8-letter words containing d, a, l, r, i
- detrital — rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.
- diablery — Sorcery.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyzer — an apparatus for dialyzing, esp. one used as an artificial kidney
- diarchal — Relating to, or pertaining to, diarchy or a diarchy system.
- dielytra — a member of a genus of flowering herbaceous plants including bleeding heart
- dihedral — having or formed by two planes.
- dilators — Plural form of dilator.
- dilatory — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dipluran — Any of various hexapods, of the order Diplura.
- dipteral — dipterous.
- dirtball — (slang, derogatory) A dirty or sleazy person.
- disabler — to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident.
- disraeli — Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield ("Dizzy") 1804–81, British statesman and novelist: prime minister 1868, 1874–80.
- distrail — dissipation trail.
- diurnals — Plural form of diurnal.
- doornail — a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
- dorsalis — dorsal1 .
- draftily — In a drafty manner.
- draglift — a ski lift with a rope or metal bar by which skiers are pulled up to the top of a slope.
- 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.
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- drearily — causing sadness or gloom.
- drivable — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- drucilla — a female given name.
- drusilla — a female given name.
- duvalier — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), ("Papa Doc") 1907–71, Haitian physician and dictator: president 1957–71.
- elaterid — any of the beetles constituting the widely distributed family Elateridae (click beetles). The group includes the wireworms and certain fireflies
- epidural — On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord.
- exordial — Of or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction.
- fairlead — a pulley, thimble, etc., used to guide a rope forming part of the rigging of a ship, crane, etc., in such a way as to prevent chafing.
- filander — a former name for the pademelon, a small wallaby of the genus Thylogale
- filariid — of or relating to filariae.
- filecard — a card of a size suitable for filing, typically 3 × 5 inches (7.62 × 12.7 cm) or 4 × 6 inches (10.16 × 15.24 cm).
- filmcard — microfiche.
- gaillard — a spirited dance for two dancers in triple rhythm, common in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- galliard — a spirited dance for two dancers in triple rhythm, common in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- gaolbird — Alternative spelling of jailbird.
- garfield — James Abram, 1831–81, 20th president of the U.S., 1881.
- grillade — a dish or serving of broiled or grilled meat.
- grimaldi — Joseph, 1779–1837, English actor, mime, and clown.
- griselda — a woman of exemplary meekness and patience.
- gyroidal — having a spiral arrangement.
- halliard — any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a spar, sail, flag, etc., into position for use.
- handrail — a rail serving as a support or guard at the side of a stairway, platform, etc.
- harald i — called Harald Fairhair. ?850–933, first king of Norway: his rule caused emigration to the British Isles
- hardboil — Alternative form of hard-boil.