8-letter words containing m, a, c
- cymbalom — cimbalom
- daemonic — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- daimonic — daemon.
- dalmatic — a wide-sleeved tunic-like vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops
- damascus — the capital of Syria, in the southwest: reputedly the oldest city in the world, having been inhabited continuously since before 2000 bc. Pop: 2 317 000 (2005 est)
- damocles — a sycophant forced by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, to sit under a sword suspended by a hair to demonstrate that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was
- damrosch — Walter (Johannes)1862-1950; U.S. conductor & composer, born in Germany
- day camp — a camp for children providing no sleeping facilities and attended only during the day on weekdays.
- decagram — dekagram
- decamped — Simple past tense and past participle of decamp.
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- decimals — pertaining to tenths or to the number 10.
- decimate — To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
- declaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declaim.
- demarche — move, step, or manoeuvre, esp in diplomatic affairs
- democrat — A Democrat is a member or supporter of a particular political party which has the word 'democrat' or 'democratic' in its title, for example the Democratic Party in the United States.
- demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- dermatic — (dated) Of or relating to the skin; dermic.
- diatomic — containing two atoms
- didrachm — (in ancient Greece) a silver coin worth two drachmas
- digicams — Plural form of digicam.
- dioramic — a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- disclaim — to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation.
- disclame — (obsolete) To disclaim; to expel.
- dochmiac — resembling a dochmius in form or structure
- docimasy — the close examination of a person or substance in order to determine nature, quality and characteristics, formerly used to describe the evaluation of aspirants for public office or citizenship in Ancient Greece, now used of assaying metallic ores
- docmaker — (text, tool, product) An application for the Apple Macintosh which creates stand-alone, self-running document files. It features scrollable and re-sizable windows, graphics, varied text styles and fonts, full printing capability, and links to other software and information. Companies such as Federal Express, GTE, Hewlett-Packard, Iomega, Adobe Systems, Inc., Apple Computer and Aladdin use DOCMaker to distribute disk-based documentation with their products.
- dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- dome car — a railroad passenger car having a dome in its roof. Compare dome (def 7).
- dominica — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- dormancy — the state of being dormant.
- drachmas — Plural form of drachma.
- dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- drammach — an uncooked mixture of meal, usually oatmeal, and cold water.
- drammock — an uncooked mixture of meal, usually oatmeal, and cold water.
- dumpcart — a cart with a body that can be tilted or a bottom that can be opened downward to discharge the contents.
- dutchman — a native or inhabitant of the Netherlands.
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- eboracum — ancient name of York, England.
- echogram — a record produced by the action of an echograph.
- eichmann — Karl Adolf (ˈaːdɔlf). 1902–62, Austrian Nazi official, who took a leading role in organizing the extermination of the European Jews. He escaped to Argentina after World War II, but was captured and executed in Israel as a war criminal
- emaciate — (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
- embraced — Hold (someone) closely in one's arms, esp. as a sign of affection.
- embracer — A person who embraces.
- embraces — Plural form of embrace.
- empacket — to wrap up
- empathic — Showing or expressing empathy.
- emphatic — Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
- emplaced — Simple past tense and past participle of emplace.
- encamped — Simple past tense and past participle of encamp.