8-letter words containing d, s, i
- schizoid — Psychology. of or relating to a personality disorder marked by dissociation, passivity, withdrawal, inability to form warm social relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism.
- sciaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Sciaenidae, a family of carnivorous fishes that produce a loud sound by snapping the muscles attached to their air bladder, comprising the croakers and drums.
- scienced — learned or knowledgeable (about something)
- scincoid — of, relating to, or resembling a skink.
- sciuroid — sciurine.
- sclereid — a short, thickened plant cell of the sclerenchyma, typically containing branched pits.
- scleroid — hard or indurated.
- scofield — (David) Paul. (1922–2008), English stage and film actor
- scolding — a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- scolecid — a variety of worm
- scolytid — any of various dark-coloured cylinder-shaped beetles, including the bark and ambrosia beetles
- scombrid — any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas.
- scripted — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- scudding — to run or move quickly or hurriedly.
- scurried — to go or move quickly or in haste.
- sea bird — a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
- sea-maid — a mermaid.
- sedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- sedative — tending to calm or soothe.
- sedecias — Zedekiah.
- sedgwick — Ellery, 1872–1960, U.S. journalist and editor.
- sediment — the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- sedition — incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- seducive — seductive
- sedulity — sedulous quality, application, or activity; diligence.
- seedling — a plant or tree grown from a seed.
- seedtime — the season for sowing seed.
- selenide — any compound in which bivalent selenium is combined with a positive element, as potassium selenide, K 2 Se, or with a group.
- seleucid — a member of a Macedonian dynasty, 312–64 b.c., that ruled an empire that included much of Asia Minor, Syria, Persia, Bactria, and Babylonia.
- semi-god — the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- semiarid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
- semibald — partly bald
- semibold — denoting a weight of typeface between medium and bold face
- semideaf — partly deaf
- semidome — half a dome, especially as formed by a vertical section, as over a semicircular apse.
- semihard — partly hard; not completely hard
- semimild — somewhat mild; quite mild
- seminude — naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
- semiwild — not fully domesticated; partially tamed or cultivated; having some characteristics of the wild
- semiwild — not fully domesticated; partially tamed or cultivated; having some characteristics of the wild
- sepaloid — resembling a sepal.
- sephardi — a Jew of Spanish, Portuguese, or North African descent
- sequined — a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
- serendip — Arabic name of Sri Lanka.
- seriffed — (of a letter or typeface) having serifs
- serpulid — a marine polychaete worm of the family Serpulidae, which constructs and lives in a calcareous tube attached to stones or seaweed and has a crown of ciliated tentacles
- serranid — any of numerous percoid fishes of the family Serranidae, living chiefly in warm seas, including the sea basses and groupers.
- sesamoid — shaped like a sesame seed, as certain small nodular bones and cartilages.
- setaside — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- shadiest — abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.