8-letter words containing d, i, m, e
- divebomb — (of an aircraft) To bomb whilst in a steep dive.
- do-re-mi — money.
- docetism — an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
- dolmenic — of or relating to a dolmen
- dolomite — a very common mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO 3) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses.
- domelike — Resembling a dome.
- domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- domicile — a place of residence; abode; house or home.
- dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
- domineer — Assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.
- dominoes — a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- dopamine — Biochemistry. a catecholamine neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, retina, and sympathetic ganglia, acting within the brain to help regulate movement and emotion: its depletion may cause Parkinson's disease. Compare dopa.
- dormient — sleeping; dormant.
- douzieme — (in Swiss watchmaking) the 12th part of a ligne, used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- downtime — a time during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive.
- drambuie — a liqueur based on Scotch whisky and made exclusively in Scotland from a recipe dating from the 18th century
- dreamier — Comparative form of dreamy.
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreaming — (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
- drumfire — gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.
- drumlike — Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape.
- drumline — A group of percussionists in a marching band.
- dulcimer — Also called hammered dulcimer, hammer dulcimer. a trapezoidal zither with metal strings that are struck with light hammers.
- dumbsize — (informal) To reduce the number of employees in a business without regard to organizational efficiency, such that its operations become unprofitable or inefficient.
- dumfries — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- dumpsite — dump (def 17).
- durkheim — Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1858–1917, French sociologist and philosopher.
- dynamise — Alternative spelling of dynamize.
- dynamite — A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
- dynamize — Give power or energy to; make dynamic.
- dysmelia — a congenital abnormality characterized by missing, shortened, or excessive development of extremities.
- dysmelic — having or relating to dysmelia
- edmund i — a.d. 921?–946, English king 940–946.
- elitedom — The realm or sphere of the elite.
- embodied — Be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling).
- embodier — One who embodies.
- embodies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embody.
- embryoid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling an embryo.
- emending — Present participle of emend.
- empaired — Simple past tense and past participle of empair.
- emulsoid — a sol with a liquid disperse phase
- endemics — Plural form of endemic.
- endemism — The state of being endemic.
- endermic — (medicine) Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin.
- endymion — a handsome youth who was visited every night by the moon goddess Selene, who loved him
- epidemic — A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
- ethmoids — Plural form of ethmoid.
- examined — Simple past tense and past participle of examine.
- exordium — The beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise.