13-letter words containing dis
- dissimilatory — to modify by dissimilation.
- dissimilitude — unlikeness; difference; dissimilarity.
- dissimulating — Present participle of dissimulate.
- dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- dissociations — Plural form of dissociation.
- dissolubility — The capability to be dissolved or disintegrated.
- dissoluteness — indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.
- dissolve into — If you dissolve into or dissolve in tears or laughter, you begin to cry or laugh, because you cannot control yourself.
- dissymmetries — Plural form of dissymmetry.
- distance race — a running race longer than 1500 meters (1635 yards).
- distastefully — In a distasteful manner.
- distillations — Plural form of distillation.
- distinctively — serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
- distinguished — made conspicuous by excellence; noted; eminent; famous: a distinguished scholar. Synonyms: renowned, illustrious.
- distinguisher — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- distinguishes — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- distortedness — The quality of being distorted.
- 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.
- distress call — a prearranged communication code sign indicating that the sender is in a situation of peril, distress, or the like, as SOS, Mayday, etc. Compare distress signal (def 1).
- distress flag — any flag flown by a vessel to show that it is in distress, as an ensign flown at half-mast or upside down.
- distress sale — a sale held for the purpose of raising money to meet emergency expenses and usually offering goods at a substantial discount for the payment of cash.
- distressfully — In a distressful way; showing distress.
- distressingly — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- distributable — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- distributions — Plural form of distribution.
- distributives — Plural form of distributive.
- distrustfully — In a distrustful manner.
- distrustingly — In a distrusting manner.
- disubstituted — containing two substituents.
- disyllabicity — The state or characteristic of having two syllables.
- do the dishes — do the washing up, wash the dishes
- dog's disease — influenza.
- dutch disease — the deindustrialization of an economy as a result of the discovery of a natural resource, as that which occurred in Holland with the exploitation of North Sea gas, which raised the value of the Dutch currency, making its exports uncompetitive and causing its industry to decline
- edison effect — the phenomenon of the flow of electric current when an electrode sealed inside the bulb of an incandescent lamp is connected to the positive terminal of the lamp.
- encyclopedism — Comprehensive learning or knowledge.
- encyclopedist — A person who writes, edits, or contributes to an encyclopedia.
- equidistantly — In an equidistant manner or to an equidistant degree.
- fast dissolve — a transition that fades out one scene and replaces it with another, merging the two scenes imperceptibly
- fifth disease — Pathology. a mild infection, most often seen in children or young adults, caused by a small virus ((the human parvovirus B19)) and marked by a blotchy rash on the cheeks, arms, and legs.
- flexible disk — a flexible removable magnetic disk that stores information and can be used to store data for use in a microprocessor
- germinal disk — blastodisk.
- gran paradiso — the highest peak in the Graian Alps, in N Italy. 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- heart disease — any condition of the heart that impairs its functioning.
- hermaphrodism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- horseradishes — Plural form of horseradish.
- hybridisation — Alternative form of hybridization.
- identity disc — a disc bearing details that serve to identify its wearer
- ill-disguised — badly concealed or hidden.
- indiscernible — not discernible; that cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible.