7-letter words containing h, d
- dashiki — a large loose-fitting buttonless upper garment worn esp by Black people in the US, Africa, and the Caribbean
- dashing — A dashing person or thing is very stylish and attractive.
- dashpot — a device for damping vibrations; the vibrating part is attached to a piston moving in a liquid-filled cylinder
- dauphin — In former times, the king and queen of France's oldest son was called the dauphin.
- de haas — Jacob, 1872–1937, English Zionist leader, in U.S. after 1902.
- deafish — rather hard of hearing
- dearths — Plural form of dearth.
- deathly — If you say that someone is deathly pale or deathly still, you are emphasizing that they are very pale or still, like a dead person.
- debauch — to lead into a life of depraved self-indulgence
- deborah — a prophetess and judge of Israel who fought the Canaanites (Judges 4, 5)
- debouch — (esp of troops) to move into a more open space, as from a narrow or concealed place
- dechead — /dek'hed/ 1. A DEC field servoid. Not flattering. 2. ["deadhead"] A Grateful Dead fan working at DEC.
- deepish — Somewhat deep.
- dehisce — (of fruits, anthers, etc) to burst open spontaneously, releasing seeds, pollen, etc
- dehorns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehorn.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- delilah — Samson's Philistine mistress, who deprived him of his strength by cutting off his hair (Judges 16:4–22)
- delphic — of or relating to Delphi or its oracle or temple
- delphin — a fatty substance made from dolphin oil
- depeche — the dispatch of a message
- derecho — a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path and is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms.
- derleth — August (William) 1909–71, U.S. novelist, poet, and short-story writer.
- dervish — A dervish is a member of a Muslim religious group which has a very active and lively dance as part of its worship.
- desighn — Misspelling of design.
- deutsch — Otto Erich (ˈɔto ˈeːrɪç). 1883–1967, Austrian music historian and art critic, noted for his catalogue of Schubert's works (1951)
- dezhnev — Capecape at the northeasternmost point of Asia, in Russia, projecting into Bering Strait
- dhahran — a town in E Saudi Arabia: site of the original discovery of oil in the country (1938)
- dhanbad — city in E Bihar, NE India: pop. 815,000
- dhansak — any of a variety of Indian dishes consisting of meat or vegetables braised with water or stock and lentils
- dharmic — (of religion or beliefs) of Indian origin
- dhegiha — a division of the Siouan language family, comprising the dialects spoken by the Omaha, Osage, Kansa, Ponca, and Quapaw.
- dhimmis — Plural form of dhimmi.
- dholaks — Plural form of dholak.
- dhoneys — Plural form of dhoney.
- dhootie — Alternative form of dhoti.
- dhurrie — a coarse cotton or wool rug woven in India in a flat weave and in various designs
- diarchy — government by two states, individuals, etc
- dibrach — pyrrhic1 (def 3).
- dichord — a musical instrument with two strings, usually of the ancient or medieval period
- dickish — (US, colloquial, coarse, pejorative) Offensively unpleasant and vexatious.
- didache — a treatise, perhaps of the 1st or early 2nd century ad, on Christian morality and practices
- diehard — a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
- diether — an organic chemical compound that contains two ether groups
- diethyl — (organic chemistry) Two ethyl groups attached to the same molecule.
- dighted — Simple past tense and past participle of dight.
- diglyph — (in a Doric frieze) a type of ornament consisting of two vertical grooves carved into the stone
- digraph — a pair of letters representing a single speech sound, as ea in meat or th in path.
- dihydro — (chemistry, especially in combination) Two hydrogen atoms in a molecule.
- dilthey — Wilhelm1833-1911; Ger. philosopher
- dimashq — Damascus