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8-letter words containing i, d, u

  • clupeids — Plural form of clupeid.
  • clupeoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes), a large order of soft-finned fishes, including the herrings, salmon, and tarpon
  • colubrid — any snake of the family Colubridae, including many harmless snakes, such as the grass snake and whip snakes, and some venomous types
  • conduits — Plural form of conduit.
  • conidium — an asexual spore formed at the tip of a specialized hypha (conidiophore) in fungi such as Penicillium
  • coumadin — Synonym of warfarin.
  • crudites — Crudités are pieces of raw vegetable, often served before a meal.
  • cuboidal — Also, cuboidal. resembling a cube in form.
  • cuddlier — suitable for or inviting cuddling: a cuddly teddy bear.
  • cuddling — Present participle of cuddle.
  • cudgerie — a large tropical rutaceous tree, Flindersia schottina, having light-coloured wood
  • cup-tied — (of a team) unable to play another fixture because of involvement in a cup tie
  • cupidity — Cupidity is a greedy desire for money and possessions.
  • curbside — at the curb or on the sidewalk adjacent to the street
  • curdling — Present participle of curdle.
  • curtsied — a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
  • cuspidal — of, like, or having a cusp; cuspidate.
  • cuspidor — spittoon
  • custodia — (rare) pyx (container for the host).
  • daibutsu — a large representation of the Buddha.
  • daiquiri — A daiquiri is a drink made with rum, lime or lemon juice, sugar, and ice.
  • danubian — of or relating to the river Danube
  • darius i — known as Darius the Great, surname Hystaspis. ?550–486 bc, king of Persia (521–486), who extended the Persian empire and crushed the revolt of the Ionian city states (500). He led two expeditions against Greece but was defeated at Marathon (490)
  • dasyurid — Any carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.
  • daturine — a poisonous substance found in plants belonging to the Solanaceae family
  • daubigny — Charles François (ʃarl frɑ̃swa). 1817–78, French landscape painter associated with the Barbizon School
  • daunting — Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
  • dauphine — the wife of a dauphin
  • de kruif — Paul (Henry)1890-1971; U.S. bacteriologist & writer
  • debruise — to overlay or partly cover with an ordinary
  • debuting — a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
  • deciduae — Plural form of decidua.
  • decidual — the endometrium of a pregnant uterus that in many of the higher mammals is cast off at parturition.
  • decurion — a local councillor
  • deducing — Present participle of deduce.
  • defusing — Present participle of defuse.
  • defusion — separation of the life instinct from the death instinct, a process often accompanying maturity.
  • delirium — If someone is suffering from delirium, they are not able to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way because they are very ill and have a fever.
  • deluding — Present participle of delude.
  • deluging — Present participle of deluge.
  • delusion — A delusion is a false idea.
  • delusive — tending to delude; misleading
  • demilune — an outwork in front of a fort, shaped like a crescent moon
  • demiurge — (in the philosophy of Plato) the creator of the universe
  • denarius — a silver coin of ancient Rome, often called a penny in translation
  • denuding — Present participle of denude.
  • deputies — Plural form of deputy.
  • deputing — Present participle of depute.
  • deputise — to appoint as deputy.
  • deputize — If you deputize for someone, you do something on their behalf, for example attend a meeting.
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