8-letter words containing d, i, o
- dissolve — to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
- distopia — Misspelling of dystopia.
- distorts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distort.
- disunion — a severance of union; separation; disjunction.
- disvouch — to dissociate oneself from
- ditokous — producing two young or laying two eggs at a time.
- dittoing — Present participle of ditto.
- divebomb — (of an aircraft) To bomb whilst in a steep dive.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- divisors — Plural form of divisor.
- divorced — Cut off, or separated.
- divorcee — a divorced woman.
- divorces — Plural form of divorce.
- dizygous — Dizygotic.
- djibouti — Formerly French Somaliland, French Territory of the Afars and Issas. a republic in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden: a former overseas territory of France; gained independence 1977. 8492 sq. mi. (21,994 sq. km). Capital: Djibouti.
- djokovic — Novak. born 1987, Serbian tennis player: winner of twelve Grand Slam singles titles, including six at the Australian Open
- do-re-mi — money.
- do-si-do — a figure in square-dancing, in which two persons advance, pass around each other back to back, and return to their places.
- dobchick — Alternative form of dabchick.
- dobrynin — Anatoly F(edorovich) [an-uh-toh-lee fyaw-duh-roh-vich;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ˌæn əˈtoʊ li ˌfyɔ dəˈroʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1919–2010, Russian diplomat.
- 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.
- docetist — One who believes in docetism.
- dochmiac — resembling a dochmius in form or structure
- dochmius — a five-syllable foot, characteristic of ancient Greek dramas
- docilely — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- docility — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- docimasy — the close examination of a person or substance in order to determine nature, quality and characteristics, formerly used to describe the evaluation of aspirants for public office or citizenship in Ancient Greece, now used of assaying metallic ores
- dockings — Plural form of docking.
- dockside — land or area adjoining a dock: We were at the dockside to greet them.
- doctrine — a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government: Catholic doctrines; the Monroe Doctrine.
- dog iron — an andiron.
- dog nail — a nail having a head projecting to one side.
- dog tick — any of a variety of ticks, as the American dog tick, that commonly infest dogs and may transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever or tularemia to humans.
- dogeship — the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- dogfight — a violent fight between dogs.
- dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- dohickey — Alternative spelling of doohickey.
- dohnanyi — Ernst von [ernst fuh n] /ɛrnst fən/ (Show IPA), or Ernő [er-nœ] /ˈɛr nœ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer in the U.S.
- dojigger — (informal) A thing whose name is not known; a whatsit or doohickey.
- dolerite — a coarse-grained variety of basalt.
- dolichos — a genus of tropical vines
- dollying — Present participle of dolly.
- 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.
- dolphins — Plural form of dolphin.
- domanial — of or relating to a domain
- domatium — a plant cavity inhabited by commensal insects or mites or, occasionally, microorganisms
- 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.