9-letter words containing d, o, i
- depositum — (finance, obsolete) A deposit.
- dermatoid — resembling skin
- desertion — the act of deserting or abandoning or the state of being deserted or abandoned
- desitions — Plural form of desition.
- desmodium — a genus of flowering plant, with usually unobtrusive flowers; many members are considered weeds, such as the beggarweed (Desmodium tortuosum)
- despoiled — to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
- despoiler — to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
- despotism — Despotism is cruel and unfair government by a ruler or rulers who have a lot of power.
- despotize — To behave like a despot.
- detection — Detection is the act of noticing or sensing something.
- detention — Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.
- detersion — the act of cleansing or deterging, esp of sores
- detorsion — the act of, or the state of having undergone, detorting; a twisting, perversion, or distortion
- detorting — Present participle of detort.
- detortion — The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping.
- detouring — Present participle of detour.
- detrition — the act of rubbing or wearing away by friction
- detrivore — (biology) Any organism that feeds on detritus.
- detrusion — the act of detruding.
- deucalion — the son of Prometheus and, with his wife Pyrrha, the only survivor on earth of a flood sent by Zeus (Deucalion's flood). Together, they were allowed to repopulate the world by throwing stones over their shoulders, which became men and women
- deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
- deviatory — Tending to deviate.
- devil dog — a dangerously aggressive dog
- devilwood — a variety of small broadleaf evergreen tree, Osmanthus americanus, native to the southeast US
- deviously — departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect: a devious course.
- devisions — Plural form of devision: obsolete spelling of divisions.
- devoicing — the process by which a consonant that is usually voiced becomes devoiced
- devoiding — not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of).
- devolving — Present participle of devolve.
- devotions — Someone's devotions are the prayers that they say.
- devouring — Present participle of devour.
- dew point — the temperature at which water vapour in the air becomes saturated and water droplets begin to form
- deworming — Present participle of deworm.
- diabolify — (transitive) To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
- diabolism — activities designed to enlist the aid of devils, esp in witchcraft or sorcery
- diabolist — Theology. action aided or caused by the devil; sorcery; witchcraft. the character or condition of a devil. a doctrine concerning devils. a belief in or worship of devils.
- diabolize — to make (someone or something) diabolical
- diabology — the study of the devil or devils
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- diacodium — (in pre-modern medicine) a herbal remedy made chiefly from poppies, acting as an opiate and thus used to aid sleep
- diaconate — the office, sacramental status, or period of office of a deacon
- diagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- diagnoses — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- diagnosis — Diagnosis is the discovery and naming of what is wrong with someone who is ill or with something that is not working properly.
- diagonals — Plural form of diagonal.
- dial down — to reduce or become reduced
- dial tone — The dial tone is the same as the dialling tone.
- dialation — Misspelling of dilation.
- dialogism — a deduction with one premise and a disjunctive conclusion