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8-letter words containing a, d, l

  • deferral — Deferral means the same as deferment.
  • defiable — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
  • defilade — protection provided by obstacles against enemy crossfire from the rear, or observation
  • deflated — having lost confidence, hope, or optimism
  • deflater — a person or device that causes deflation
  • deflates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflate.
  • deflator — (economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
  • defrayal — payment of some or all charges or expenses.
  • deglazed — Simple past tense and past participle of deglaze.
  • deicidal — a person who kills a god.
  • dekalogy — a series of ten related works
  • delannoy — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, French composer.
  • delation — Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
  • delative — noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place down from which.
  • delaunay — Robert (rɔbɛr). 1885–1941, French painter, whose abstract use of colour characterized Orphism, an attempt to introduce more colour into austere forms of Cubism
  • delaware — a member of a North American Indian people formerly living near the Delaware River
  • delayers — Plural form of delayer.
  • delaying — to put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared.
  • delcasse — Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1852–1923, French statesman.
  • delegacy — an elected standing committee at some British universities
  • delegate — A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting.
  • delibate — to take a small taste of (a liquid)
  • delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
  • delicata — (North America) An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes.
  • delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
  • deligate — (surgery, dated, transitive) To bind up; to bandage.
  • delphian — a native or inhabitant of Delphi.
  • delsarte — François [fran-swah;; French frahn-swa] /frænˈswɑ;; French frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1811–71, French musician and teacher.
  • demersal — living or occurring on the bottom of a sea or a lake
  • demurral — the act or an instance of demurring
  • denebola — the second brightest star in the constellation Leo. Visual magnitude: 2.14; spectral type: A3V
  • deniable — able to be denied; questionable
  • deniably — In a deniable manner.
  • dentally — in relation to the teeth
  • dentinal — the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
  • dentural — of or relating to dentures
  • depilate — to remove the hair from
  • deplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of deplane.
  • deplanes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplane.
  • deprival — to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons): to deprive a man of life; to deprive a baby of candy.
  • derailed — Cause (a train or trolley car) to leave its tracks accidentally.
  • derailer — One who, or that which, derails.
  • dermally — In a dermal way; of or to the skin.
  • desalted — Simple past tense and past participle of desalt.
  • desalter — an apparatus for desalting
  • descaled — Simple past tense and past participle of descale.
  • descaler — a thing for removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
  • desklamp — A lamp used to illuminate a desk.
  • desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
  • despisal — contempt; the act of despising; scorn
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