8-letter words containing d, o, i, n
- diolefin — diene.
- 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.
- dioxygen — (chemistry) the normal allotrope of oxygen having two atoms per molecule.
- dip into — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- diphonia — diplophonia.
- dipnoous — having both lungs and gills for breathing
- dipteron — a dipterous insect.
- dipthong — Obsolete spelling of diphthong.
- disadorn — To deprive of ornaments.
- disbound — (of a book) having the binding torn or loose.
- discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- discrown — to deprive of a crown; dethrone; depose.
- disendow — to deprive (a church, school, etc.) of endowment.
- disenrol — to remove from a register
- dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- disjoins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disjoin.
- disjoint — to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.
- disloign — to put at a distance
- dismount — to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
- disowned — Simple past tense and past participle of disown.
- disponee — the person whom something is disponed to
- disponer — someone who dispones
- disunion — a severance of union; separation; disjunction.
- dittoing — Present participle of ditto.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- 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.
- dockings — Plural form of docking.
- 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.
- 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.
- dollying — Present participle of dolly.
- dolmenic — of or relating to a dolmen
- dolphins — Plural form of dolphin.
- 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.
- donating — Present participle of donate.
- donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- 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.
- donatist — a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- donative — a gift or donation.