8-letter words containing d, i, o
- lepidote — covered with scurfy scales or scaly spots.
- leporide — a Belgian hare formerly believed to be a hybrid of the European rabbit and hare.
- lesioned — an injury; hurt; wound.
- liaodong — a peninsula in NE China, extending S into the Yellow Sea.
- lie down — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- lie-down — a nap.
- liegedom — the state of being a liege
- lifehold — Land held by a life estate.
- likehood — (obsolete) likelihood.
- limewood — the wood of a linden.
- liminoid — (anthropology) Having characteristics of a liminal experience, but optional and not involving the resolution of a personal crisis.
- limonoid — Any of a class of phytochemicals, found in citrus fruit and certain other plants, believed to have various therapeutic effects.
- limuloid — of, relating to, or resembling the king crab genus Limulus
- lindworm — a wingless, two-legged dragon
- lionhead — a small breed of rabbit with long fur around the face
- lionised — Simple past tense and past participle of lionise.
- lionized — Simple past tense and past participle of lionize.
- lipiodol — A poppyseed oil used by injection as a radiopaque contrast agent.
- lipoidal — resembling fat; fatty
- liquored — Simple past tense and past participle of liquor.
- lispound — a unit of weight, formerly used in Orkney, Shetland, and Baltic trade, varying from 12 to 34 pounds (5.4 to 15.4kg approx)
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- lobsided — Archaic form of lopsided.
- lodgeing — Obsolete form of lodging.
- lodgings — accommodation in a house, especially in rooms for rent: to furnish board and lodging.
- lodicule — one of the specialized scales at the base of the ovary of certain grass flowers.
- loitered — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- londrina — a city in E Brazil.
- lopsided — heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical.
- lord jim — a novel (1900) by Joseph Conrad.
- lordling — a minor, unimportant, or petty lord.
- lordosis — Pathology. an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture. Compare kyphosis, scoliosis.
- lordotic — Pathology. an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture. Compare kyphosis, scoliosis.
- lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- lovebird — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- low tide — the tide at the point of maximum ebb.
- low-paid — job: poorly remunerated
- lowrider — an individually decorated and customized car fitted with hydraulic jacks that permit lowering of the chassis nearly to the road.
- lycopsid — Any primitive plant of the division Lycopodiophyta.
- lygodium — (botany) Any of the genus Lygodium of climbing ferns.
- lymphoid — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- madisons — Plural form of madison.
- maidhood — maidenhood.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- maindoor — a door giving access to a house from the street
- mandingo — a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.
- mandioca — cassava.
- mandolin — a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- manifold — of many kinds; numerous and varied: manifold duties.