8-letter words containing d, i, c
- deducing — Present participle of deduce.
- defacing — to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it.
- defiance — Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
- deficits — the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
- dehisced — Simple past tense and past participle of dehisce.
- dehisces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehisce.
- deicidal — a person who kills a god.
- deicides — Plural form of deicide.
- deictics — Logic. proving directly.
- del city — a city in central Oklahoma.
- delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
- delicata — (North America) An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- demi-sec — (of wine, esp champagne) medium-sweet
- democide — (Mass) murder of people by a government which has power over them.
- demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- denticle — a small tooth or toothlike part, such as any of the placoid scales of sharks
- depeinct — to depict
- depicted — to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- depicter — A person who depicts (a specified subject).
- depictor — to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- deracine — uprooted
- derelict — A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
- derilict — Misspelling of derelict.
- dermatic — (dated) Of or relating to the skin; dermic.
- derricks — Plural form of derrick.
- describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
- descried — to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy: The lookout descried land.
- descries — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of descry.
- descript — Archaic form of described.
- descrive — to describe
- desertic — (of soil) developing in hot, dry climates
- despotic — If you say that someone is despotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.
- deticker — an implement or chemical agent used to remove ticks (from an animal)
- deuteric — of, pertaining to, or resulting from the metasomatic changes taking place in igneous rock or magma as it solidifies
- deviance — the act or state of being deviant
- deviancy — deviant quality or state.
- devoiced — having been made voiceless
- diabasic — Pertaining to, or containing, diabase.
- diabatic — occurring with an exchange of heat (opposed to adiabatic): a diabatic process.
- diabetic — Diabetic is also an adjective.
- diabolic — Diabolic is used to describe things that people think are caused by or belong to the Devil.
- 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
- diacidic — (of a base, such as calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2) capable of neutralizing two protons with one of its molecules
- diaconal — of or associated with a deacon or the diaconate
- diactine — a sponge spicule having two rays that develop in different directions from a single point of origin
- diadochi — the six Macedonian generals who, after the death of Alexander the Great, fought for control of his empire in the Wars of the Diadochi (321–281 bc)
- diadochy — the replacement of one element in a crystal by another
- diagetic — Misspelling of diegetic.
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.