12-Letter Words Starting with D

Dapperness

DECAPITATE To cut off the head of; to behead.

Strange patina to iced topping

An action that leaves the head isolated

Fate of Anne Boleyn

Decapitator

""Capable of being deciphered; as, old writings not decipherable. as, old writings not decipherable.""

The act of deciphering.

""COMPENSATE To make equal return to; to remunerate; to recompence; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a merchant for his losses. as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a merchant for his losses.""

Gloomy supporting party, Green politician: 'Cuts can be broken down'

Decompress

Decompress

""Inflected form of CREPITATED Inflected form of CREPITATE To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap.""

Decrepitate

Decrepitude

Demographer

Auto marketing strategy statistics

Data on population structures

Demography

Go mad and get sectioned

Organised in units, go crazy

Go mad from division

Dependency

Depilatory

Depolarizer

POLARIZING polarize

Inflected form of POLITICIZE Inflected form of POLITIC {shrewd=adj}

""POLYMERIZE To cause polymerization of; to produce polymers from; to increase the molecular weight of, without changing the atomic proportions; thus, certain acids polymerize aldehyde. polymerize aldehyde.""

POPULATING populate

Reduction in inhabitants

Loss of inhabitants

Deportation

Depositary

POSITIONAL Of or pertaining to position.

Depository

Depravation

Depravity.

Depravement

Deprecation

Losing value with time

Expressing disapproval about one losing value

It never goes up in financial crash

Gradual loss of value

Loss in value

""Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation; undervaluing.""

Depreciator

Tending to depreciate; undervaluing; depreciative.

Depredation

In a depressing manner.

Depressive

Inflected form of PRESSURIZE Inflected form of PRESSURE to apply force to

Deprivation

Deprogram

PROGRAMMED program

""Inflected form of PROGRAMMER Inflected form of PROGRAMME That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order to be pursued, or the subjects embraced, in any public exercise, performance, or entertainment; a preliminary sketch.""

""DEPUTIZE to act as a deputy, also DEPUTISE""

Derepress

Derepress

""A vegetable parasite, infesting the skin.""

Pictures inspired Scot to be moved

Sketches depict sins or misbehaving

Desipramine

Despairing

Desperation

Despisement

Despiteful

Despitefully.

Despoilment

A stripping or plundering; spoliation.

Despondence

Dejectedly, hopelessly

How Ivan the Terrible ruled

It makes a fool disappear

Sweet to make love with one from the canteen

It's sweet to make love together, lying perhaps on the table

Deuteranope

A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.

DEUTERANOPE

MTD envelopes (anagram)

Move Len's dept (anagram)

Advances in a process

""Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism.""

Translucently.

Diaphoretic

Diapositive

""Geology the process of movement that causes the earth’s crust to form continents, mountains, oceans, etc. ; diastrophe , n . ; diastrophic , adj . Earth""

Dichroscope

It's not popular, as a rule

Form of rule

Stalin's fashionable way of governing

""The posterior part of the forebrain that connects the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres, encloses the third ventricle, and contains the thalamus and hypothalamus. Also called betweenbrain , interbrain , thalamencephalon .""

The interbrain or thalamencephalon; sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon. dien. See Thalamencephalon.

""DILAPIDATE To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; said of a building.""

In expansion getting badly paid leads to ruin

Dimercaprol

Dipeptidase

Diphosphate

""Pertaining to, or connected with, diphtheria.""

Diphtheroid

""To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel.""

Characterizing the ovum when it has two primary germinal layers.

Diplodocus

Diplomatist

Those who drink and swim thus - lunatics!

Dipterocarp

The condition or office of a director; directorate.

*Part of many a magic act

Fading rum dip gains when fruit is added

Doctor finally is paged and pain unexpectedly is vanishing

Let down after daughter is given a job

Sad and let-down

Crestfallen as Democrat is elected

Disapproval

Disapprover

Builder providing spa is critical

Critical of detective's program going out of range

The state of being a disciple or follower in doctrines and precepts.

Relating to rules of conduct

Revulsive love photos in journal about correction

Discipliner

""DISCIPLINE The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, mental, or moral.""

Phonograph Records

Phonograph Records

COMPOSING compose

The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder; agitation; perturbation.

Discrepant

Dispensary

Exemption (from a rule)

Exemption (from the usual requirements)

Exemption (from usual requirement)

Girl with something to tell? Writes article in that medical book

Dispersive

Dispirited

Capable of being displaced.

Shift hell's location (wordplay)

Amount of movement

Measure of ship's size

Displeasure

Disportment

Disposition

Deprived of land/property

Bereft by Berryman

Deprived of property or land

Dispossess

One who dispossesses.

Debates ain't so stupid if appropriately organised

Sidney comes back to position nations to release new arguments

""Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper. as, a disputatious person or temper.""

Lacking public estimation

Not of decent character

Superb detail (anagram) -shady

In a disreputable manner.

Disrespect

Disruptive

Dissepiment

Dissipated

Dissipation

Immoderate.

Distemper

""Relating to, composed in, or consisting of twelve-tone music.""

DOPAMINE a form of dopa used to stimulate the heart

Ghostly double of a live person

Living person's double

Ghostly lookalike of a human

Doublespeak

A skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines.

Abstract noun (-ity)

Duplication

Adjective (-ic)