8-letter words containing i, s, r
- diffuser — a person or thing that diffuses.
- diffusor — a person or thing that diffuses.
- digester — a person or thing that digests.
- digestor — digester (def 2).
- digraphs — Plural form of digraph.
- dilators — Plural form of dilator.
- diluters — Plural form of diluter.
- dimerise — Alternative spelling of dimerize.
- dimerous — consisting of or divided into two parts.
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- diopters — Plural form of diopter.
- dioptres — Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- dioramas — Plural form of diorama.
- diorites — Plural form of diorite.
- dioscuri — the Greek name for Castor and Pollux, when considered together
- dipteros — (in ancient Greece) a building with a double colonnade on all sides
- direness — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- dirigist — Of or pertaining to dirigisme.
- dirtbags — Plural form of dirtbag.
- dirtiest — Superlative form of dirty.
- dirtless — Free of dirt.
- dirtside — (science fiction) On the surface of a planet or moon (i.e. not in space).
- disabler — to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident.
- disadorn — To deprive of ornaments.
- disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- disarmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarm.
- disarmer — A person who advocates or campaigns for the withdrawal of nuclear weapons.
- disarray — to put out of array or order; throw into disorder.
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- disburse — to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
- discards — Plural form of discard.
- discerns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discern.
- discolor — to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.
- discords — Plural form of discord.
- discoure — Obsolete form of discover.
- discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discreet — judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- discrete — apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts.
- discrown — to deprive of a crown; dethrone; depose.
- discured — Simple past tense and past participle of discure.
- disenrol — to remove from a register
- disenter — Obsolete form of disinter.
- disfavor — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disfrock — to unfrock.
- disgorge — to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth.
- disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- disgrade — (obsolete) To degrade.
- disheart — Obsolete form of dishearten.
- disherit — to disinherit.
- dishoard — to put previously withheld (money) into circulation