8-letter words containing a, d, e
- detassel — to remove the upper, pollen-bearing part (the tassel) of a corn (maize) plant and place it on the ground. This is done to one variety of corn in a plantation containing two varieties, so that all the corn will be pollinated by a single variety, thus producing fertile hybrids
- dethatch — to remove dead grass from (a lawn)
- detonate — If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes.
- detracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detract.
- detrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detrain.
- detraque — insane person
- detrital — rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.
- deuddarn — a type of two-tiered Welsh dresser or cupboard
- deutzias — Plural form of deutzia.
- devachan — The place where gods abide, the
- devadasi — A hereditary female dancer and courtesan in a Hindu temple.
- devalued — having a reduced value or worth
- devaluer — One who, or that which, devalues.
- devalues — Reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of.
- devasted — Simple past tense and past participle of devast.
- deverbal — (of a noun or adjective) derived from a verb.
- deviance — the act or state of being deviant
- deviancy — deviant quality or state.
- deviants — Plural form of deviant.
- deviated — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- deviates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deviate.
- deviator — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- devo max — an arrangement in which a central government transfers the maximum amount of authority to a regional government while still retaining sovereignty over it
- devonian — of, denoting, or formed in the fourth period of the Palaeozoic era, between the Silurian and Carboniferous periods, lasting 60-70 million years during which amphibians first appeared
- dew claw — a functionless claw of some dogs, not reaching the ground in walking.
- dewclaws — Plural form of dewclaw.
- diabelli — Antonio [ahn-toh-nee-oh] /ɑnˈtoʊ niˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1781–1858, Austrian composer and music publisher.
- diabetes — Diabetes is a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in their blood.
- diabetic — Diabetic is also an adjective.
- diablery — Sorcery.
- diacetyl — a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste
- diactine — a sponge spicule having two rays that develop in different directions from a single point of origin
- diademed — Simple past tense and past participle of diadem.
- diagetic — Misspelling of diegetic.
- diagnose — If someone or something is diagnosed as having a particular illness or problem, their illness or problem is identified. If an illness or problem is diagnosed, it is identified.
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- diallage — a green or brownish-black variety of the mineral augite in the form of layers of platelike crystals
- dialogue — Dialogue is communication or discussion between people or groups of people such as governments or political parties.
- dialysed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyses — Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
- dialyzed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyzer — an apparatus for dialyzing, esp. one used as an artificial kidney
- dialyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dialyze.
- diamante — Diamante jewellery is made from small pieces of cut glass which look like diamonds.
- diameter — The diameter of a round object is the length of a straight line that can be drawn across it, passing through the middle of it.
- diametre — Alternative form of diameter.
- diamonte — A seven-line poem describing two opposite subjects using only adjectives, nouns and participles.
- dianetic — Of or pertaining to dianetics.
- diapause — a period of suspended development and growth accompanied by decreased metabolism in insects and some other animals. It is correlated with seasonal changes