8-letter words containing d, u, l
- dolefull — Obsolete spelling of doleful.
- dollfuss — Engelbert [eng-uh l-bert] /ˈɛŋ əlˌbɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1892–1934, Austrian statesman: premier 1932–34.
- dolorous — full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news.
- double x — James Emory ("Jimmie"; "Double X"; "The Beast") 1907–67, U.S. baseball player.
- double-o — careful scrutiny or close inspection.
- double-u — the letter w.
- doublers — Plural form of doubler.
- doublets — Plural form of doublet.
- doubling — anything that is twofold in size or amount or twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.
- doubloon — a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, originally equal to two escudos but fluctuating in value.
- doublure — an ornamental lining of a book cover.
- doubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
- douglass — Frederick, 1817–95, U.S. ex-slave, abolitionist, and orator.
- downhaul — any of various lines for pulling down a sail or a yard, as for securing in a lowered position when not in use.
- dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- dreamful — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- drucilla — a female given name.
- drugless — being without the use of drugs, as certain methods of medical treatment.
- druglord — the head of an organization or network involved in illegal drug trafficking.
- drumlike — Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape.
- drumline — A group of percussionists in a marching band.
- drumlins — Plural form of drumlin.
- drumroll — a roll on a drum.
- drupelet — a little drupe, as one of the individual pericarps composing the blackberry.
- drusilla — a female given name.
- dry bulk — a category of cargo stowed in bulk, consisting of grain, cotton, coal, etc.
- du sable — Jean Baptiste Pointe [zhahn ba-teest pwant] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist pwɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1745?–1818, U.S. pioneer trader, born in Haiti: early settler of Chicago.
- dual-607 — (language) An early system on the IBM 701.
- dual-use — dual-purpose; specif., designating or of machinery, technology, etc. having both civilian and military applications
- dualisms — Plural form of dualism.
- duathlon — An athletic contest consisting of running and cycling.
- dubliner — Ireland; magazine
- dubplate — An acetate recording disk, typically one featuring a dub version of a reggae song that is not yet on general release.
- duckbill — platypus.
- ducklike — Similar to a duck.
- duckling — a young duck.
- ducktail — DA.
- duckwalk — Walk with the body in a squatting posture.
- ductless — any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- dudishly — In a dudish manner.
- due bill — a brief written acknowledgment of indebtedness, not payable to order.
- duelists — Plural form of duelist.
- duelling — a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- duellist — a person who participates in a duel.
- duelsome — having a propensity for duelling
- dukeling — an inferior or minor duke
- dulbecco — Renato [ruh-nah-toh;; Italian re-nah-taw] /rəˈnɑ toʊ;; Italian rɛˈnɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1914–2012, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
- dulcetly — In a dulcet manner.
- dulciana — an organ stop having metal pipes and giving thin, incisive, somewhat stringlike tones.
- dulcimer — Also called hammered dulcimer, hammer dulcimer. a trapezoidal zither with metal strings that are struck with light hammers.