8-letter words containing d, g
- cow dung — cow manure
- cradling — a framework of iron or wood, esp as used in the construction of a ceiling
- crowding — a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng: a crowd of angry people.
- cuddling — Present participle of cuddle.
- cudgeled — a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- cudgeler — One who beats with a cudgel.
- cudgerie — a large tropical rutaceous tree, Flindersia schottina, having light-coloured wood
- curdling — Present participle of curdle.
- d region — the lowest region of the ionosphere, extending from a height of about 60 kilometres to about 90 kilometres: contains a low concentration of free electrons and reflects low-frequency radio waves
- d-prolog — (language) A version of Prolog extended with defeasible reasoning.
- dabbling — the fact of being involved in an activity in a frivolous or superficial way
- daddling — Present participle of daddle.
- dagenham — part of the Greater London borough of Barking and Dagenham: engineering and chemicals
- dagestan — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: annexed from Persia in 1813; rich mineral resources. Capital: Makhachkala. Pop: 2 584 200 (2002). Area: 50 278 sq km (19 416 sq miles)
- daggered — a short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade and a handle, used for stabbing.
- daggling — Present participle of daggle.
- dago red — a cheap red wine, especially a jug wine of Italian origin.
- dagobert — a Merovingian King of the Franks, who lived c.603-639, and made Paris his capital
- daguerre — Louis Jacques Mandé (lwi ʒɑk mɑ̃de). 1789–1851, French inventor, who devised one of the first practical photographic processes (1838)
- dahlgren — John Adelphus Bernard, 1809–70, U.S. naval officer and inventor.
- dairying — the business of producing, processing, and selling dairy products
- dalglish — Kenny, born 1951, Scottish footballer: a striker, he played for Celtic (1968–77) and for Liverpool (1977–89): manager of Liverpool (1985–91; 2011–12), of Blackburn Rovers (1991–95), Newcastle United (1997–98), and Celtic (2000): Scotland's most-capped footballer (102 appearances, 1971–86)
- dallying — Present participle of dally.
- damagers — Plural form of damager.
- damaging — causing or capable of causing damages; harmful; injurious.
- dandling — Present participle of dandle.
- danegeld — the tax first levied in the late 9th century in Anglo-Saxon England to provide protection money for or to finance forces to oppose Viking invaders
- dangered — Simple past tense and past participle of danger.
- danglers — to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze.
- dangling — to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze.
- dappling — Present participle of dapple.
- daringly — In a daring manner; boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.
- dark age — If you refer to a period in the history of a society as a dark age, you think that it is characterized by a lack of knowledge and progress.
- darkling — in the dark or night
- darlings — Plural form of darling.
- datagram — a self-contained unit of data transmitted in a packet-switched network
- daubigny — Charles François (ʃarl frɑ̃swa). 1817–78, French landscape painter associated with the Barbizon School
- daughter — Someone's daughter is their female child.
- daunting — Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- dawdling — proceeding at a slow pace
- dawnings — Plural form of dawning.
- day girl — a girl who attends a boarding school daily, but returns home each evening
- daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
- dazzling — Something that is dazzling is very impressive or beautiful.
- de groot — Huig [hœikh] /hœɪx/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- de-icing — the activity of removing ice or preventing its formation
- dead leg — temporary loss of sensation in the leg, caused by a blow to a muscle
- dealings — Someone's dealings with a person or organization are the relations that they have with them or the business that they do with them.
- debagged — to depants.
- debasing — to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.