8-letter words containing o, n, e, d
- diaphone — the set of all realizations of a given phoneme in a language
- diborane — a colorless gas with an unpleasant odor, B 2 H 6 , used in the synthesis of organic boron compounds as a dope to introduce boron and as a polymerization catalyst for ethylene.
- die down — If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
- dies non — a day on which no courts can be held.
- dihedron — a figure formed by two intersecting planes.
- diketone — a compound containing two C=O groups, as CH 3 COCOCH 3 .
- dine out — to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
- diogenes — 412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- diogenic — 412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- diolefin — diene.
- dioxygen — (chemistry) the normal allotrope of oxygen having two atoms per molecule.
- dipteron — a dipterous insect.
- disendow — to deprive (a church, school, etc.) of endowment.
- disenrol — to remove from a register
- disowned — Simple past tense and past participle of disown.
- disponee — the person whom something is disponed to
- disponer — someone who dispones
- doberman — Doberman pinscher.
- doctrine — a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government: Catholic doctrines; the Monroe Doctrine.
- document — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- doggoned — to damn: Doggone your silly advice!
- dognaper — to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
- dolmenic — of or relating to a dolmen
- dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
- domineer — Assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.
- dominoes — a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- donative — a gift or donation.
- done for — past participle of do1 .
- donelson — Fort Donelson.
- doneness — the condition of being cooked to a desired degree: steak prepared to the doneness ordered by the customer.
- donicker — bathroom; toilet.
- donleavy — J(ames) P(atrick) born 1926, U.S. novelist.
- donnelly — Declan. born 1975, British television presenter, who appears with Antony McPartlin as Ant and Dec
- 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.
- dopiness — The characteristic of being dopey.
- dordogne — a river in SW France, flowing W to the Gironde estuary. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- dormient — sleeping; dormant.
- douanier — a customs officer or official.
- dounreay — the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has also operated at the site
- dourness — sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
- douzaine — a bet in roulette on 12 numbers simultaneously so as to share in any that win.
- 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.
- dowering — Present participle of dower.
- dowfness — the quality or characteristic of being dowf
- downbeat — the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure.
- downbent — Bent downward.
- downcome — a downcomer.
- downhole — a hole dug or drilled downward, as in a mine or a petroleum or gas well.
- downhome — Alternative form of down-home.