8-letter words containing d, o, l, c
- diabolic — Diabolic is used to describe things that people think are caused by or belong to the Devil.
- diaconal — of or associated with a deacon or the diaconate
- dialogic — of, relating to, or characterized by dialogue.
- diglycol — diethylene glycol.
- disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- discolor — to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.
- docilely — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- docility — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- dockland — the land or area surrounding a commercial port.
- doctoral — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- doctorly — having the qualities or characteristics of a doctor
- dolcetto — a variety of grape for making wine, chiefly grown in the Piedmont region of Italy
- dolichos — a genus of tropical vines
- dollface — a person having a smooth, unblemished complexion and small, regular features.
- dolmenic — of or relating to a dolmen
- domicile — a place of residence; abode; house or home.
- droplock — a variable-rate bank loan used on international markets that is automatically replaced by a fixed-rate long-term bond if the long-term interest rates fall to a specified level; it thus combines the advantages of a bank loan with those of a bond
- dulbecco — Renato [ruh-nah-toh;; Italian re-nah-taw] /rəˈnɑ toʊ;; Italian rɛˈnɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1914–2012, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
- dulcitol — a water-soluble sugar alcohol, C 6 H 14 O 6 , isomeric with sorbitol, that is found in many plant species and is prepared in the laboratory by galactose reduction.
- ecocidal — the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- ecolodge — A building designed to house ecotourists, typically built and supported by local labour and with respect for the environment.
- enclosed — Surround or close off on all sides.
- fecaloid — like or resembling feces.
- flockbed — a bed with a mattress stuffed with wool refuse, shearings of cloth, or the like.
- flounced — Simple past tense and past participle of flounce.
- foldback — (in multitrack recording) a process for returning a signal to a performer instantly
- forcedly — enforced or compulsory: forced labor.
- godchild — a child for whom a godparent serves as sponsor at baptism.
- goidelic — Also called Q-Celtic. the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw -sound remained a velar. Irish and Scottish Gaelic belong to Goidelic.
- golconda — a ruined city in S India, near the modern city of Hyderabad: capital of a former Muslim kingdom; famous for its diamond cutting.
- gridlock — the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
- headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
- helicoid — coiled or curving like a spiral.
- holdback — the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
- holodeck — (science fiction) A room that provides holographic simulations for recreation, training, etc.
- ice-cold — cold as ice: Her feet were ice-cold.
- icy cold — very cold
- idiolect — The speech habits peculiar to a particular person.
- inclosed — enclose.
- indocile — not willing to receive teaching, training, or discipline; fractious; unruly.
- ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- jocundly — In a jocund manner.
- lacewood — the quartersawed wood of the sycamore tree.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- landlock — (transitive) To enclose or nearly enclose (a harbour, vessel, etc.) with land.
- laodicea — ancient name of Latakia.
- leechdom — a remedy
- lockdown — the confining of prisoners to their cells, as following a riot or other disturbance.
- lockwood — Belva Ann Bennett [bel-vuh] /ˈbɛl və/ (Show IPA), 1830–1917, U.S. lawyer and women's-rights activist.
- locoweed — any of various leguminous plants of the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, causing locoism in sheep, horses, etc.