8-letter words containing d, o, t, a
- chordata — the phylum comprising the chordates.
- chordate — any animal of the phylum Chordata, including the vertebrates and protochordates, characterized by a notochord, dorsal tubular nerve cord, and pharyngeal gill slits
- clodpate — A blockhead; a dolt or fool.
- clotilda — ?475–?545 ad, wife of Clovis I of the Franks, whom she converted (496) to Christianity
- coaldust — fine particles of coal
- coattend — to attend jointly
- collated — to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
- combated — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- cortland — a variety of large, dark-red apple
- costards — Plural form of costard.
- custodia — (rare) pyx (container for the host).
- da ponte — Lorenzo (loˈrɛntso), real name Emmanuele Conegliano 1749–1838, Italian writer; Mozart's librettist for The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), and Così fan tutte (1790)
- dactylo- — finger or toe
- dagobert — a Merovingian King of the Franks, who lived c.603-639, and made Paris his capital
- daltonic — color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.
- damewort — Hesperis matronalis, a herbaceous mustard.
- danewort — a caprifoliaceous shrub, Sambucus ebulus, native to Europe and Asia and having serrated leaves and white flowers
- darktown — a part of a town or city inhabited largely by blacks.
- dartford — a town in SE England, in NW Kent. Pop: 56 818 (2001)
- dartmoor — a moorland plateau in SW England, in SW Devon: a national park since 1951. Area: 945 sq km (365 sq miles)
- dartrous — of or pertaining to dartre
- dashpots — Plural form of dashpot.
- datapost — an express service offered by the Royal Mail that ensures a parcel reaches its destination either on the day of postage or the following morning
- datebook — a notebook in which a person keeps a personal record of daily events, appointments, etc
- datolite — a colourless mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium and boron in monoclinic crystalline form, occurring in cavities in igneous rocks. Formula: CaBSiO4(OH)
- de facto — De facto is used to indicate that something is a particular thing, even though it was not planned or intended to be that thing.
- deadbolt — a locking bolt that is turned by the key rather than a spring
- deal out — If someone deals out a punishment or harmful action, they punish or harm someone.
- debation — Debating.
- decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
- deflator — (economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
- delation — Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- democrat — A Democrat is a member or supporter of a particular political party which has the word 'democrat' or 'democratic' in its title, for example the Democratic Party in the United States.
- denotate — to denote (something)
- deration — to end rationing of (food, petrol, etc)
- dermato- — indicating skin
- derogate — to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- despotat — the dominion of a despot
- detonate — If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes.
- deviator — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- diamonte — A seven-line poem describing two opposite subjects using only adjectives, nouns and participles.
- diastole — the dilatation of the chambers of the heart that follows each contraction, during which they refill with blood
- diatomic — containing two atoms
- diatonic — of, relating to, or based upon any scale of five tones and two semitones produced by playing the white keys of a keyboard instrument, esp the natural major or minor scales forming the basis of the key system in Western music
- dication — (chemistry) Any cation, of general formula X2+, formed by the removal of two electrons from a neutral species.
- dictator — A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly.
- dilation — the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- dilators — Plural form of dilator.
- dilatory — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.