7-letter words containing i, r
- deriver — to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
- derives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derive.
- dermoid — of or resembling skin
- dernier — last
- derping — Present participle of derp.
- derrick — A derrick is a machine that is used to move cargo on a ship by lifting it in the air.
- derrida — Jacques. 1930–2004, French philosopher and literary critic, regarded as the founder of deconstruction: author of L'Ecriture et la différence (1967)
- derring — (obsolete) daring; warlike.
- dervise — Archaic form of dervish.
- dervish — A dervish is a member of a Muslim religious group which has a very active and lively dance as part of its worship.
- desired — wished for
- desiree — A potato of a pink-skinned variety with yellow waxy flesh.
- desirer — to wish or long for; crave; want.
- desires — A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
- despair — Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
- detemir — A long-acting human insulin analogue for maintaining the basal level of insulin.
- detrain — to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc
- detrite — (obsolete) worn out.
- detroit — a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River: a major Great Lakes port; once the largest car-manufacturing centre in the world. Pop: 911 402 (2003 est)
- devilry — reckless or malicious fun or mischief
- deviser — A person who devises; a planner.
- devisor — a person who devises property, esp realty, by will
- devoirs — compliments or respects; courteous attentions
- dextrin — any of a group of sticky substances that are intermediate products in the conversion of starch to maltose: used as thickening agents in foods and as gums
- dharmic — (of religion or beliefs) of Indian origin
- dhurrie — a coarse cotton or wool rug woven in India in a flat weave and in various designs
- diadrom — the complete course or oscillation of something, especially of a pendulum
- diagram — A diagram is a simple drawing which consists mainly of lines and is used, for example, to explain how a machine works.
- diagrid — a support structure used esp in the construction of large buildings, consisting of criss-crossing diagonal beams, whether of metal or other materials such as concrete
- dialler — Alternative form of dialer.
- diandry — the phenomenon in which an egg is fertilized either by two sperm or by a diploid sperm, thus making the fertilized egg triploid, resulting in early miscarriage
- diapers — Plural form of diaper.
- diarchy — government by two states, individuals, etc
- diarial — of or relating to a diary, or in the form of a diary
- diaries — Plural form of diary.
- diarise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of diarize.
- diarist — A diarist is a person who records things in a diary which is later published.
- diarize — to make use of a diary to record past events or those planned for the future
- diary's — a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- diaster — the stage in cell division at which the chromosomes are in two groups at the poles of the spindle before forming daughter nuclei
- diatron — an electrical circuit that uses diodes
- dibbers — Plural form of dibber.
- dibbler — Also, dibber [dib-er] /ˈdɪb ər/ (Show IPA). a small, handheld, pointed implement for making holes in soil for planting seedlings, bulbs, etc.
- dibrach — pyrrhic1 (def 3).
- dibromo — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two bromo groups in a molecule.
- dichord — a musical instrument with two strings, usually of the ancient or medieval period
- dickers — Plural form of dicker.
- dictier — high-class or stylish.
- diddler — Informal. to move back and forth with short rapid motions; jiggle: Diddle the switch and see if the light comes on.
- diderot — Denis (dəni). 1713–84, French philosopher, noted particularly for his direction (1745–72) of the great French Encyclopédie