8-letter words containing d, l, a, y
- dallying — Present participle of dally.
- dalmahoy — a bushy wig
- damnably — in a detestable manner
- dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
- dapperly — neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
- daringly — In a daring manner; boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.
- day girl — a girl who attends a boarding school daily, but returns home each evening
- day lily — any widely cultivated Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Hemerocallis, having large yellow, orange, or red lily-like flowers, which typically last for only one day and are immediately succeeded by others
- dayflies — Plural form of dayfly.
- daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
- dayshell — a thistle
- daytaler — a worker who is appointed and paid on a daily basis
- decalogy — A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- defrayal — payment of some or all charges or expenses.
- dekalogy — a series of ten related works
- delannoy — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, French composer.
- delaunay — Robert (rɔbɛr). 1885–1941, French painter, whose abstract use of colour characterized Orphism, an attempt to introduce more colour into austere forms of Cubism
- delayers — Plural form of delayer.
- delaying — to put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared.
- delegacy — an elected standing committee at some British universities
- delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
- deniably — In a deniable manner.
- dentally — in relation to the teeth
- dermally — In a dermal way; of or to the skin.
- detailly — In detail.
- diablery — Sorcery.
- 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
- diaglyph — any instance of artwork carved into the surface of a hard substance (predominantly stone or metal), such that the design is set back from the surface; an intaglio
- dialysed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyses — Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
- dialysis — Dialysis or kidney dialysis is a method of treating kidney failure by using a machine to remove waste material from the kidneys.
- dialytic — of or relating to dialysis.
- dialyzed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyzer — an apparatus for dialyzing, esp. one used as an artificial kidney
- dialyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dialyze.
- diastyle — having columns about three diameters apart
- didactyl — (esp of many marsupials) having the hind toes separate
- dielytra — a member of a genus of flowering herbaceous plants including bleeding heart
- dilatory — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dillybag — (Australia) Alternative form of dilly bag.
- disapply — (transitive, legal) To decline to apply a rule or law that previously applied.
- disloyal — false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous.
- dismally — causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
- displays — Plural form of display.
- distally — situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal. Compare proximal.
- dollyman — a technician who moves or pushes the camera dolly during or between shots.
- donleavy — J(ames) P(atrick) born 1926, U.S. novelist.
- doolally — Temporarily deranged or feebleminded.
- dorsally — of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.