8-letter words containing d, i, e
- adelaide — the capital of South Australia: Port Adelaide, 11 km (7 miles) away on St Vincent Gulf, handles the bulk of exports. Pop: 1 225 235 (2011)
- adenitis — inflammation of a gland or lymph node
- adenoids — Adenoids are soft lumps of flesh at the back and top of a person's throat that sometimes become swollen and have to be removed.
- adenosis — a minor glandular condition typified by swelling of the lymph glands
- adessive — a grammatical case in Finno-Ugric languages indicating place
- adhering — to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- adhesion — Adhesion is the ability of one thing to stick firmly to another.
- adhesive — An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together.
- adiprene — a polyurethane elastomer with exceptional abrasion resistance and strength
- adjoined — to be close to or in contact with; abut on: His property adjoins the lake.
- adlerian — of or relating to Alfred Adler or his ideas
- adlibbed — to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.): to ad-lib one's lines.
- admirers — to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.
- admitted — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- admittee — a person who has been (or will be) admitted
- admitter — a person who admits or something which admits
- adonises — Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- adoptive — Someone's adoptive family is the family that adopted them.
- adrienne — a feminine name
- advisees — one of a group of students assigned to a faculty adviser for help in selection of a course of studies.
- advisers — Plural form of adviser.
- aeacides — a patronymic for any of the descendants of Aeacus, as Achilles, Peleus, and Telamon.
- aecidial — relating to or resembling an aecidium
- aecidium — an aecium
- aedicula — aedicule.
- aedicule — an opening such as a door or a window, framed by columns on either side, and a pediment above
- aerified — to aerate.
- affirmed — to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
- agatized — to change into or make like agate.
- agenized — to bleach (flour) with nitrogen trichloride.
- agitated — If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- agonised — Simple past tense and past participle of agonise.
- agonized — Agonized describes something that you say or do when you are in great physical or mental pain.
- aidoneus — a king of Thesprotia.
- air date — the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- airdates — Plural form of airdate.
- airdried — Simple past tense and past participle of airdry.
- airdries — a city in central Scotland, near Glasgow.
- airdrome — An airdrome is a place or area where small aircraft can land and take off.
- airedale — a large rough-haired tan-coloured breed of terrier characterized by a black saddle-shaped patch covering most of the back
- airfield — An airfield is an area of ground where aircraft take off and land. It is smaller than an airport.
- airheads — Plural form of airhead.
- airspeed — An aircraft's airspeed is the speed at which it travels through the air.
- al-obeid — El Obeid
- alcaides — Plural form of alcaide.
- alcidine — of, relating to, or belonging to the Alcidae, a family of sea birds including the auks, guillemots, puffins, and related forms
- alcimede — the mother of Jason.
- aldimine — (organic chemistry) An imine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NR.
- aldoxime — an oxime formed by reaction between hydroxylamine and an aldehyde
- aldridge — Ira Frederick ("the African Roscius") 1804?–67, U.S. actor, primarily in Europe.