8-letter words containing d, i, l, a, c
- cladists — Plural form of cladist.
- clarinda — a female given name, form of Clara.
- claudine — a female given name, form of Claudia.
- claudius — full name Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus. 10 bc–54 ad, Roman emperor (41–54); invaded Britain (43); poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina
- climaxed — Simple past tense and past participle of climax.
- clorinda — a female given name.
- clotilda — ?475–?545 ad, wife of Clovis I of the Franks, whom she converted (496) to Christianity
- comedial — a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
- conidial — of or like conidia
- conoidal — Having the shape of a conoid; having a roughly conical shape.
- cordelia — a feminine name
- cordials — Plural form of cordial.
- cradling — a framework of iron or wood, esp as used in the construction of a ceiling
- cuboidal — Also, cuboidal. resembling a cube in form.
- cuspidal — of, like, or having a cusp; cuspidate.
- cycladic — of or relating to the Cyclades or their inhabitants
- dactylic — of, relating to, or having a dactyl
- daedalic — an Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos and made wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape from Crete.
- daliance — Obsolete spelling of dalliance.
- dalmatic — a wide-sleeved tunic-like vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops
- daltonic — color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.
- dancical — a type of dance show in which choreographed performers dance to pop songs
- decaling — a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decidual — the endometrium of a pregnant uterus that in many of the higher mammals is cast off at parturition.
- decimals — pertaining to tenths or to the number 10.
- declaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declaim.
- declinal — the action of politely refusing or declining
- deicidal — a person who kills a god.
- 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.
- 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
- diaconal — of or associated with a deacon or the diaconate
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- dialogic — of, relating to, or characterized by dialogue.
- dialytic — of or relating to dialysis.
- diarchal — Relating to, or pertaining to, diarchy or a diarchy system.
- dickslap — (slang, rare) An objectionable person.
- didactyl — (esp of many marsupials) having the hind toes separate
- disclaim — to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation.
- disclame — (obsolete) To disclaim; to expel.
- displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- dithecal — having two thecae or receptacles
- drucilla — a female given name.
- ducktail — DA.
- dulciana — an organ stop having metal pipes and giving thin, incisive, somewhat stringlike tones.
- dulcinea — a ladylove; sweetheart.
- duncical — relating to a dunce or being stupid or simple-minded
- ecocidal — the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.