8-letter words containing l, w
- delaware — a member of a North American Indian people formerly living near the Delaware River
- dew cell — an electrical instrument for measuring the dew point.
- dew claw — a functionless claw of some dogs, not reaching the ground in walking.
- dew line — distant early warning line, a network of radar stations situated mainly in Arctic regions to give early warning of aircraft or missile attack on North America
- dewclaws — Plural form of dewclaw.
- dillweed — the leaves of the dill plant, especially when used dried and as a food flavoring.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disbowel — (rare) To disembowel.
- dog wolf — a male wolf
- doweling — Also called dowel pin. Carpentry. a pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
- dowelled — Simple past tense and past participle of dowel.
- down low — of or pertaining to men who secretly or discreetly have sex with other men: She once dated a down-low guy.
- down-low — of or pertaining to men who secretly or discreetly have sex with other men: She once dated a down-low guy.
- downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- downflow — something that flows downwards
- downhaul — any of various lines for pulling down a sail or a yard, as for securing in a lowered position when not in use.
- downhill — down the slope of a hill; downward.
- downhold — the act of keeping spending, expenses, losses, inflation, etc., as low as possible or advisable.
- downhole — a hole dug or drilled downward, as in a mine or a petroleum or gas well.
- downland — An area of rolling downs, often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone.
- downless — the soft, first plumage of many young birds.
- downlike — having the quality or characteristics of feathers or down
- downline — Alternative spelling of down line.
- downlink — a transmission path for data or other signals from a communications satellite or airborne platform to an earth station.
- download — to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.
- downplay — to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, etc.: The press has downplayed the president's role in the negotiations.
- dowsabel — sweetheart.
- drawable — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- drawhole — a funnel-shaped vertical opening cut at the bottom of a stope, which permits the loading of ore into conveyances in the passageways below.
- drawling — an act or utterance of a person who drawls.
- drawlink — (rail transport) drawbar.
- drowsily — half-asleep; sleepy.
- dry well — a drainage pit lined with loose stonework for the leaching of liquid wastes.
- dry-wall — to construct or renovate with dry wall: to dry-wall the interior of a house.
- drywalls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drywall.
- duckwalk — Walk with the body in a squatting posture.
- dustbowl — An area which abounds in dust and which is very dry.
- dwell on — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- dwellers — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- dwelleth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwell.
- dwelling — Machinery. a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle. a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- dwindled — Simple past tense and past participle of dwindle.
- dwindles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwindle.
- e-wallet — an electronic device, website, software system, or database that facilitates commercial transactions by storing a consumer's credit card, shipping address, and other payment data.
- eelworms — Plural form of eelworm.
- eelwrack — eelgrass
- elbowing — Present participle of elbow.
- elsewise — (now rare) Otherwise.
- enflower — to decorate with flowers
- enwallow — to plunge or roll around in