8-letter words containing d, e, i
- devilize — (transitive) To represent as a devil.
- devilkin — a small devil; a devil inferior to 'the' devil
- devilled — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- deviltry — reckless mischief, fun, etc.
- devisees — Plural form of devisee.
- devising — to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas: to devise a method.
- devision — Obsolete spelling of division.
- devisors — Plural form of devisor.
- devoiced — having been made voiceless
- devoided — not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of).
- devonian — of, denoting, or formed in the fourth period of the Palaeozoic era, between the Silurian and Carboniferous periods, lasting 60-70 million years during which amphibians first appeared
- devoting — to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc.: to devote one's time to reading.
- devotion — Devotion is great love, affection, or admiration for someone.
- dew line — distant early warning line, a network of radar stations situated mainly in Arctic regions to give early warning of aircraft or missile attack on North America
- dewikify — (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) To remove wiki markup formatting, such as internal links.
- dewiness — The state or quality of being dewy.
- dewpoint — temperature at which water vapour in the air becomes saturated and water droplets begin to form
- dextrine — a soluble, gummy substance, formed from starch by the action of heat, acids, or ferments, occurring in various forms and having dextrorotatory properties: used chiefly as a thickening agent in printing inks and food, as a mucilage, and as a substitute for gum arabic and other natural substances.
- dhurries — Plural form of dhurrie.
- diabelli — Antonio [ahn-toh-nee-oh] /ɑnˈtoʊ niˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1781–1858, Austrian composer and music publisher.
- diabetes — Diabetes is a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in their blood.
- diabetic — Diabetic is also an adjective.
- diablery — Sorcery.
- diacetyl — a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste
- diactine — a sponge spicule having two rays that develop in different directions from a single point of origin
- diademed — Simple past tense and past participle of diadem.
- diagetic — Misspelling of diegetic.
- diagnose — If someone or something is diagnosed as having a particular illness or problem, their illness or problem is identified. If an illness or problem is diagnosed, it is identified.
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- diallage — a green or brownish-black variety of the mineral augite in the form of layers of platelike crystals
- dialogue — Dialogue is communication or discussion between people or groups of people such as governments or political parties.
- dialysed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyses — Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
- dialyzed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyzer — an apparatus for dialyzing, esp. one used as an artificial kidney
- dialyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dialyze.
- diamante — Diamante jewellery is made from small pieces of cut glass which look like diamonds.
- diameter — The diameter of a round object is the length of a straight line that can be drawn across it, passing through the middle of it.
- diametre — Alternative form of diameter.
- diamonte — A seven-line poem describing two opposite subjects using only adjectives, nouns and participles.
- dianetic — Of or pertaining to dianetics.
- diapause — a period of suspended development and growth accompanied by decreased metabolism in insects and some other animals. It is correlated with seasonal changes
- diapente — (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fifth
- diapered — a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- diaphane — Something transparent or diaphanous.
- diaphone — the set of all realizations of a given phoneme in a language
- diarbekr — Diyarbakir.
- diarised — Simple past tense and past participle of diarise.
- diarized — Simple past tense and past participle of diarize.