8-letter words containing l, y, d
- 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.
- doxology — a hymn or form of words containing an ascription of praise to God.
- 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
- drippily — In a drippy way.
- drollery — something whimsically amusing or funny.
- dropsley — a dish of very small dumplings made from a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning dropped in small pieces into broth.
- drowsily — half-asleep; sleepy.
- dry bulk — a category of cargo stowed in bulk, consisting of grain, cotton, coal, etc.
- dry cell — a cell in which the electrolyte exists in the form of a paste, is absorbed in a porous medium, or is otherwise restrained from flowing.
- dry hole — any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be commercially profitable.
- dry kiln — an oven for the controlled drying and seasoning of cut lumber.
- dry lake — a tract of land in a desert region over which a shallow lake is formed during the rainy season or after prolonged heavy rains.
- dry land — terra firma, earth
- dry well — a drainage pit lined with loose stonework for the leaching of liquid wastes.
- dry-salt — to cure or preserve (meat, hides, etc.) by drying and salting.
- dry-wall — to construct or renovate with dry wall: to dry-wall the interior of a house.
- drysdale — Sir George Russell. 1912–81, Australian painter, esp of landscapes
- drywalls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drywall.
- dudishly — In a dudish manner.
- dulcetly — In a dulcet manner.
- dung fly — any of various muscid flies of the subfamily Cordilurinae, such as the predatory yellow dung fly (Scatophaga stercoraria), that frequents cowpats to feed and lay its eggs
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- dye-line — a contact print of a line drawing, giving brown lines on an off-white background.
- dyslalia — an inability to speak due to a defect of the organs of speech.
- dyslexia — any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information.
- dyslexic — a person subject to or having dyslexia.
- dyslogia — inability to express ideas because of faulty reasoning or speech, due to a mental disorder.
- dysmelia — a congenital abnormality characterized by missing, shortened, or excessive development of extremities.
- dysmelic — having or relating to dysmelia
- dyspneal — Alt form dyspnoeal.
- elatedly — In an elated manner.
- elytroid — like an elytron
- employed — Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
- endplays — Plural form of endplay.
- euploidy — (genetics) The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
- fervidly — heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
- feudally — In a feudal manner.
- fidelity — strict observance of promises, duties, etc.: a servant's fidelity.
- flag day — June 14, the anniversary of the day (June 14, 1777) when Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag of the United States.
- floodway — the channel and adjacent shore areas under water during a flood, especially as determined for a flood of a given height.
- floridly — reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
- fluidify — (transitive) to make fluid.
- fluidity — the quality or state of being fluid.
- foldaway — designed to be folded out of the way when not in use: a foldaway bed.
- forcedly — enforced or compulsory: forced labor.
- forelady — a forewoman.
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.