8-letter words containing d, y, e
- dewikify — (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) To remove wiki markup formatting, such as internal links.
- dewsbury — a town in N England, in Kirklees unitary authority, West Yorkshire: formerly a centre of the woollen industry. Pop: 54 341 (2001)
- diablery — Sorcery.
- diacetyl — a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste
- dialysed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyses — Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
- dialyzed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyzer — an apparatus for dialyzing, esp. one used as an artificial kidney
- dialyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dialyze.
- diastyle — having columns about three diameters apart
- die away — If a sound dies away, it gradually becomes weaker or fainter and finally disappears completely.
- dielytra — a member of a genus of flowering herbaceous plants including bleeding heart
- dimbleby — Richard. 1913–65, British broadcaster
- dimethyl — ethane.
- dioxygen — (chemistry) the normal allotrope of oxygen having two atoms per molecule.
- diphenyl — biphenyl.
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- dismayed — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- disneyfy — to create or alter in a simplified, sentimentalized, or contrived form or manner: museums that have become Disneyfied to attract more visitors.
- disobeys — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disobey.
- dispermy — the fertilization of an ovum by two spermatozoa.
- diversly — (archaic) In a divers way; severally, variously.
- divinely — of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
- docherty — Pete. born 1979, English rock musician and songwriter; member of The Libertines (1997–2004) and Babyshambles (from 2005)
- docilely — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- doe-eyed — having large, innocent-looking, dark eyes.
- dogberry — the berry or fruit of any of various plants, as the European dogwood, Cornus sanguinea, the chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia, or the mountain ash, Sorbus americana.
- doggedly — persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.
- dohickey — Alternative spelling of doohickey.
- domesday — doomsday.
- donleavy — J(ames) P(atrick) born 1926, U.S. novelist.
- donnelly — Declan. born 1975, British television presenter, who appears with Antony McPartlin as Ant and Dec
- dounreay — the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has also operated at the site
- doyennes — Plural form of doyenne.
- dreamery — the dream world
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- drearily — causing sadness or gloom.
- dressily — in a dressy manner
- drinkery — barroom; tavern.
- drive-by — the action of driving by a specified locality, object, etc.: a drive-by of Nelson's Monument.
- driveway — a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.
- drollery — something whimsically amusing or funny.
- dropsley — a dish of very small dumplings made from a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning dropped in small pieces into broth.
- drudgery — menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
- dry beer — beer brewed to have a higher alcohol content and a less bitter aftertaste than normal.
- dry cell — a cell in which the electrolyte exists in the form of a paste, is absorbed in a porous medium, or is otherwise restrained from flowing.
- dry hole — any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be commercially profitable.
- dry lake — a tract of land in a desert region over which a shallow lake is formed during the rainy season or after prolonged heavy rains.
- dry rent — rent seck.