9-letter words containing sc
- dehiscent — (of fruits, anthers, etc) opening spontaneously to release seeds or pollen
- demoscene — a computer art subculture whose members produce non-interactive multimedia presentations in order to compete artistically
- depascent — Consuming.
- descaling — Present participle of descale.
- descanted — Simple past tense and past participle of descant.
- descartes — René (rəne). 1596–1650, French philosopher and mathematician. He provided a mechanistic basis for the philosophical theory of dualism and is regarded as the founder of modern philosophy. He also founded analytical geometry and contributed greatly to the science of optics. His works include Discours de la méthode (1637), Meditationes de Prima Philosophia (1641), and Principia Philosophiae (1644)
- descended — A person who is descended from someone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
- descender — a person or thing that descends
- deschamps — Émile (French emil), full name Émile Deschamps de Saint-Armand. 1791–1871, French poet, dramatist, and librettist: a leading figure in the French romantic movement
- deschutes — river in central and N Oreg., flowing from the Cascade Range north into the Columbia River: c. 250 mi (402 km)
- described — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- describer — A person who describes.
- describes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of describe.
- descrying — Present participle of descry.
- detumesce — (intransitive, of sexual organs) To leave the erect, sexually aroused state.
- deutscher — Isaac, 1907–1967, English journalist and author, born in Poland.
- disc film — film used in a disc camera.
- discalced — (chiefly of members of certain religious orders) without shoes; unshod; barefoot.
- discarded — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- discarder — One who, or that which, discards.
- discerned — Simple past tense and past participle of discern.
- discerner — to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
- discerped — Simple past tense and past participle of discerp.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- dischurch — to cause (a church) to no longer be a church
- disciform — resembling the shape of a disc
- discipled — Religion. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
- disciples — Religion. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
- disciplic — Of or pertaining to disciples or discipleship.
- disclaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disclaim.
- disclimax — a stable community that has replaced the normal climax in a given area, owing to disturbance by humans or domestic animals.
- disclosed — Simple past tense and past participle of disclose.
- discloser — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- discloses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disclose.
- discluded — Simple past tense and past participle of disclude.
- discoboli — Plural form of discobolus.
- discoidal — Having the flat, circular shape of a disc or a quoit.
- discology — the study of gramophone records
- discolors — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discolor.
- discolour — Alternative spelling of discolor.
- discomfit — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- discommon — (at Oxford and Cambridge) to prohibit (tradespeople or townspeople who have violated the regulations of the university) from dealing with the undergraduates.
- discordia — the ancient Roman goddess of discord, identified with the Greek goddess Eris.
- discotomy — (surgery) alternative spelling of discectomy.
- discounts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discount.
- discoured — Simple past tense and past participle of discoure.
- discoures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discoure.
- discourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discovers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discover.
- discovert — (of a woman) not covert; not under the protection of a husband.