8-letter words containing i, d, y
- distally — situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal. Compare proximal.
- disunify — to destroy the unity of.
- disunity — lack of unity or accord.
- diversly — (archaic) In a divers way; severally, variously.
- divinely — of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
- divinify — to give divine status to; consider divine
- divinity — the quality of being divine; divine nature.
- divvy up — divide, share out
- divvying — Present participle of divvy.
- dizygous — Dizygotic.
- dizzying — having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
- dobrynin — Anatoly F(edorovich) [an-uh-toh-lee fyaw-duh-roh-vich;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ˌæn əˈtoʊ li ˌfyɔ dəˈroʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1919–2010, Russian diplomat.
- docilely — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- docility — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- docimasy — the close examination of a person or substance in order to determine nature, quality and characteristics, formerly used to describe the evaluation of aspirants for public office or citizenship in Ancient Greece, now used of assaying metallic ores
- dohickey — Alternative spelling of doohickey.
- dohnanyi — Ernst von [ernst fuh n] /ɛrnst fən/ (Show IPA), or Ernő [er-nœ] /ˈɛr nœ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer in the U.S.
- dollying — Present participle of dolly.
- dotingly — In a doting manner.
- dowdyish — Like a dowdy; frumpy.
- dowdyism — the quality of being dowdy
- draftily — In a drafty manner.
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- drearily — causing sadness or gloom.
- dressily — in a dressy manner
- driftway — A common road or path for driving cattle.
- drinkery — barroom; tavern.
- drip-dry — wash-and-wear.
- drippily — In a drippy way.
- drive-by — the action of driving by a specified locality, object, etc.: a drive-by of Nelson's Monument.
- driveway — a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.
- drowsily — half-asleep; sleepy.
- dry kiln — an oven for the controlled drying and seasoning of cut lumber.
- dry sink — a wooden kitchen sink, especially of the 19th century, not connected to an external water supply, with a shallow zinc- or tin-lined well on top in which a dishpan can be placed, and usually a cupboard below.
- dry suit — a close-fitting, double-layered synthetic garment worn by a scuba diver in especially cold water, protecting the skin from contact with water and having an internal, warming layer of air that can be added to in order to equalize pressure during descent.
- dry wine — wine that is not sweet
- drypoint — a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
- dubinsky — David, 1892–1982, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland: president of the I.L.G.W.U. 1932–66.
- dudishly — In a dudish manner.
- dummying — Present participle of dummy.
- dumosity — the condition of being filled with bushes
- dye-line — a contact print of a line drawing, giving brown lines on an off-white background.
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- dynamise — Alternative spelling of dynamize.
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- dynamist — A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- dynamite — A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
- dynamize — Give power or energy to; make dynamic.
- dynastic — Pertaining to a dynasty.
- dysgenic — pertaining to or causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced.