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Every Romance word

Words players have found whose deepest named ancestor belongs to the Romance family. A family is a group of languages, so this is wider than any single one of them.

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  • CURETTAGEnounFrench7 findersThe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.
  • CURETTEnounFrench5 findersA hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.
  • CURFEWnounOld French56 findersAny regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
  • CURIEnounFrench12 finders3.7×10 decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.
  • CURIOUSadjectiveSpanish24 findersTending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; nosy, prying.
  • CURLEWnounOld French60 findersAny of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
  • CURRANTnounFrench1 finderA small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
  • CURTAILverbOld French57 findersTo cut short the tail of (an animal).
  • CURTALnounFrench12 findersA variety of short-barrelled cannon.
  • CURTSEYnounOld French13 findersA small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in defer
  • CUSPIDORnounPortuguese64 findersA spittoon.
  • CUSTODIALadjectiveFrench80 findersProviding protection, care, supervision or guarding.
  • CUSTRELnounOld French3 findersA knight's attendant or man-at-arms; a knave.
  • CUTLASSnounOld French1 finderA short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
  • CUTLERnounOld French13 findersOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.
  • CUTLERYnounOld French61 findersSharp cutting utensils.
  • CUVETTEnounFrench1 finderA pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table.
  • CYTISINEnounFrench2 findersA polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.
  • DACEnounOld French25 findersA shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
  • DACQUOISEnounFrench25 findersA dessert cake made with layers of almond and hazelnut meringue and whipped cream or buttercream, typically served chilled with fruit.
  • DADOnounItalian9 findersThe section of a pedestal above the base.
  • DAHLIAnounSpanish43 findersAny plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.
  • DAIRYnounAnglo-Norman33 finders(also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.
  • DALLIANCEnounOld French1 finderPlayful flirtation; amorous play.
  • DALLYverbAnglo-Norman2 findersTo waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
  • DAMASKINnounFrench2 findersA sword of Damascus steel.
  • DANGEROUSadjectiveOld French97 findersFull of danger.
  • DANSEURnounFrench5 findersA male ballet dancer.
  • DANSEUSEnounFrench2 findersA female dancer
  • DARCYnounFrench6 findersA (non SI) unit of permeability used in measuring the permeability of porous mediums such as sand.
  • DARIOLEnounOld Occitan5 findersA dessert consisting of puff pastry filled with almond cream, baked in an oven.
  • DASHEENnounFrench2 findersOld cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.
  • DAUBEnounFrench15 findersA stew of braised meat, usually beef.
  • DAUPHINEnounFrench50 findersThe wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
  • DAVITnounOld French96 findersA spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship.
  • DEANERnounFrench3 findersA shilling.
  • DEBARverbAnglo-Norman8 findersTo exclude or shut out; to bar.
  • DEBARKverbFrench9 findersTo unload goods from an aircraft or ship.
  • DEBAUCHEEnounFrench3 findersSomebody who is debauched; somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint.
  • DEBELverbFrench2 findersTo conquer.
  • DEBONAIRadjectiveOld French100 findersGracious, courteous.
  • DEBOUCHnounItalian8 findersA narrow outlet from which a body of water pours.
  • DEBOUCHEverbFrench8 findersTo enter into battle.
  • DEBOUCHUREnounFrench1 finderThe outward opening of a river, creek, valley, or strait.
  • DEBUTANTnounFrench1 finderA person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time.
  • DEBUTANTEnounFrench5 findersA young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.
  • DECAGRAMnounFrench29 findersAn SI unit of mass equal to 10 grams. Symbol: dag
  • DECALITREnounFrench3 findersTen litres. Symbol: daL
  • DECAMETERnounFrench4 findersUS spelling of decametre.
  • DECAMETREnounFrench2 findersAn SI unit of length equal to 10 metres. Symbol: dam
  • DECANALadjectiveFrench15 findersPertaining to a dean or deanery.
  • DECEIVABLEadjectiveAnglo-Norman1 finderAble to be deceived; gullible.
  • DECEIVERnounAnglo-Norman1 finderA person who lies or deceives.
  • DECIAREnounFrench1 finderA measure of area, equivalent to one tenth of an are, or ten square metres.
  • DECIGRAMnounFrench34 findersAn SI unit of mass equal to 10 grams. Symbol: dg
  • DECILITREnounFrench12 findersAn SI unit of fluid equal to 10 liters. Symbol: dl.
  • DECIMETERnounFrench4 findersUS spelling of decimetre.
  • DECIMETREnounFrench4 findersAn SI unit of length equal to 10 metres. Symbol: dm
  • DECISIVEadjectiveMiddle French7 findersHaving the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
  • DECLARANTnounFrench4 findersA person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • DECLARATIVEadjectiveMiddle French9 findersServing to declare; having the quality of a declaration.
  • DECLINATORnounFrench6 findersAn instrument for taking the declination or angle which a plane makes with the horizontal plane.
  • DECLINATORYadjectiveFrench4 findersContaining or involving a declination or refusal, as of submission to a charge or sentence.
  • DECOLORANTnounFrench2 findersA substance that removes colour, or bleaches.
  • DECOMPOSEverbMiddle French14 findersTo separate or break down (something) into its components.
  • DECORnounFrench11 findersThe style of decoration of a room or building.
  • DECORATIONnounFrench18 findersThe act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
  • DECOUPAGEnounFrench151 findersAn art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated.
  • DECOUPLEverbMiddle French24 findersTo unlink; to take apart or come apart.
  • DECROWNverbFrench6 findersTo deprive of a crown; to discrown.
  • DECRYverbOld French70 findersTo denounce as harmful.
  • DEFEATISTadjectiveFrench6 findersOf or relating to defeatism.
  • DEFERENCEnounFrench6 findersGreat respect.
  • DEFIANCEnounOld French18 findersThe feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
  • DEFIANTadjectiveFrench29 findersDefying.
  • DEFORCIANTnounOld French1 finderOne who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
  • DEFORMABLEadjectiveFrench1 finderCapable of being reshaped.
  • DEFORMATIONnounOld French18 findersThe act of deforming, or state of being deformed. Physically so.
  • DEFOULverbOld French5 findersTo trample underfoot.
  • DEFRAUDverbOld French1 finderTo obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
  • DEFRAUDMENTnounOld French1 finderPrivation by fraud; defrauding
  • DEFRAYverbOld French15 findersTo pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something).
  • DEFROCKverbFrench48 findersTo divest of a frock.
  • DEGRASnounFrench2 findersA semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly used as a dressing for hides.
  • DEGROWTHnounFrench1 finderA negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population.
  • DEGUnounSpanish14 findersAny species of the genus Octodon, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.
  • DEGUSTverbFrench49 findersTo taste carefully to fully appreciate something; to savour
  • DELAINEnounFrench1 finderA kind of mixed fabric previously used to make women's dresses.
  • DELEGATIONnounFrench25 findersAn act of delegating.
  • DELIGATIONnounFrench2 findersA binding up; a bandaging.
  • DELIVERANCEnounOld French2 findersThe act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
  • DELIVERYnounOld French57 findersThe act of conveying something.
  • DELOPEverbFrench6 findersTo fire a gun into the air in order to end a duel.
  • DEMAGOGICadjectiveFrench1 finderOf or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.
  • DEMIGLACEnounFrench3 findersA rich brown sauce in French cuisine, typically made from veal stock and espagnole sauce, used by itself or as a base for other sauces.
  • DEMIJOHNnounFrench14 findersA large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
  • DEMILUNEadjectiveFrench19 findersIn the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.
  • DEMIRELIEFnounFrench1 finderdemi-rilievo
  • DEMITASSEnounFrench24 findersA small cup of strong black coffee.
  • DEMIVOLTESnounFrench1 finderA half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his forelegs in a particular manner.

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