8-letter words containing e, d, i, r
- dihedral — having or formed by two planes.
- dihedron — a figure formed by two intersecting planes.
- diluters — Plural form of diluter.
- dimerise — Alternative spelling of dimerize.
- dimerize — Combine with a similar molecule to form a dimer.
- dimerous — consisting of or divided into two parts.
- dimetric — (in technical drawing) denoting or incorporating a method of showing projection or perspective using a set of three geometric axes, of which two are of the same scale or dimension but the third is of another.
- diopters — Plural form of diopter.
- dioptres — Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- diorites — Plural form of diorite.
- diplexer — a device that can split and combine audio and video signals, permitting two transmitters to share the same antenna.
- dipteral — dipterous.
- dipteran — dipterous (def 1).
- dipteron — a dipterous insect.
- dipteros — (in ancient Greece) a building with a double colonnade on all sides
- directed — proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating; not oblique: a direct route.
- directer — Comparative form of direct.
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- director — a person or thing that directs.
- diredawa — a city in E Ethiopia.
- direness — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- dirgeful — Having the qualities of a dirge; moaning.
- dirigent — directing
- diriment — causing to become wholly void; nullifying.
- dirtbike — An off-road motorcycle.
- dirtiest — Superlative form of dirty.
- dirtless — Free of dirt.
- dirtside — (science fiction) On the surface of a planet or moon (i.e. not in space).
- disabler — to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident.
- disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- disarmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarm.
- disarmer — A person who advocates or campaigns for the withdrawal of nuclear weapons.
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- disburse — to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
- discerns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discern.
- discoure — Obsolete form of discover.
- discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discreet — judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- discrete — apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts.
- discured — Simple past tense and past participle of discure.
- disenrol — to remove from a register
- disenter — Obsolete form of disinter.
- disgorge — to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth.
- disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- disgrade — (obsolete) To degrade.
- disheart — Obsolete form of dishearten.
- disherit — to disinherit.
- dishorse — (archaic, intransitive) To dismount from a horse.
- dishware — dishes used for food; tableware.
- disinter — to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.