8-letter words containing e, d, i, r
- despairs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despair.
- despiser — to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
- destrier — a war horse; charger
- detailer — a person who cares for (polishes, repaints, cleans, etc) cars
- detainer — the wrongful withholding of the property of another person
- determin — Obsolete form of determine.
- deticker — an implement or chemical agent used to remove ticks (from an animal)
- detrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detrain.
- detrital — rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.
- detritus — Detritus is the small pieces of rubbish that remain after an event has finished or when something has been used.
- deuteric — of, pertaining to, or resulting from the metasomatic changes taking place in igneous rock or magma as it solidifies
- deviator — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- deviltry — reckless mischief, fun, etc.
- devisors — Plural form of devisor.
- dextrine — a soluble, gummy substance, formed from starch by the action of heat, acids, or ferments, occurring in various forms and having dextrorotatory properties: used chiefly as a thickening agent in printing inks and food, as a mucilage, and as a substitute for gum arabic and other natural substances.
- dhurries — Plural form of dhurrie.
- diablery — Sorcery.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyzer — an apparatus for dialyzing, esp. one used as an artificial kidney
- diameter — The diameter of a round object is the length of a straight line that can be drawn across it, passing through the middle of it.
- diametre — Alternative form of diameter.
- diapered — a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- diarbekr — Diyarbakir.
- diarised — Simple past tense and past participle of diarise.
- diarized — Simple past tense and past participle of diarize.
- diarrhea — If someone has diarrhea, a lot of liquid feces comes out of their body because they are ill.
- diaspore — a white, yellowish, or grey mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form, found in bauxite and corundum. Formula: AlO(OH)
- diatreme — a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
- diatribe — A diatribe is an angry speech or article which is extremely critical of someone's ideas or activities.
- diborane — a colorless gas with an unpleasant odor, B 2 H 6 , used in the synthesis of organic boron compounds as a dope to introduce boron and as a polymerization catalyst for ethylene.
- dicentra — any Asian or North American plant of the genus Dicentra, such as bleeding heart and Dutchman's-breeches, having finely divided leaves and ornamental clusters of drooping flowers: family Fumariaceae
- dickered — to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle.
- didapper — a little grebe or dabchick
- die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
- die-hard — a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
- diehards — Plural form of diehard.
- dieldrin — a light tan, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , used as an insecticide: manufacture and use have been discontinued in the U.S.
- dielytra — a member of a genus of flowering herbaceous plants including bleeding heart
- diemaker — someone who makes dies
- diereses — Plural form of dieresis.
- dieresis — the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
- dieretic — the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
- diestrus — (in female mammals) an interval of sexual inactivity between periods of estrus.
- dietrich — Marlene [mahr-ley-nuh] /mɑrˈleɪ nə/ (Show IPA), 1904–92, U.S. actress and singer, born in Germany.
- differed — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- diffuser — a person or thing that diffuses.
- dig over — If you dig over an area of soil, you dig it thoroughly, so that the soil becomes looser and free from lumps.
- digerati — People with expertise or professional involvement in information technology.
- digester — a person or thing that digests.
- digestor — digester (def 2).