8-letter words containing d, a, n, y
- dancetty — having a zigzag pattern
- dandyish — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- dandyism — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- daringly — In a daring manner; boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.
- daubigny — Charles François (ʃarl frɑ̃swa). 1817–78, French landscape painter associated with the Barbizon School
- daventry — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)
- day name — a name indicating a person's day of birth
- deaconry — the office or status of a deacon
- decaying — rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
- decenary — of or relating to a tithing
- delannoy — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, French composer.
- 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.
- denazify — to free or declare (people, institutions, etc) freed from Nazi influence or ideology
- deniably — In a deniable manner.
- dentally — in relation to the teeth
- deviancy — deviant quality or state.
- diaphony — a style of two-part polyphonic singing; organum or a freer form resembling it
- dictynna — an ancient Cretan goddess of the sea.
- didynamy — (of stamens) the condition of being in two pairs of unequal length
- digynian — belonging or relating to the Digynia class of plants that have two pistils
- dinarchy — duarchy.
- dionysia — The orgiastic Ancient Greek festivals seasonally held in honor of Dionysus, which evolved into Greek comedy and tragedy.
- discandy — to melt or dissolve
- dohnanyi — Ernst von [ernst fuh n] /ɛrnst fən/ (Show IPA), or Ernő [er-nœ] /ˈɛr nœ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer in the U.S.
- dollyman — a technician who moves or pushes the camera dolly during or between shots.
- donatary — the recipient of a donation
- donatory — a donee of the king, especially one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
- donleavy — J(ames) P(atrick) born 1926, U.S. novelist.
- dormancy — the state of being dormant.
- dounreay — the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has also operated at the site
- 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.
- drangway — a narrow lane; passageway
- dry land — terra firma, earth
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- dynamise — Alternative spelling of dynamize.
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- dynamist — A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- dynamite — A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
- dynamize — Give power or energy to; make dynamic.
- dynastic — Pertaining to a dynasty.
- dynatron — an electron tube, usually a tetrode, that produces an oscillating current at certain frequencies
- dyspneal — Alt form dyspnoeal.
- dyspnoea — Alternative spelling of dyspnea.
- dystonia — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- endarchy — a central government
- endogamy — The custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
- endplays — Plural form of endplay.
- ependyma — (anatomy) A thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord.