8-letter words containing e, d, g
- debugged — to detect and remove defects or errors from.
- debugger — a program that is used to find and correct bugs in other programs
- debuting — a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- decagons — Plural form of decagon.
- decagram — dekagram
- decalage — the difference between the angles of incidence of the upper and lower wings of a biplane: A biplane has positive decalage if the angle of incidence of the upper wing is greater than that of the lower wing and negative decalage when the lower wing has the greater angle.
- decaling — a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decalogy — A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- decating — a finishing process for making fabric more lustrous, for improving the tactile quality of the nap, and for setting the material to reduce shrinkage.
- decaying — rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
- deciding — powerfully and finally influencing a decision; decisive
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- 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.
- deckings — Plural form of decking.
- decoding — the act or the process of converting something from a coded form into a normal form
- decoying — Present participle of decoy.
- decrying — Present participle of decry.
- deducing — Present participle of deduce.
- defacing — to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it.
- defaming — to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or publishing maliciously or falsely anything injurious; slander or libel; calumniate: The newspaper editorial defamed the politician.
- defanged — to remove the fangs of: to defang a snake.
- defiling — Present participle of defile.
- defining — decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life.
- defogged — Simple past tense and past participle of defog.
- defogger — A defogger is a device that removes condensation from the window of a vehicle by blowing warm air onto it.
- defusing — Present participle of defuse.
- degassed — to free from gas.
- degasser — A degasser is a device which removes gas from drilling mud.
- degender — to degenerate
- deglazed — Simple past tense and past participle of deglaze.
- degorger — a device for removing a fishhook from the throat of a fish.
- degraded — disgraced, debased, depraved, etc.
- degrader — One who, or that which, degrades.
- degrades — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of degrade.
- degrease — to remove grease from
- degummed — to free from gum.
- degusted — Simple past tense and past participle of degust.
- degutted — to remove the entrails of; disembowel; gut.
- deifying — Present participle of deify.
- deighton — Len. born 1929, British thriller writer. His books include The Ipcress File (1962), Bomber (1970), and the trilogy Berlin Game, Mexico Set, and London Match (1983–85)
- deigning — to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend: He would not deign to discuss the matter with us.
- dekagram — ten grams, or one tenth of a hectogram (0.3527 ounce): abbrev. dag
- dekalogy — a series of ten related works
- delaying — to put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared.
- delegacy — an elected standing committee at some British universities
- delegate — A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting.
- deleting — Present participle of delete.
- deligate — (surgery, dated, transitive) To bind up; to bandage.
- deligent — Archaic spelling of diligent.
- delights — Plural form of delight.