8-letter words containing l, y, o
- cycloids — Plural form of cycloid.
- cyclonal — of or like a cyclone.
- cyclones — Plural form of cyclone.
- cyclonic — of or relating to a cyclone.
- cyclopes — Plural form of cyclops.
- cyclopia — a congenital defect characterized by fusion of the orbits into a single cavity containing one eye.
- cyclopic — relating to or resembling a cyclops
- cyclosis — the circulation of cytoplasm or cell organelles, such as food vacuoles in some protozoans
- cymbalom — cimbalom
- cytology — the study of plant and animal cells, including their structure, function, and formation
- cytosols — Plural form of cytosol.
- dactylo- — finger or toe
- dalmahoy — a bushy wig
- decalogy — A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- dekalogy — a series of ten related works
- delannoy — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, French composer.
- deletory — something that deletes or erases
- delusory — tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
- demology — the study of human populations, activities, and behaviour
- deployed — Simple past tense and past participle of deploy.
- deployer — a person or thing that deploys
- devoutly — Devoutly is used to emphasize how sincerely or deeply you hope for something or believe in something.
- diglycol — diethylene glycol.
- dilatory — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- diploidy — (genetics) The state of being diploid.
- disloyal — false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous.
- docilely — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- docility — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- doctorly — having the qualities or characteristics of a doctor
- doggedly — persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.
- dollying — Present participle of dolly.
- dollyman — a technician who moves or pushes the camera dolly during or between shots.
- donleavy — J(ames) P(atrick) born 1926, U.S. novelist.
- donnelly — Declan. born 1975, British television presenter, who appears with Antony McPartlin as Ant and Dec
- doolally — Temporarily deranged or feebleminded.
- dorsally — of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
- dosology — Posology; the study of dosages of drugs.
- dotingly — In a doting manner.
- 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.
- 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 hole — any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be commercially profitable.
- dyslogia — inability to express ideas because of faulty reasoning or speech, due to a mental disorder.
- early on — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- egg yolk — yellow part of an egg
- elytroid — like an elytron
- embryol. — embryology
- employed — Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.