8-letter words containing a, d, e
- danewort — a caprifoliaceous shrub, Sambucus ebulus, native to Europe and Asia and having serrated leaves and white flowers
- dangered — Simple past tense and past participle of danger.
- danglers — to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze.
- danielle — a feminine name
- danishes — Plural form of danish.
- dankness — unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar.
- danseuse — a female ballet dancer
- danville — city in S Va., near the N.C. border: pop. 48,000
- dapperly — neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
- darbyite — a member of the Plymouth Brethren.
- dare say — to think likely; suppose
- darioles — Plural form of dariole.
- dark age — If you refer to a period in the history of a society as a dark age, you think that it is characterized by a lack of knowledge and progress.
- dark web — the portion of the Internet that is intentionally hidden from search engines, uses masked IP addresses, and is accessible only with a special web browser: part of the deep web.
- darkened — A darkened building or room has no lights on inside it.
- darkener — One who or that which darkens.
- darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
- darksome — dark or darkish
- darndest — Alternative spelling of darnedest.
- darraine — clear of guilt
- dassehra — an annual Hindu festival celebrated on the 10th lunar day of Navaratri; images of the goddess Durga are immersed in water
- dasyures — Plural form of dasyure.
- data pen — a device for reading or scanning magnetically coded data on labels, packets, etc
- data set — a collection of data records for computer processing.
- database — A database is a collection of data that is stored in a computer and that can easily be used and added to.
- datacube — Alternative spelling of data cube.
- dataller — a worker paid by the day
- datasets — Plural form of dataset.
- dateable — a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen: July 4, 1776 was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- datebook — a notebook in which a person keeps a personal record of daily events, appointments, etc
- dateless — likely to remain fashionable, relevant, or interesting regardless of age; timeless
- dateline — the date and location of a story, placed at the top of an article
- datepalm — Alternative spelling of date palm.
- datolite — a colourless mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium and boron in monoclinic crystalline form, occurring in cavities in igneous rocks. Formula: CaBSiO4(OH)
- daturine — a poisonous substance found in plants belonging to the Solanaceae family
- daughter — Someone's daughter is their female child.
- dauphine — the wife of a dauphin
- davenant — Sir William. 1606–68, English dramatist and poet: poet laureate (1638–68). His plays include Love and Honour (1634)
- daventry — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)
- dawdlers — Plural form of dawdler.
- dawnlike — the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.
- day care — Day care is care that is provided during the day for people who cannot look after themselves, such as small children, old people, or people who are ill. Day care is provided by paid workers.
- day case — a patient or case that comes into hospital for a surgical procedure and is dealt with and released in the course of one day
- day mode — phase
- day name — a name indicating a person's day of birth
- day-care — of, relating to, or providing day care: day-care center; day-care program.
- daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
- daydream — A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen.
- dayflies — Plural form of dayfly.
- dayshell — a thistle