10-letter words starting with de
- delegacies — Plural form of delegacy.
- delegalize — to revoke the statutory authorization of.
- delegating — Present participle of delegate.
- delegation — A delegation is a group of people who have been sent somewhere to have talks with other people on behalf of a larger group of people.
- delegators — Plural form of delegator.
- delegatory — of or relating to the delegation or assignment of authority, power, or responsibility.
- deleverage — to reduce the ratio of debt capital to equity capital in an organization or (of an organization) to reduce the ratio of debt capital to equity capital
- delft blue — the blue colour of Delft ceramics
- delibation — a small taste of a liquid
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- delicacies — something delightful or pleasing, especially a choice food considered with regard to its rarity, costliness, or the like: Caviar is a great delicacy.
- delicately — fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
- deligating — Present participle of deligate.
- deligation — the act of binding, especially with a ligature
- delighters — a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.
- delighteth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delight.
- delightful — If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant.
- delighting — a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.
- deliminate — To delimit, especially in the computing sense.
- delimitate — delimit.
- delimiters — Plural form of delimiter.
- delimiting — to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate: A ravine delimited the property on the north.
- delineated — to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially: He delineated the state of Texas on the map with a red pencil.
- delineates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delineate.
- delineator — a tailor's pattern, adjustable for different sizes
- delineavit — (he or she) drew it: used formerly on prints alongside the name of the artist of the original drawing
- delinition — (obsolete) A smearing.
- delinquent — Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes.
- delipidate — To remove the lipids from.
- deliquesce — (esp of certain salts) to dissolve gradually in water absorbed from the air
- deliration — delirium; madness
- deliverers — Plural form of deliverer.
- delivereth — Archaic third-person singular form of deliver.
- deliveries — the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
- delivering — Present participle of deliver.
- delivery's — the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
- dello joio — Norman, 1913–2008, U.S. composer and pianist.
- delocalize — to remove from the usual locality
- delphinine — a poisonous, white, crystalline alkaloid, C33H45NO9, found in the seeds of certain larkspurs
- delphinium — A delphinium is a garden plant which has a tall stem with blue flowers growing up it.
- delphinoid — a member of the genus Delphinoidea, of which dolphins and porpoises are members
- delsartian — of, relating to, or characteristic of François Delsarte or the Delsarte method.
- delta iron — an allotrope of iron that exists between 1400°C and the melting point of iron and has the same structure as alpha iron
- delta team — an assault unit of highly trained and specialized U.S. troops that can be quickly dispatched to deal with terrorist action.
- delta wave — any of the slowest electrical brain waves, having frequencies less than four hertz and indicating, in adults, deep sleep or brain disease
- delta wing — a triangular sweptback aircraft wing
- deltiology — the collection and study of picture postcards
- delusional — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- delusively — tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
- delustrant — an agent which removes lustre from something