8-letter words containing d, o, n, t
- dinitro- — (of a chemical) containing two nitrogen groups in place of two hydrogen atoms
- 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.
- dipteron — a dipterous insect.
- dipthong — Obsolete spelling of diphthong.
- discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- disjoint — to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.
- dismount — to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
- dittoing — Present participle of ditto.
- doctrine — a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government: Catholic doctrines; the Monroe Doctrine.
- document — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- dominant — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
- 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.
- dongting — a lake in S China, in NE Hunan province: main outlet flows to the Yangtze; rice-growing in winter. Area: (in winter) 3900 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- dormient — sleeping; dormant.
- dortmund — a city in W Germany.
- dotation — an endowment.
- dotingly — In a doting manner.
- dottings — Plural form of dotting.
- doubting — Present participle of doubt.
- doughnut — a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball.
- downbeat — the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure.
- downbent — Bent downward.
- downcast — directed downward, as the eyes.
- downiest — Superlative form of downy.
- downmost — in the lowest position
- downrate — to lower the rate of: to downrate the speed of an economic recovery.
- downstep — An downward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language.
- downtake — a pipe or passage for conducting smoke, a current of air, or the like downward from a furnace, opening, etc.
- downtick — a decline or deterioration in business activity, in mood, etc.
- downtime — a time during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive.
- downtown — to or in the main business section of a city.
- downtrod — tyrannized over; oppressed: the downtrodden plebeians of ancient Rome.
- downturn — an act or instance of turning down or the state of being turned down: the downturn of a lower lip in a permanent pout.
- downvote — such an unfavorable vote.
- dragonet — any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- drink to — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
- drypoint — a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
- drystone — (of a stone wall) built without using mortar.
- duathlon — An athletic contest consisting of running and cycling.
- dubonnet — (lowercase) a deep purple-red color.
- ducatoon — a former silver coin of the Netherlands, used through the 17th and 18th centuries: equal to three gulden.