8-letter words containing e, l, d
- duxelles — a mixture of finely diced mushrooms, shallots and parsley, or other herbs, used to flavour dishes
- dwell on — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- dwellers — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- dwelleth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwell.
- dwelling — Machinery. a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle. a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- dwindled — Simple past tense and past participle of dwindle.
- dwindles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwindle.
- dye-line — a contact print of a line drawing, giving brown lines on an off-white background.
- dyslexia — any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information.
- dyslexic — a person subject to or having dyslexia.
- dysmelia — a congenital abnormality characterized by missing, shortened, or excessive development of extremities.
- dysmelic — having or relating to dysmelia
- dyspneal — Alt form dyspnoeal.
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- eastland — James O(liver) 1904–86, U.S. politician: senator 1941, 1943–78.
- eclipsed — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- ecocidal — the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- ecolodge — A building designed to house ecotourists, typically built and supported by local labour and with respect for the environment.
- edgehill — a ridge in S Warwickshire: site of the indecisive first battle between Charles I and the Parliamentarians (1642) in the Civil War
- edgeless — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- editable — (of text or software) in a format that can be edited by the user.
- educable — capable of being educated.
- educible — Able to be elicited or evoked.
- edulious — (obsolete) edible.
- eidolons — Plural form of eidolon.
- el obeid — a city in the central Sudan, in Kordofan province: scene of the defeat of a British and Egyptian army by the Mahdi (1883). Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)
- elatedly — In an elated manner.
- elaterid — any of the beetles constituting the widely distributed family Elateridae (click beetles). The group includes the wireworms and certain fireflies
- eldritch — Weird and sinister or ghostly.
- elegized — Simple past tense and past participle of elegize.
- elevated — Situated or placed higher than the surrounding area.
- elicited — Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
- elitedom — The realm or sphere of the elite.
- elkhound — A large hunting dog of a Scandinavian breed with a shaggy gray coat.
- eludible — able to be eluded
- elytroid — like an elytron
- embalmed — Simple past tense and past participle of embalm.
- emblazed — Simple past tense and past participle of emblaze.
- emblemed — Marked with an emblem.
- embolden — Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way.
- emendals — funds put aside for repairs
- emeralds — A bright green precious stone consisting of a chromium-rich variety of beryl.
- emplaced — Simple past tense and past participle of emplace.
- emplored — Simple past tense and past participle of implore.
- employed — Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
- emulated — Simple past tense and past participle of emulate.
- emulsoid — a sol with a liquid disperse phase
- enameled — (US) Simple past tense and past participle of enamel.
- enclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of enclave.
- enclined — Obsolete form of inclined.