8-letter words containing o, w
- cry down — to belittle; disparage
- cry wolf — If someone cries wolf, they say that there is a problem when there is not, with the result that people do not believe them when there really is a problem.
- cudworth — Ralph. 1617–88, English philosopher and theologian. His works include True Intellectual System of the Universe (1678) and A Treatise concerning Eternal and Immutable Morality (1731)
- curassow — any gallinaceous ground-nesting bird of the family Cracidae, of S North, Central, and South America. Curassows have long legs and tails and, typically, a distinctive crest of curled feathers
- cussword — a swearword
- cut down — If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
- cutworms — Plural form of cutworm.
- damewort — Hesperis matronalis, a herbaceous mustard.
- 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.
- deadwood — dead trees or branches
- deadwork — work necessary to expose an orebody, as the removal of overburden.
- deflower — to despoil of beauty, innocence, etc; mar; violate
- demoware — (computing) A cut-down demonstration version of a computer program so that it can be tried before purchase.
- dew pond — a shallow pond, usually man-made, that is kept supplied with water by dew and condensation
- dew-worm — any large earthworm that is found on the ground at night and is used as fishing bait
- dewdrops — a drop of dew.
- dewormer — an agent for ridding (animals) of worms
- dewpoint — temperature at which water vapour in the air becomes saturated and water droplets begin to form
- die down — If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disavows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disavow.
- disbowel — (rare) To disembowel.
- discrown — to deprive of a crown; dethrone; depose.
- disendow — to deprive (a church, school, etc.) of endowment.
- disowned — Simple past tense and past participle of disown.
- doctorow — E(dgar) L(aurence) born 1931, U.S. author and editor.
- dog show — a competitive event in which dogs are exhibited and judged by an established standard or set of ideals prescribed for each breed.
- dog wolf — a male wolf
- dog work — tedious labor; drudgery.
- dogwatch — Nautical. either of two two-hour watches, the first from 4 to 6 p.m., the latter from 6 to 8 p.m.
- dogwoods — Plural form of dogwood.
- doorways — Plural form of doorway.
- dowagers — Plural form of dowager.
- dowdiest — Superlative form of dowdy.
- dowdyish — Like a dowdy; frumpy.
- dowdyism — the quality of being dowdy
- 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.
- dowelled — Simple past tense and past participle of dowel.
- dowering — Present participle of dower.
- dowfness — the quality or characteristic of being dowf
- down low — of or pertaining to men who secretly or discreetly have sex with other men: She once dated a down-low guy.
- down-bow — (in bowing on a stringed instrument) a stroke bringing the tip of the bow toward the strings, indicated in scores by the symbol (opposed to up-bow).
- down-low — of or pertaining to men who secretly or discreetly have sex with other men: She once dated a down-low guy.
- downbeat — the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure.
- downbent — Bent downward.
- downcast — directed downward, as the eyes.
- downcome — a downcomer.
- downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- downflow — something that flows downwards