8-letter words containing d, a, l, n
- delannoy — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, French composer.
- delation — Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- 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
- delaying — to put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared.
- delphian — a native or inhabitant of Delphi.
- 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
- deplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of deplane.
- deplanes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplane.
- detangle — to remove tangles from (hair)
- diaconal — of or associated with a deacon or the diaconate
- diagonal — A diagonal line or movement goes in a sloping direction, for example, from one corner of a square across to the opposite corner.
- dialling — the process or action of operating a dial on a telephone in order to establish a connection
- dianodal — that passes through nodes
- dilantin — a drug, C15H11N2O2Na, used in the treatment of epileptic attacks
- dilatant — dilating; expanding.
- dilating — Present participle of dilate.
- dilation — the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- dilutant — A diluting agent; a diluent, or thinner.
- diluvian — pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.
- dipluran — Any of various hexapods, of the order Diplura.
- disannul — to annul utterly; make void: to disannul a contract.
- displant — to dislodge.
- diurnals — Plural form of diurnal.
- divalent — having a valence of two, as the ferrous ion, Fe ++ .
- dockland — the land or area surrounding a commercial port.
- dog nail — a nail having a head projecting to one side.
- dollyman — a technician who moves or pushes the camera dolly during or between shots.
- domanial — of or relating to a domain
- donleavy — J(ames) P(atrick) born 1926, U.S. novelist.
- doornail — a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
- dorkland — an offensive name for Auckland
- downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- downhaul — any of various lines for pulling down a sail or a yard, as for securing in a lowered position when not in use.
- downland — An area of rolling downs, often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone.
- download — to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.
- downplay — to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, etc.: The press has downplayed the president's role in the negotiations.
- dragline — a rope dragging from something; dragrope.
- draglink — (engineering) A link connecting the cranks of two shafts.
- drawling — an act or utterance of a person who drawls.
- drawlink — (rail transport) drawbar.
- dronklap — a drunkard
- dry land — terra firma, earth
- duathlon — An athletic contest consisting of running and cycling.
- dulciana — an organ stop having metal pipes and giving thin, incisive, somewhat stringlike tones.
- dulcinea — a ladylove; sweetheart.