8-letter words containing n, e, d, l, i
- delphian — a native or inhabitant of Delphi.
- delphine — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dolphins.
- deluding — Present participle of delude.
- deluging — Present participle of deluge.
- delusion — A delusion is a false idea.
- demilune — an outwork in front of a fort, shaped like a crescent moon
- denglish — a variety of German containing a high proportion of English words
- deniable — able to be denied; questionable
- deniably — In a deniable manner.
- denticle — a small tooth or toothlike part, such as any of the placoid scales of sharks
- dentinal — the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- deviling — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- devilkin — a small devil; a devil inferior to 'the' devil
- dew line — distant early warning line, a network of radar stations situated mainly in Arctic regions to give early warning of aircraft or missile attack on North America
- dieldrin — a light tan, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , used as an insecticide: manufacture and use have been discontinued in the U.S.
- diligent — constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
- diluents — Plural form of diluent.
- diolefin — diene.
- diphenyl — biphenyl.
- disenrol — to remove from a register
- disliken — to render dissimilar to
- divalent — having a valence of two, as the ferrous ion, Fe ++ .
- divinely — of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
- dolmenic — of or relating to a dolmen
- doweling — Also called dowel pin. Carpentry. a pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
- downlike — having the quality or characteristics of feathers or down
- downline — Alternative spelling of down line.
- dragline — a rope dragging from something; dragrope.
- dropline — a headline or bank consisting of a top line set flush with the left margin, with each succeeding line indented on the left, and the final line flush with the right margin.
- drumline — A group of percussionists in a marching band.
- dubliner — Ireland; magazine
- duelling — a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- dukeling — an inferior or minor duke
- dulcinea — a ladylove; sweetheart.
- dunelike — Resembling a dune or some aspect of one.
- dwelling — Machinery. a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle. a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- dwindled — Simple past tense and past participle of dwindle.
- dwindles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwindle.
- dye-line — a contact print of a line drawing, giving brown lines on an off-white background.
- eidolons — Plural form of eidolon.
- enclined — Obsolete form of inclined.
- end line — American football: field marking
- enfilade — A volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end.
- engirdle — Surround; encircle.
- enkindle — Set on fire.
- enlisted — Enroll or be enrolled in the armed services.
- enshield — to protect
- entailed — Simple past tense and past participle of entail.
- entitled — Give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something.
- euglenid — A kind of flagellate distinguished mainly by the presence of a pellicle composed of proteinaceous strips underneath the cell membrane, supported by dorsal and ventral microtubules.