8-letter words containing d, i, s
- digitals — Plural form of digital.
- digitise — to convert (data) to digital form for use in a computer.
- digraphs — Plural form of digraph.
- dilators — Plural form of dilator.
- dilemmas — A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, esp. equally undesirable ones.
- dillseed — The pungent seed of the dill plant used as a flavouring.
- diluents — Plural form of diluent.
- diluters — Plural form of diluter.
- dimensia — Misspelling of dementia.
- dimerise — Alternative spelling of dimerize.
- dimerous — consisting of or divided into two parts.
- diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- dinettes — Plural form of dinette.
- dingbats — Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- dinghies — Plural form of dinghy.
- dingiest — Superlative form of dingy.
- dinguses — Plural form of dingus.
- dinkiest — Superlative form of dinky.
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
- dioceses — Plural form of diocese.
- dioecism — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- diogenes — 412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- diomedes — a Greek hero in the Trojan War.
- dionysia — The orgiastic Ancient Greek festivals seasonally held in honor of Dionysus, which evolved into Greek comedy and tragedy.
- dionysus — the god of fertility, wine, and drama; Bacchus.
- diopside — a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, calcium magnesium silicate, CaMg(SiO 3) 2 , occurring in various colors, usually in crystals.
- dioptase — a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- diopters — Plural form of diopter.
- dioptres — Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- dioramas — Plural form of diorama.
- diorites — Plural form of diorite.
- dioscuri — the Greek name for Castor and Pollux, when considered together
- diosmose — osmose.
- dioxides — Plural form of dioxide.
- diphasic — having two phases; two-phase.
- diplomas — Plural form of diploma.
- diplosis — the doubling of the chromosome number by the union of the haploid sets in the union of gametes.
- dipnoous — having both lungs and gills for breathing
- dipodies — Plural form of dipody.
- dippings — Plural form of dipping.
- dipsetic — Tending to produce thirst.
- dipsosis — (medicine) Any condition characterized by excessive thirst.
- dipstick — a rod for measuring the depth of a liquid; especially, a thin metal rod used to measure the oil level in the crankcase of an automotive engine.
- dipteros — (in ancient Greece) a building with a double colonnade on all sides
- diptychs — Plural form of diptych.
- direness — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- dirigist — Of or pertaining to dirigisme.
- dirtbags — Plural form of dirtbag.
- dirtiest — Superlative form of dirty.