Words Containing IS
Explore a range of words that include the letter IS, showcasing the diversity and richness of the English language. Enhance your vocabulary with interesting and unique terms featuring IS.
2 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| is | 2 | - | - |
3 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| his | 6 | - | - |
| sis | 3 | a female person who has the same parents as another person | my sister married a musician |
| dis | 4 | (Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades | - |
| mis | 5 | - | - |
| vis | 6 | - | - |
| pis | 5 | - | - |
| ais | 3 | - | - |
| ism | 5 | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | - |
| iso | 3 | - | - |
| bis | 5 | - | - |
| ois | 3 | agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy | - |
| cis | 5 | an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991 | - |
| wis | 6 | - | - |
| ish | 6 | - | - |
| gis | 4 | - | - |
| qis | 12 | - | - |
| tis | 3 | - | - |
| lis | 3 | - | - |
| kis | 7 | - | - |
| nis | 3 | - | - |
| xis | 10 | - | - |
4 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| this | 7 | As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned. | - |
| miss | 6 | fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind | I missed that remark |
| wish | 10 | prefer or wish to do something | - |
| kiss | 8 | the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) | - |
| fish | 10 | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces | - |
| list | 4 | give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of | - |
| risk | 8 | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred | - |
| piss | 6 | eliminate urine | - |
| rise | 4 | get up and out of bed | - |
| wise | 7 | United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949) | - |
| dish | 8 | an activity that you like or at which you are superior | marriage was scarcely his dish |
| fist | 7 | a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) | - |
| visa | 7 | an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it | - |
| disk | 9 | draw a harrow over (land) | - |
| iris | 4 | diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening | - |
| disc | 7 | sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove | - |
| mist | 6 | become covered with mist | The windshield misted over |
| kris | 8 | a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade | - |
| isle | 4 | a small island | - |
| miso | 6 | a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces | - |
| reis | 4 | - | - |
| wisp | 9 | a flock of snipe | - |
| hiss | 7 | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval | - |
| gist | 5 | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | - |
| diss | 5 | treat, mention, or speak to rudely | the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone |
| sais | 4 | - | - |
| lisp | 6 | a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists | - |
| anis | 4 | - | - |
| bish | 9 | - | - |
| amis | 6 | - | - |
| vise | 7 | a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place | - |
| dais | 5 | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it | - |
| disa | 5 | a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff | - |
| pish | 9 | - | - |
| bris | 6 | the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life | - |
| gris | 5 | Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927) | - |
| bist | 6 | - | - |
| mise | 6 | - | - |
| hist | 7 | - | - |
| ibis | 6 | wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills | - |
| cist | 6 | - | - |
| leis | 4 | - | - |
| fris | 7 | - | - |
| kish | 11 | - | - |
| psis | 6 | - | - |
| pise | 6 | - | - |
| piso | 6 | - | - |
| pois | 6 | - | - |
| rais | 4 | - | - |
| obis | 6 | - | - |
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5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| visit | 8 | come to see in an official or professional capacity | The governor visited the prison |
| paris | 7 | the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce | - |
| raise | 5 | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | raise a smile |
| exist | 12 | support oneself | he could barely exist on such a low wage |
| noise | 5 | the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience | modern music is just noise to me |
| issue | 5 | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | - |
| louis | 5 | United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981) | - |
| penis | 7 | the male sex organ (`member' is a euphemism) | - |
| basis | 7 | the most important or necessary part of something | the basis of this drink is orange juice |
| lewis | 8 | United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951) | - |
| daisy | 9 | any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl | - |
| twist | 8 | twist suddenly so as to sprain | The wrestler twisted his shoulder |
| disco | 8 | popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques | - |
| risky | 12 | involving risk or danger | extremely risky going out in the tide and fog |
| wrist | 8 | a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones | - |
| waist | 8 | the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips | - |
| noisy | 8 | attracting attention by showiness or bright colors | a noisy sweater |
| missy | 10 | a young female | - |
| swiss | 8 | the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland | - |
| sissy | 8 | a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | - |
| bliss | 7 | a state of extreme happiness | - |
| fishy | 14 | not as expected | there was something fishy about the accident |
| arise | 5 | result or issue | - |
| doris | 6 | a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken | - |
| aisle | 5 | passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores | - |
| lists | 5 | - | - |
| risen | 5 | (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon | the risen sun |
| wiser | 8 | - | - |
| heist | 8 | commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling | - |
| denis | 6 | - | - |
| oasis | 5 | a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary | - |
| crisp | 9 | pleasantly cold and invigorating | crisp clear nights and frosty mornings |
| moist | 7 | slightly wet | a moist breeze |
| rishi | 8 | - | - |
| vista | 8 | the visual percept of a region | - |
| misty | 10 | filled or abounding with fog or mist | - |
| bison | 7 | any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns | - |
| taxis | 12 | a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism | - |
| hoist | 8 | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help | hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car |
| cisco | 9 | cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward | - |
| miser | 7 | a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably) | - |
| cissy | 10 | having unsuitable feminine qualities | - |
| guise | 6 | an artful or simulated semblance | under the guise of friendship he betrayed them |
| frisk | 12 | the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs | he gave the suspect a quick frisk |
| brisk | 11 | become brisk | business brisked up |
| prism | 9 | optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image | - |
| trois | 5 | - | - |
| swish | 11 | elegant and fashionable | a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac |
| kissy | 12 | - | - |
| amiss | 7 | not functioning properly | something is amiss |
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6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| listen | 6 | pay close attention to; give heed to | - |
| sister | 6 | a female person who has the same parents as another person | my sister married a musician |
| finish | 12 | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | the boat had a metallic finish |
| missed | 9 | not caught with the senses or the mind | - |
| prison | 8 | a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment | - |
| island | 7 | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water | - |
| mister | 8 | a form of address for a man | - |
| artist | 6 | a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination | - |
| pissed | 9 | very drunk | - |
| raised | 7 | embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery | raised needlework |
| poison | 8 | any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism | - |
| vision | 9 | the ability to see; the visual faculty | - |
| crisis | 8 | a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something | after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better |
| insist | 6 | beg persistently and urgently | - |
| resist | 6 | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | - |
| praise | 8 | an expression of approval and commendation | he always appreciated praise for his work |
| polish | 11 | make (a surface) shine | polish my shoes |
| bishop | 13 | a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ | - |
| punish | 11 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on | we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again |
| wisdom | 12 | the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight | - |
| misery | 11 | a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune | the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable |
| rising | 7 | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | - |
| tennis | 6 | a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court | - |
| visual | 9 | visible | a visual presentation |
| advise | 10 | inform (somebody) of something | I advised him that the rent was due |
| cruise | 8 | an ocean trip taken for pleasure | - |
| tissue | 6 | a soft thin (usually translucent) paper | - |
| pistol | 8 | a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | - |
| whisky | 19 | a liquor made from fermented mash of grain | - |
| misses | 8 | - | - |
| assist | 6 | work for or be a servant to | Is a salesperson assisting you? |
| isabel | 8 | - | - |
| vanish | 12 | cease to exist | An entire civilization vanished |
| racist | 8 | a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others | - |
| issued | 7 | - | - |
| thesis | 9 | a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree | - |
| listed | 7 | on a list | - |
| morris | 8 | English poet and craftsman (1834-1896) | - |
| parish | 11 | a local church community | - |
| missus | 8 | informal term of address for someone's wife | - |
| debris | 9 | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | - |
| alison | 6 | - | - |
| fisher | 12 | someone whose occupation is catching fish | - |
| danish | 10 | light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese | - |
| fishes | 12 | - | - |
| perish | 11 | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | The children perished in the fire |
| bruise | 8 | injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of | I bruised my knee |
| rapist | 8 | someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse | - |
| geisha | 10 | a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing | - |
| kisser | 10 | the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | - |
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7 letter words
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| promise | 11 | make a prediction about; tell in advance | - |
| mistake | 13 | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | he made a bad mistake |
| missing | 10 | nonexistent | - |
| history | 13 | a record or narrative description of past events | a history of France |
| english | 11 | an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries | - |
| mission | 9 | a group of representatives or delegates | - |
| discuss | 10 | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion | We discussed our household budget |
| disease | 8 | an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning | - |
| fishing | 14 | the act of someone who fishes as a diversion | - |
| kissing | 12 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
| selfish | 13 | concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others | - |
| whistle | 13 | an inexpensive fipple flute | - |
| rubbish | 14 | worthless material that is to be disposed of | - |
| distant | 8 | far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship | a distant cousin |
| disturb | 10 | change the arrangement or position of | - |
| realise | 7 | make real or concrete; give reality or substance to | - |
| foolish | 13 | having or revealing stupidity | - |
| raising | 8 | the event of something being raised upward | a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity |
| episode | 10 | a part of a broadcast serial | - |
| whiskey | 20 | a liquor made from fermented mash of grain | - |
| twisted | 11 | having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality |
| dentist | 8 | a person qualified to practice dentistry | - |
| visitor | 10 | someone who visits | - |
| display | 13 | to show, make visible or apparent | National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship |
| precise | 11 | (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | a precise image |
| pissing | 10 | informal terms for urination | - |
| publish | 14 | put into print | The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce |
| tourist | 7 | someone who travels for pleasure | - |
| missile | 9 | a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled | - |
| fascist | 12 | relating to or characteristic of fascism | fascist propaganda |
| whisper | 15 | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords | - |
| visible | 12 | capable of being seen; or open to easy view | a visible object |
| satisfy | 13 | fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction | - |
| wishing | 14 | a specific feeling of desire | he was above all wishing and desire |
| sunrise | 7 | the first light of day | - |
| advised | 12 | having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel | a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan |
| dismiss | 10 | cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration | This case is dismissed! |
| madison | 10 | capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin | - |
| biscuit | 11 | any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) | - |
| cherish | 15 | be fond of; be attached to | - |
| disgust | 9 | cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | - |
| despise | 10 | look down on with disdain | He despises the people he has to work for |
| dislike | 12 | an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | - |
| hissing | 11 | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) | the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience |
| advisor | 11 | an expert who gives advice | the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala |
| dispute | 10 | coming into conflict with | - |
| pianist | 9 | a person who plays the piano | - |
| isolate | 7 | place or set apart | They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates |
| fascism | 14 | a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism) | - |
| anguish | 11 | cause emotional anguish or make miserable | - |
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8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| finished | 15 | brought to ruin | after the revolution the aristocracy was finished |
| surprise | 10 | the act of surprising someone | - |
| promised | 13 | - | - |
| decision | 11 | the act of making up your mind about something | the burden of decision was his |
| minister | 10 | a person authorized to conduct religious worship | clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches |
| distance | 11 | go far ahead of | He outdistanced the other runners |
| disaster | 9 | a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune | his policies were a disaster |
| district | 11 | regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | - |
| paradise | 11 | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | - |
| prisoner | 10 | a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war | - |
| exercise | 17 | systematic training by multiple repetitions | - |
| discover | 14 | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of | - |
| visiting | 12 | the activity of making visits | the purpose was to promote homes, clubs, visiting, and other services |
| division | 12 | a group of ships of similar type | - |
| mistaken | 14 | wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment | a mistaken belief |
| mistress | 10 | an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man | - |
| punished | 14 | subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience) | - |
| register | 9 | an official written record of names or events or transactions | - |
| ministry | 13 | a government department under the direction of a minister of state | - |
| vanished | 15 | having passed out of existence | vanished civilizations |
| analysis | 11 | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud | his physician recommended psychoanalysis |
| discount | 11 | an amount or percentage deducted | - |
| realised | 9 | successfully completed or brought to an end | - |
| scissors | 10 | a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze | - |
| disgrace | 12 | a state of dishonor | - |
| isolated | 9 | being or feeling set or kept apart from others | could not remain the isolated figure he had been |
| disorder | 10 | a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning | the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder |
| disguise | 10 | the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance | he is a master of disguise |
| childish | 17 | indicating a lack of maturity | childish tantrums |
| disagree | 10 | be of different opinions | She disagrees with her husband on many questions |
| artistic | 10 | aesthetically pleasing | an artistic flower arrangement |
| cannabis | 12 | any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs | - |
| distract | 11 | draw someone's attention away from something | The thief distracted the bystanders |
| distress | 9 | psychological suffering | the death of his wife caused him great distress |
| disabled | 12 | having restricted mental or physical functioning as a consequence of injury or illness | - |
| dispatch | 16 | kill intentionally and with premeditation | - |
| practise | 12 | learn by repetition | - |
| nuisance | 10 | a bothersome annoying person | - |
| historic | 13 | belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past | historic victories |
| discreet | 11 | heedful of potential consequences | a discreet investor |
| disposal | 11 | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) | - |
| premises | 12 | land and the buildings on it | bread is baked on the premises |
| likewise | 15 | in like or similar manner | some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil |
| existing | 16 | having existence or being or actuality | much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran |
| isabella | 10 | the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504) | - |
| disciple | 13 | someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another | - |
| mischief | 18 | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | - |
| goldfish | 16 | small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes | - |
| organism | 11 | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | - |
| sinister | 8 | stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable | the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him |
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9 letter words
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| listening | 10 | the act of hearing attentively | you can learn a lot by just listening |
| otherwise | 15 | in another and different manner | she thought otherwise |
| surprised | 12 | taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment | surprised by her student's ingenuity |
| disappear | 14 | cease to exist | - |
| assistant | 9 | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | my invaluable assistant |
| christian | 14 | a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination | - |
| terrorist | 9 | a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities | - |
| miserable | 13 | of very poor quality or condition | - |
| satisfied | 13 | allayed | - |
| existence | 18 | the state or fact of existing | laws in existence for centuries |
| invisible | 14 | not prominent or readily noticeable | the invisible man |
| scientist | 11 | a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | - |
| precisely | 16 | indicating exactness or preciseness | he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do |
| communist | 15 | a socialist who advocates communism | - |
| published | 17 | formally made public | published accounts |
| discovery | 18 | the act of discovering something | - |
| finishing | 16 | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | - |
| recognise | 12 | express greetings upon meeting someone | - |
| dismissed | 13 | having lost your job | - |
| terrorism | 11 | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear | - |
| disturbed | 13 | afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief | lapsed into disturbed sleep |
| whistling | 16 | the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture | - |
| apologise | 12 | acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | - |
| chemistry | 19 | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | - |
| therapist | 14 | a person skilled in a particular type of therapy | - |
| establish | 14 | institute, enact, or establish | - |
| promising | 14 | likely to turn out well in the future | the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career |
| realistic | 11 | representing what is real; not abstract or ideal | realistic portraiture |
| discharge | 16 | remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave | - |
| publisher | 16 | a firm in the publishing business | - |
| poisonous | 11 | having the qualities or effects of a poison | - |
| poisoning | 12 | the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance | - |
| fisherman | 17 | someone whose occupation is catching fish | - |
| diagnosis | 11 | identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon | - |
| socialist | 11 | advocating or following the socialist principles | socialistic government |
| mechanism | 18 | the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction | he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions |
| criticism | 15 | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings | the senator received severe criticism from his opponent |
| isolation | 9 | the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others | - |
| exquisite | 25 | delicately beautiful | an exquisite cameo |
| communism | 17 | a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership | - |
| organised | 11 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | - |
| admission | 12 | the fee charged for admission | - |
| distorted | 11 | having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | - |
| bourgeois | 12 | conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | a bourgeois mentality |
| expertise | 18 | skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | - |
| punishing | 15 | characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | set a punishing pace |
| disguised | 12 | having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading | - |
| precision | 13 | the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance | note the meticulous precision of his measurements |
| whispered | 18 | spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords | a long whispered conversation |
| collision | 11 | (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together | the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction |
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10 letter words
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| disgusting | 13 | highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | a disgusting smell |
| discovered | 17 | discovered or determined by scientific observation | the discovered behavior norms |
| permission | 14 | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization | - |
| television | 13 | broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects | - |
| punishment | 17 | the act of punishing | - |
| indistinct | 13 | not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand | indistinct shapes in the gloom |
| whispering | 19 | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords | - |
| commission | 16 | a group of representatives or delegates | - |
| journalist | 17 | someone who keeps a diary or journal | - |
| discussion | 13 | an exchange of views on some topic | we had a good discussion |
| resistance | 12 | an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current | - |
| disturbing | 14 | causing distress or worry or anxiety | distressing (or disturbing) news |
| discipline | 15 | a branch of knowledge | in what discipline is his doctorate? |
| registered | 12 | listed or recorded officially | record is made of `registered mail' at each point on its route to assure safe delivery |
| assistance | 12 | a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do | his job was to give technical assistance over the phone |
| surprising | 13 | causing surprise or wonder or amazement | the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data |
| disappoint | 15 | fail to meet the hopes or expectations of | - |
| specialist | 14 | practices one branch of medicine | - |
| historical | 15 | belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past | historical (or historic) times |
| distracted | 14 | having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety | - |
| supervisor | 15 | a program that controls the execution of other programs | - |
| compromise | 18 | a middle way between two extremes | - |
| accomplish | 21 | to gain with effort | - |
| misfortune | 15 | an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes | - |
| publishing | 18 | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution | - |
| discharged | 18 | having lost your job | - |
| consistent | 12 | the same throughout in structure or composition | bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product |
| disrespect | 15 | have little or no respect for; hold in contempt | - |
| enterprise | 12 | readiness to embark on bold new ventures | - |
| imprisoned | 15 | being in captivity | - |
| comparison | 16 | qualities that are comparable | no comparison between the two books |
| capitalism | 16 | an economic system based on private ownership of capital | - |
| optimistic | 16 | expecting the best | - |
| statistics | 12 | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters | - |
| unfinished | 17 | lacking a surface finish such as paint | unfinished furniture |
| discretion | 13 | the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies | - |
| journalism | 19 | newspapers and magazines collectively | - |
| distribute | 13 | distribute or disperse widely | - |
| recognised | 14 | provided with a secure reputation | - |
| persistent | 12 | continually recurring to the mind | - |
| magistrate | 13 | a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) | - |
| missionary | 15 | someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country | - |
| mayonnaise | 15 | egg yolks and oil and vinegar | - |
| disconnect | 15 | an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) | there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy |
| hypothesis | 21 | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory |
| capitalist | 14 | favoring or practicing capitalism | - |
| disability | 16 | the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | reading disability |
| disastrous | 11 | (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin | the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign |
| satisfying | 17 | providing abundant nourishment | - |
| demolished | 17 | torn down and broken up | - |
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