8-letter words containing g, i, d, e
- bridgend — a county borough in S Wales, created in 1996 from S Mid Glamorgan. Administrative centre: Bridgend. Pop: 129 900 (2003 est). Area: 264 sq km (102 sq miles)
- brigaded — a military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.
- burbidge — (Eleanor) Margaret (Peachey) [pee-chee] /ˈpi tʃi/ (Show IPA), born 1919, U.S. astronomer, born in England.
- cagebird — A bird kept in a cage.
- codesign — to design jointly
- cognized — Simple past tense and past participle of cognize.
- coolidge — (John) Calvin. 1872–1933, 30th president of the US (1923–29)
- cosigned — Simple past tense and past participle of cosign.
- cudgerie — a large tropical rutaceous tree, Flindersia schottina, having light-coloured wood
- d region — the lowest region of the ionosphere, extending from a height of about 60 kilometres to about 90 kilometres: contains a low concentration of free electrons and reflects low-frequency radio waves
- de-icing — the activity of removing ice or preventing its formation
- dealings — Someone's dealings with a person or organization are the relations that they have with them or the business that they do with them.
- debasing — to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
- debating — the activity of taking part in debates
- debitage — lithic debris and discards found at the sites where stone tools and weapons were made.
- debiting — the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- deboning — to remove the bones from (meat, fish, or fowl); bone: Before cooking, the chicken breasts should be deboned with a small, sharp knife.
- debuting — a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- decaling — a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- 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
- 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.
- defiling — Present participle of defile.
- defining — decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life.
- defusing — Present participle of defuse.
- 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.
- delaying — to put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared.
- deleting — Present participle of delete.
- deligate — (surgery, dated, transitive) To bind up; to bandage.
- deligent — Archaic spelling of diligent.
- delights — Plural form of delight.
- deluding — Present participle of delude.
- deluging — Present participle of deluge.
- demigods — Plural form of demigod.
- demining — Present participle of demine.
- demising — death or decease.
- demiurge — (in the philosophy of Plato) the creator of the universe
- demixing — Demixing is the unintended separation of the substances in a mixture.
- demoting — Present participle of demote.
- denglish — a variety of German containing a high proportion of English words