8-letter words containing d, o, w
- co-owned — to own jointly with another: a building I co-owned with my brother.
- codeword — (esp in military use) a word used to identify a classified plan, operation, etc
- cold war — The Cold War was the period of hostility and tension between the Soviet bloc and the Western powers that followed the Second World War.
- coldslaw — coleslaw.
- coldwork — The elimination of flaws and rough or sharp areas on the surface of blown or cast glass objects; usually achieved by some combination of grinding and polishing.
- coltwood — a plant mentioned in Spenser's Faerie Queene, perhaps having a hairy stalk
- comedown — If you say that something is a comedown, you think that it is not as good as something else that you have just done or had.
- cooldown — a series of gentle stretching exercises conducted after strenuous activity in order to allow the heart rate to gradually return to normal
- cordwain — cordovan leather
- cordwood — wood that has been cut into lengths of four feet so that it can be stacked in cords
- corkwood — a small tree, Leitneria floridana, of the southeastern US, having very lightweight porous wood: family Leitneriaceae
- cotswold — a breed of sheep with long wool that originated in the Cotswolds. It is believed to be one of the oldest breeds in the world
- cow dung — cow manure
- cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
- cowardry — Lb uncommon Cowardice.
- cowbirds — Plural form of cowbird.
- cowhands — Plural form of cowhand.
- cowherds — Plural form of cowherd.
- cowhides — Plural form of cowhide.
- cowsheds — Plural form of cowshed.
- crabwood — a tropical American meliaceous tree, Carapa guianensis
- cramdown — (legal) A court settlement in bankruptcy in which creditors receive less than they were owed.
- crawford — Joan, real name Lucille le Sueur. 1908–77, US film actress, who portrayed ambitious women in such films as Mildred Pierce (1945)
- crowd in — If problems or thoughts crowd in on you, a lot of them happen to you or affect you at the same time, so that they occupy all your attention and make you feel unable to escape.
- crowding — a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng: a crowd of angry people.
- cry down — to belittle; disparage
- cudworth — Ralph. 1617–88, English philosopher and theologian. His works include True Intellectual System of the Universe (1678) and A Treatise concerning Eternal and Immutable Morality (1731)
- cussword — a swearword
- cut down — If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
- 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.
- deadwood — dead trees or branches
- deadwork — work necessary to expose an orebody, as the removal of overburden.
- deflower — to despoil of beauty, innocence, etc; mar; violate
- demoware — (computing) A cut-down demonstration version of a computer program so that it can be tried before purchase.
- dew pond — a shallow pond, usually man-made, that is kept supplied with water by dew and condensation
- dew-worm — any large earthworm that is found on the ground at night and is used as fishing bait
- dewdrops — a drop of dew.
- dewormer — an agent for ridding (animals) of worms
- dewpoint — temperature at which water vapour in the air becomes saturated and water droplets begin to form
- die down — If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disavows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disavow.
- disbowel — (rare) To disembowel.
- discrown — to deprive of a crown; dethrone; depose.
- disendow — to deprive (a church, school, etc.) of endowment.
- disowned — Simple past tense and past participle of disown.
- doctorow — E(dgar) L(aurence) born 1931, U.S. author and editor.
- dog show — a competitive event in which dogs are exhibited and judged by an established standard or set of ideals prescribed for each breed.