8-letter words containing l, a, s, d
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- despisal — contempt; the act of despising; scorn
- detassel — to remove the upper, pollen-bearing part (the tassel) of a corn (maize) plant and place it on the ground. This is done to one variety of corn in a plantation containing two varieties, so that all the corn will be pollinated by a single variety, thus producing fertile hybrids
- devalues — Reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of.
- dewclaws — Plural form of dewclaw.
- diabolos — Plural form of diabolo.
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- dialysed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyses — Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
- dialysis — Dialysis or kidney dialysis is a method of treating kidney failure by using a machine to remove waste material from the kidneys.
- dialyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dialyze.
- diastole — the dilatation of the chambers of the heart that follows each contraction, during which they refill with blood
- diastyle — having columns about three diameters apart
- diazoles — Plural form of diazole.
- dickslap — (slang, rare) An objectionable person.
- digitals — Plural form of digital.
- dilators — Plural form of dilator.
- dilemmas — A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, esp. equally undesirable ones.
- diplomas — Plural form of diploma.
- disabled — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.
- 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.
- disables — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disable.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disannul — to annul utterly; make void: to disannul a contract.
- disapply — (transitive, legal) To decline to apply a rule or law that previously applied.
- disavail — To disadvantage or harm.
- disclaim — to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation.
- disclame — (obsolete) To disclaim; to expel.
- disgavel — to free from the tenure of gavelkind: to disgavel an estate.
- disloyal — false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous.
- dismally — causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
- displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- displant — to dislodge.
- displays — Plural form of display.
- disposal — availability for use
- disraeli — Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield ("Dizzy") 1804–81, British statesman and novelist: prime minister 1868, 1874–80.
- distally — situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal. Compare proximal.
- distrail — dissipation trail.
- disvalue — disesteem; disparagement.
- diurnals — Plural form of diurnal.
- dolmades — Plural form of dolmade.
- dorsalis — dorsal1 .
- dorsally — of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
- douglass — Frederick, 1817–95, U.S. ex-slave, abolitionist, and orator.
- dowsabel — sweetheart.
- drabbles — Plural form of drabble.
- drusilla — a female given name.
- dry-salt — to cure or preserve (meat, hides, etc.) by drying and salting.
- drysdale — Sir George Russell. 1912–81, Australian painter, esp of landscapes