8-letter words containing n, d, t
- d-notice — an official notice sent to newspapers, prohibiting the publication of certain security information
- da ponte — Lorenzo (loˈrɛntso), real name Emmanuele Conegliano 1749–1838, Italian writer; Mozart's librettist for The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), and Così fan tutte (1790)
- daftness — senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- dagestan — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: annexed from Persia in 1813; rich mineral resources. Capital: Makhachkala. Pop: 2 584 200 (2002). Area: 50 278 sq km (19 416 sq miles)
- daintier — Comparative form of dainty.
- dainties — of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.
- daintily — of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.
- daltonic — color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.
- damndest — the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.
- dancette — an ornamental zigzag, as in a molding.
- dancetty — having a zigzag pattern
- danewort — a caprifoliaceous shrub, Sambucus ebulus, native to Europe and Asia and having serrated leaves and white flowers
- darktown — a part of a town or city inhabited largely by blacks.
- darndest — Alternative spelling of darnedest.
- data pen — a device for reading or scanning magnetically coded data on labels, packets, etc
- databank — a store of a large amount of information, esp in a form that can be handled by a computer
- dateline — the date and location of a story, placed at the top of an article
- daturine — a poisonous substance found in plants belonging to the Solanaceae family
- daunting — Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- davenant — Sir William. 1606–68, English dramatist and poet: poet laureate (1638–68). His plays include Love and Honour (1634)
- daventry — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)
- debating — the activity of taking part in debates
- debation — Debating.
- debiting — the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- debutant — a person who is making a first appearance in a particular capacity, such as a sportsperson playing in a first game for a team
- debuting — a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- decadent — If you say that a person or society is decadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure.
- decanted — to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- decanter — A decanter is a glass container that you use for serving wine, sherry, or port.
- decating — a finishing process for making fabric more lustrous, for improving the tactile quality of the nap, and for setting the material to reduce shrinkage.
- decedent — a deceased person
- decenter — to cause to undergo a shift away from what has been its traditional center, focus, orientation, or emphasis
- decently — conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- decentre — to take away a temporary support from
- dedicant — a person who devotes or dedicates
- dedition — (obsolete) The act of yielding; surrender.
- deferent — (esp of a bodily nerve, vessel, or duct) conveying an impulse, fluid, etc, outwards, down, or away; efferent
- definate — Misspelling of definite.
- definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
- defluent — running downwards
- deftness — dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic.
- deighton — Len. born 1929, British thriller writer. His books include The Ipcress File (1962), Bomber (1970), and the trilogy Berlin Game, Mexico Set, and London Match (1983–85)
- delation — Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- deleting — Present participle of delete.
- deletion — the act of deleting or fact of being deleted
- deligent — Archaic spelling of diligent.
- demented — Someone who is demented has a severe mental illness, especially Alzheimer's disease.
- dementia — Dementia is a serious illness of the mind.
- dementis — an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- dementor — Evil and fearsome creature.