8-letter words containing m, a, d, o
- dollyman — a technician who moves or pushes the camera dolly during or between shots.
- dolmades — Plural form of dolmade.
- domanial — of or relating to a domain
- domatium — a plant cavity inhabited by commensal insects or mites or, occasionally, microorganisms
- dome car — a railroad passenger car having a dome in its roof. Compare dome (def 7).
- domesday — doomsday.
- dominant — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
- dominica — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- domitian — (Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- donatism — (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
- doomsday — the day of the Last Judgment, at the end of the world.
- doomsman — Archaic. a judge.
- doorjamb — either of the two sidepieces of a doorframe.
- doormats — Plural form of doormat.
- dopamine — Biochemistry. a catecholamine neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, retina, and sympathetic ganglia, acting within the brain to help regulate movement and emotion: its depletion may cause Parkinson's disease. Compare dopa.
- dormancy — the state of being dormant.
- doxapram — a drug used to stimulate the respiratory process
- dragoman — (in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- drammock — an uncooked mixture of meal, usually oatmeal, and cold water.
- dramshop — bar; barroom; saloon.
- dream on — It isn't true
- drogoman — Alternative form of dragoman.
- dysosmia — an impairment of the sense of smell.
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- edo dram — Extended Data Out Dynamic Random Access Memory
- enamored — Totally in love.
- endogamy — The custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
- eudaemon — A good or benevolent spirit.
- fairydom — The realm or sphere of fairies.
- fathomed — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- formated — Misspelling of formatted.
- frampold — bad-tempered; peevish
- gamboled — to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- gammoned — Simple past tense and past participle of gammon.
- gamodeme — an isolated breeding population
- garamond — a printing type designed in 1540 by Claude Garamond (c1480–1561), French type founder.
- gladsome — giving or causing joy; delightful.
- goadsman — a person who uses a goad
- god game — a computer roleplaying game in which the player controls the destiny of one or more avatars within a large virtual environment
- god-damn — the utterance of “goddamn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- goddamit — Alternative spelling of goddammit.
- goldmark — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Hungarian composer.
- gondomar — Diego Sarmiento de Acuña [dye-gaw sahr-myen-taw th e ah-koo-nyah] /ˈdyɛ gɔ sɑrˈmyɛn tɔ ðɛ ɑˈku nyɑ/ (Show IPA), Count of, 1567–1626, Spanish diplomat.
- gourmand — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- grandmom — (US) Grandmother.
- halidome — a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.
- handloom — a loom operated manually, in contrast to a power loom.
- handsome — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- headmost — most advanced; foremost.