8-letter words containing d, e, c, i
- disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- disclude — (nonstandard) To disclose, make known.
- discoure — Obsolete form of discover.
- discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discreet — judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- discrete — apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts.
- discured — Simple past tense and past participle of discure.
- discuses — Plural form of discus.
- disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- dispeace — an absence of peace
- dispence — Obsolete form of dispense.
- displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- dissects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissect.
- distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- dithecal — having two thecae or receptacles
- diuretic — increasing the volume of the urine excreted, as by a medicinal substance.
- divorced — Cut off, or separated.
- divorcee — a divorced woman.
- divorces — Plural form of divorce.
- docetism — an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
- docetist — One who believes in docetism.
- docilely — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- dockside — land or area adjoining a dock: We were at the dockside to greet them.
- doctrine — a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government: Catholic doctrines; the Monroe Doctrine.
- dohickey — Alternative spelling of doohickey.
- dolmenic — of or relating to a dolmen
- domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- domicile — a place of residence; abode; house or home.
- donicker — bathroom; toilet.
- ducklike — Similar to a duck.
- dulcimer — Also called hammered dulcimer, hammer dulcimer. a trapezoidal zither with metal strings that are struck with light hammers.
- dulcinea — a ladylove; sweetheart.
- dysgenic — pertaining to or causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced.
- dyslexic — a person subject to or having dyslexia.
- dysmelic — having or relating to dysmelia
- dyspneic — difficult or labored breathing.
- echidnae — Plural form of echidna.
- echidnas — Plural form of echidna.
- echinoid — belonging or pertaining to the class Echinoidea, comprising mainly sea urchins and sand dollars.
- echiurid — any of various unsegmented marine worms of the phylum Echiura, comprising the spoonworms.
- eclipsed — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- ecocidal — the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- edifices — Plural form of edifice.
- educible — Able to be elicited or evoked.
- eduction — the act of educing.
- eductive — educing; serving to educe.
- eldritch — Weird and sinister or ghostly.
- elicited — Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
- enclined — Obsolete form of inclined.