8-letter words containing d, e, i
- douzaine — a bet in roulette on 12 numbers simultaneously so as to share in any that win.
- douzieme — (in Swiss watchmaking) the 12th part of a ligne, used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- dovekies — Plural form of dovekie.
- dovelike — Similar to a dove.
- dovetail — a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- dowdiest — Superlative form of dowdy.
- doweling — Also called dowel pin. Carpentry. a pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
- dowering — Present participle of dower.
- downiest — Superlative form of downy.
- downlike — having the quality or characteristics of feathers or down
- downline — Alternative spelling of down line.
- downpipe — downspout.
- downside — the lower side or part.
- downsize — company: make redundancies
- downtime — a time during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive.
- doziness — The state of being dozy.
- dragline — a rope dragging from something; dragrope.
- drainage — the act or process of draining.
- drainers — Plural form of drainer.
- draisine — an early form of bicycle designed in Germany, nick-named the hobby horse or dandy horse
- drambuie — a liqueur based on Scotch whisky and made exclusively in Scotland from a recipe dating from the 18th century
- dreading — to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
- dreamier — Comparative form of dreamy.
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreaming — (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
- drearier — Comparative form of dreary.
- drearily — causing sadness or gloom.
- drearing — sorrow; grief
- dredging — Present participle of dredge.
- dreggish — resembling or containing dregs
- dreibund — a triple alliance, esp that formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (1882–1915)
- dreidels — Plural form of dreidel.
- drepanid — any moth of the superfamily Drepanoidae (family Drepanidae): it comprises the hook-tip moths
- dressier — Comparative form of dressy.
- dressily — in a dressy manner
- dressing — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dressoir — a cabinet of the 18th century, having a number of shallow shelves for dishes over a base with drawers and closed cupboards.
- dribbled — to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
- dribbler — A person who dribbles (salivates excessively).
- dribbles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dribble.
- driblets — Plural form of driblet.
- dried-up — depleted of water or moisture; gone dry: a dried-up water hole.
- driftage — the action or an amount of drifting.
- drifters — Plural form of drifter.
- driftnet — Alternative spelling of drift net.
- drillers — Plural form of driller.
- drinkers — Plural form of drinker.
- drinkery — barroom; tavern.
- drinketh — Archaic third-person singular form of drink.
- dripless — designed so that the substance, item, or its contents will not drip: a dripless candle; a dripless pitcher.