8-letter words containing d, s, i
- dropship — (science fiction, gaming) A flying transport that drops troops onto the battlefield.
- dropwise — in the form of a drop
- drowsier — Comparative form of drowsy.
- drowsily — half-asleep; sleepy.
- drowsing — Present participle of drowse.
- drudgism — the work of a drudge
- druggies — Plural form of druggie.
- druggist — a person who compounds or prepares drugs according to medical prescriptions; apothecary; pharmacist; dispensing chemist.
- druidess — a female member of the Druids.
- druidism — the religion or rites of the Druids.
- drumfish — drum1 (def 11).
- drumlins — Plural form of drumlin.
- drumskin — drumhead (def 1).
- drusilla — a female given name.
- dry sink — a wooden kitchen sink, especially of the 19th century, not connected to an external water supply, with a shallow zinc- or tin-lined well on top in which a dishpan can be placed, and usually a cupboard below.
- dry suit — a close-fitting, double-layered synthetic garment worn by a scuba diver in especially cold water, protecting the skin from contact with water and having an internal, warming layer of air that can be added to in order to equalize pressure during descent.
- dualisms — Plural form of dualism.
- dubbings — Plural form of dubbing.
- dubinsky — David, 1892–1982, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland: president of the I.L.G.W.U. 1932–66.
- duckpins — Plural form of duckpin.
- dudishly — In a dudish manner.
- duelists — Plural form of duelist.
- duellist — a person who participates in a duel.
- duisburg — a city in W Germany, at the junction of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers: the largest river port in Europe; formed 1929 from the cities of Duisburg and Hamborn.
- dukeship — the position or status of a duke
- dumbshit — (vulgar, pejorative, colloquial) A stupid person or someone who makes or has just made a significant mistake.
- dumbsize — (informal) To reduce the number of employees in a business without regard to organizational efficiency, such that its operations become unprofitable or inefficient.
- dumfries — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- dumosity — the condition of being filled with bushes
- dumpings — Plural form of dumping.
- dumpsite — dump (def 17).
- dustbins — Plural form of dustbin.
- dustiest — Superlative form of dusty.
- dustings — Plural form of dusting.
- dustlike — Resembling dust.
- dutiless — Without duties.
- duumvirs — Plural form of duumvir.
- dwarfish — like a dwarf, especially in being abnormally small; diminutive.
- dwarfism — the condition of being a dwarf or dwarfed.
- dwarvish — Synonym of dwarfish.
- dweebish — Dweeby.
- dwindles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwindle.
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- dynamise — Alternative spelling of dynamize.
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- dynamist — A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- dynastic — Pertaining to a dynasty.
- dysgenic — pertaining to or causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced.
- dysgonic — growing poorly on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to eugonic).