8-letter words containing d, o, n, a, t
- domitian — (Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- donatary — the recipient of a donation
- 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.
- donators — to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause: to donate used clothes to the Salvation Army.
- donatory — a donee of the king, especially one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
- dotation — an endowment.
- downbeat — the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure.
- downcast — directed downward, as the eyes.
- downrate — to lower the rate of: to downrate the speed of an economic recovery.
- downtake — a pipe or passage for conducting smoke, a current of air, or the like downward from a furnace, opening, etc.
- dragonet — any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- duathlon — An athletic contest consisting of running and cycling.
- ducatoon — a former silver coin of the Netherlands, used through the 17th and 18th centuries: equal to three gulden.
- duo-tang — a type of folder with flexible metal fasteners
- duration — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- dynatron — an electron tube, usually a tetrode, that produces an oscillating current at certain frequencies
- dystonia — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- endostea — Plural form of endosteum.
- fondants — Plural form of fondant.
- forstand — (transitive) To stand against; oppose; withstand.
- gustnado — A strong whirlwind at the leading edge of a storm front or squall line.
- hand out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- headnote — a brief summary, comment, or explanation that precedes a chapter, report, etc.
- ideation — the process of forming ideas or images.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- iodinate — to iodize.
- knothead — (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
- lentando — becoming slower.
- mandator — a person who gives a mandate.
- mastodon — a massive, elephantlike mammal of the genus Mammut (Mastodon), that flourished worldwide from the Miocene through the Pleistocene epochs and, in North America, into recent times, having long, curved upper tusks and, in the male, short lower tusks.
- megadont — macrodont.
- methadon — a synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 8 ClNO, similar to morphine but effective orally, used in the relief of pain and as a heroin substitute in the treatment of heroin addiction.
- montaged — Simple past tense and past participle of montage.
- mordants — Plural form of mordant.
- nematoad — Misspelling of nematode.
- nematode — any unsegmented worm of the phylum Nematoda, having an elongated, cylindrical body; a roundworm.
- nidation — implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.
- nodality — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- nodation — a thing that is knotted or lumpy
- nonadult — a person who is not an adult
- nonrated — not rated
- nontidal — Not tidal.
- notandum — (chiefly, in the plural) Something to be noted or observed; a notable fact.
- notecard — A paper card on which notes are written, or which is intended for such use.