8-letter words containing e, c, l
- deck lid — the hinged lid forming the upper surface of an automobile deck.
- deck log — a log filled in by the officer of the watch at the end of each watch, giving details of weather, navigation, unusual happenings, etc.
- declaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declaim.
- declared — stated openly, officially, or formally
- declarer — a person who declares
- declares — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declare.
- declasse — having lost social standing or status
- declawed — Simple past tense and past participle of declaw.
- declinal — the action of politely refusing or declining
- declined — to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it.
- decliner — One who declines.
- declines — Plural form of decline.
- declutch — to disengage the clutch of a motor vehicle
- decolour — to deprive of colour, as by bleaching
- decouple — If two countries, organizations, or ideas that were connected in some way are decoupled, the connection between them is ended.
- decretal — a papal edict on doctrine or church law
- decupled — Simple past tense and past participle of decuple.
- decuples — Plural form of decuple.
- decuplet — (physics) A collection of spin-3/2 baryons described in the eightfold way.
- deflects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflect.
- deicidal — a person who kills a god.
- del city — a city in central Oklahoma.
- delbruck — Max. 1906–81, US molecular biologist, born in Germany. Noted for his work on bacteriophages, he shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1969
- delcasse — Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1852–1923, French statesman.
- delectus — (obsolete) An elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.
- delegacy — an elected standing committee at some British universities
- delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
- delicata — (North America) An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- denticle — a small tooth or toothlike part, such as any of the placoid scales of sharks
- derelict — A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
- derilict — Misspelling of derelict.
- descaled — Simple past tense and past participle of descale.
- descaler — a thing for removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
- deschool — to separate education from the institution of school and operate through the pupil's life experience as opposed to a set curriculum
- deselect — (of a constituency organization) to refuse to select (an existing MP) for re-election
- deucedly — devilishly; damnably.
- dew cell — an electrical instrument for measuring the dew point.
- dew claw — a functionless claw of some dogs, not reaching the ground in walking.
- dewclaws — Plural form of dewclaw.
- 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
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- dickless — (slang) Without a dick; penisless.
- dilemmic — a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- diplegic — paralysis of the identical part on both sides of the body.
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- disciple — Religion. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
- disclame — (obsolete) To disclaim; to expel.
- disclike — resembling a disc
- disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.