8-letter words containing d, e, r, m
- decemvir — (in ancient Rome) a member of a board of ten magistrates, esp either of the two commissions established in 451 and 450 bc to revise the laws
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- decorums — Plural form of decorum.
- decretum — the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- deemster — the title of one of the two justices in the Isle of Man
- deermeat — Alternative spelling of deer meat.
- defamers — Plural form of defamer.
- defoamer — anything which removes foam or prevents foam from forming
- deformed — disfigured or misshapen
- dekagram — ten grams, or one tenth of a hectogram (0.3527 ounce): abbrev. dag
- delirium — If someone is suffering from delirium, they are not able to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way because they are very ill and have a fever.
- delubrum — a shrine or sanctuary
- demander — One who demands.
- demarche — move, step, or manoeuvre, esp in diplomatic affairs
- demarked — demarcate.
- demarket — to discourage consumers from buying (a particular product), either because it is faulty or because it could jeopardize the seller's reputation
- demeaner — One who demeans.
- demeanor — Your demeanor is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings.
- dementor — Evil and fearsome creature.
- demerara — a former region of what is now Guyana, on the Demerara river
- demerger — A demerger is the separation of a large company into several smaller companies.
- demerits — Plural form of demerit.
- demersal — living or occurring on the bottom of a sea or a lake
- deminers — Plural form of deminer.
- demireps — Plural form of demirep.
- demister — A demister is the same as a defogger.
- demiurge — (in the philosophy of Plato) the creator of the universe
- democrat — A Democrat is a member or supporter of a particular political party which has the word 'democrat' or 'democratic' in its title, for example the Democratic Party in the United States.
- demorage — Obsolete form of demurrage.
- demoware — (computing) A cut-down demonstration version of a computer program so that it can be tried before purchase.
- dempster — Arthur Jeffrey, 1886–1950, U.S. physicist.
- demurely — characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- demurral — the act or an instance of demurring
- demurred — to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.
- demurrer — a pleading that admits an opponent's point but denies that it is a relevant or valid argument
- dermally — In a dermal way; of or to the skin.
- dermatic — (dated) Of or relating to the skin; dermic.
- dermato- — indicating skin
- determin — Obsolete form of determine.
- dew-worm — any large earthworm that is found on the ground at night and is used as fishing bait
- dewormer — an agent for ridding (animals) of worms
- 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.
- diatreme — a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
- diemaker — someone who makes dies
- dimerise — Alternative spelling of dimerize.
- dimerize — Combine with a similar molecule to form a dimer.
- dimerous — consisting of or divided into two parts.
- dimetric — (in technical drawing) denoting or incorporating a method of showing projection or perspective using a set of three geometric axes, of which two are of the same scale or dimension but the third is of another.
- diriment — causing to become wholly void; nullifying.