8-letter words containing a, d, i, o, s
- diazoles — Plural form of diazole.
- dilators — Plural form of dilator.
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
- dionysia — The orgiastic Ancient Greek festivals seasonally held in honor of Dionysus, which evolved into Greek comedy and tragedy.
- dioptase — a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- dioramas — Plural form of diorama.
- diplomas — Plural form of diploma.
- disadorn — To deprive of ornaments.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disavows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disavow.
- disfavor — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- dishoard — to put previously withheld (money) into circulation
- disloyal — false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous.
- disposal — availability for use
- distopia — Misspelling of dystopia.
- docimasy — the close examination of a person or substance in order to determine nature, quality and characteristics, formerly used to describe the evaluation of aspirants for public office or citizenship in Ancient Greece, now used of assaying metallic ores
- donatism — (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
- donatist — a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- dorsalis — dorsal1 .
- doxastic — Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
- draconis — a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.
- dyslogia — inability to express ideas because of faulty reasoning or speech, due to a mental disorder.
- dysosmia — an impairment of the sense of smell.
- dystocia — Difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
- dystonia — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dystopia — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- factoids — Plural form of factoid.
- foresaid — aforementioned; aforesaid.
- godolias — Gedaliah.
- herodias — the second wife of Herod Antipas and the mother of Salome: she told Salome to ask Herod for the head of John the Baptist.
- hidalgos — Plural form of hidalgo.
- holidays — Plural form of holiday.
- idocrase — vesuvianite.
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- isolated — compact
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- madisons — Plural form of madison.
- mastoids — of or relating to the mastoid process.
- miradors — Plural form of mirador.
- modalise — Alternative spelling of modalize.
- modalism — a Christian doctrine that states that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are one being exhibited in three different ways rather than three separate entities
- modalist — an adherent of modalism
- monadism — the doctrine of monads as ultimate units of being.
- nomadism — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- nonacids — Plural form of nonacid.
- novi sad — an autonomous province within Serbia. 8303 sq. mi. (21,506 sq. km). Capital: Novi Sad.