8-letter words containing d, m, i, n
- demonist — A believer in, or worshipper of, demons.
- demonize — If people demonize someone, they convince themselves that that person is evil.
- demoting — Present participle of demote.
- demotion — to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote): They demoted the careless waiter to busboy.
- determin — Obsolete form of determine.
- diamante — Diamante jewellery is made from small pieces of cut glass which look like diamonds.
- diamonds — one of the four suits in an ordinary pack of cards bearing red lozenge-shapes symbols
- diamonte — A seven-line poem describing two opposite subjects using only adjectives, nouns and participles.
- didynamy — (of stamens) the condition of being in two pairs of unequal length
- dimensia — Misspelling of dementia.
- dimented — Misspelling of demented.
- dimentia — Misspelling of dementia.
- diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- dimpling — a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- diriment — causing to become wholly void; nullifying.
- dismount — to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
- dolmenic — of or relating to a dolmen
- domanial — of or relating to a domain
- dominant — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
- domineer — Assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.
- dominica — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- dominick — Animal Husbandry. Dominique.
- dominion — the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
- dominium — complete power to use, to enjoy, and to dispose of property at will.
- 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.
- domitian — (Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- donatism — (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
- 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.
- downtime — a time during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive.
- dramming — Measurements. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- 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.
- drumline — A group of percussionists in a marching band.
- drumlins — Plural form of drumlin.
- drumming — The act of beating a drum.
- drumskin — drumhead (def 1).
- dummying — Present participle of dummy.
- dumpings — Plural form of dumping.
- dumpling — a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat.
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- dynamise — Alternative spelling of dynamize.
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- dynamist — A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- 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.
- edmund i — a.d. 921?–946, English king 940–946.
- emending — Present participle of emend.
- endemics — Plural form of endemic.
- endemism — The state of being endemic.