehumanize — If you say that something dehumanizes people, you mean it takes away from them good human qualities such as kindness, generosity, and independence.
- delusional — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demiquaver — a sixteenth note; semiquaver.
- demisexual — (of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed.
- denaturing — Present participle of denature.
- denaturize — denature.