8-letter words containing se
- dead sea — a lake between Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank, now 420 m (1378 ft) below sea level; originally 390 m (1285 ft): the lowest lake in the world, with no outlet and very high salinity; outline, esp at the southern end, reduced considerably in recent years. Area: originally about 950 sq km (365 sq miles); by 2003 about 625 sq km (240 sq miles)
- dead set — absolutely
- deadrise — the angle with the horizontal made by the outboard rise of the bottom of a vessel at the widest frame.
- debossed — to indent (a figure or design) into a surface: The design on the book's cover is debossed.
- debrises — the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble: the debris of buildings after an air raid.
- debruise — to overlay or partly cover with an ordinary
- deceased — The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died.
- deceases — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decease.
- declasse — having lost social standing or status
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- deep-sea — Deep-sea activities take place in the areas of the sea that are a long way from the coast.
- deep-set — Deep-set eyes seem to be further back in the face than most people's eyes.
- defensed — resistance against attack; protection: Two more regiments are needed for the defense of the city.
- defenses — Plural form of defense.
- degassed — to free from gas.
- degasser — A degasser is a device which removes gas from drilling mud.
- degrease — to remove grease from
- deionise — Alternative spelling of deionize.
- delcasse — Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1852–1923, French statesman.
- deloused — Simple past tense and past participle of delouse.
- delouser — a substance or device which removes lice from something
- delouses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delouse.
- demi-sec — (of wine, esp champagne) medium-sweet
- demonise — to turn into a demon or make demonlike.
- deposeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deposeth.
- deputise — to appoint as deputy.
- desecate — (obsolete) To cut, as with a scythe; to mow.
- deseeded — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- deselect — (of a constituency organization) to refuse to select (an existing MP) for re-election
- deserted — abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.
- deserter — A deserter is someone who leaves their job in the armed forces without permission.
- desertic — (of soil) developing in hot, dry climates
- deserved — rightfully earned or merited; just
- deserver — One who deserves.
- deserves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deserve.
- desexing — Present participle of desex.
- despised — Simple past tense and past participle of despise.
- despiser — to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
- despises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despise.
- desserts — Plural form of dessert.
- detassel — to remove the upper, pollen-bearing part (the tassel) of a corn (maize) plant and place it on the ground. This is done to one variety of corn in a plantation containing two varieties, so that all the corn will be pollinated by a single variety, thus producing fertile hybrids
- devisees — Plural form of devisee.
- dextrose — Dextrose is a natural form of sugar that is found in fruits, honey, and in the blood of animals.
- diagnose — If someone or something is diagnosed as having a particular illness or problem, their illness or problem is identified. If an illness or problem is diagnosed, it is identified.
- dialysed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyses — Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
- diapause — a period of suspended development and growth accompanied by decreased metabolism in insects and some other animals. It is correlated with seasonal changes
- diarised — Simple past tense and past participle of diarise.
- diastase — any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse starch to maltose. They are present in germinated barley and in the pancreas