8-letter words containing o, d, a, l
- dilation — the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- dilators — Plural form of dilator.
- dilatory — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- diplomas — Plural form of diploma.
- diplomat — a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
- diplopia — a pathological condition of vision in which a single object appears double (opposed to haplopia).
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disloyal — false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous.
- disposal — availability for use
- dockland — the land or area surrounding a commercial port.
- doctoral — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- dog flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- dog nail — a nail having a head projecting to one side.
- dollared — having many dollars; wealthy
- dollface — a person having a smooth, unblemished complexion and small, regular features.
- 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
- donleavy — J(ames) P(atrick) born 1926, U.S. novelist.
- doolally — Temporarily deranged or feebleminded.
- doornail — a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
- dorkland — an offensive name for Auckland
- dorsalis — dorsal1 .
- dorsally — of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
- dot ball — a ball from which a run is not scored
- douglass — Frederick, 1817–95, U.S. ex-slave, abolitionist, and orator.
- dovetail — a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- downhaul — any of various lines for pulling down a sail or a yard, as for securing in a lowered position when not in use.
- downland — An area of rolling downs, often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone.
- download — to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.
- 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.
- dowsabel — sweetheart.
- drawhole — a funnel-shaped vertical opening cut at the bottom of a stope, which permits the loading of ore into conveyances in the passageways below.
- dronklap — a drunkard
- dropable — (US) Alternative form of droppable.
- dropleaf — A flat section of a table that can be extended or collapsed.
- duathlon — An athletic contest consisting of running and cycling.
- duodenal — of or relating to the duodenum.
- dyslogia — inability to express ideas because of faulty reasoning or speech, due to a mental disorder.
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- ecocidal — the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- erodable — Capable of being eroded.
- euroland — also Eurozone
- exordial — Of or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction.
- falderol — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- falshood — Obsolete spelling of falsehood.
- favelado — a person who lives in a favela.
- fecaloid — like or resembling feces.
- flavored — (of food or drink) having a particular type of taste.