8-letter words containing s, i, u
- dochmius — a five-syllable foot, characteristic of ancient Greek dramas
- drudgism — the work of a drudge
- druggies — Plural form of druggie.
- druggist — a person who compounds or prepares drugs according to medical prescriptions; apothecary; pharmacist; dispensing chemist.
- druidess — a female member of the Druids.
- druidism — the religion or rites of the Druids.
- drumfish — drum1 (def 11).
- drumlins — Plural form of drumlin.
- drumskin — drumhead (def 1).
- drusilla — a female given name.
- dry suit — a close-fitting, double-layered synthetic garment worn by a scuba diver in especially cold water, protecting the skin from contact with water and having an internal, warming layer of air that can be added to in order to equalize pressure during descent.
- dualisms — Plural form of dualism.
- dubbings — Plural form of dubbing.
- dubinsky — David, 1892–1982, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland: president of the I.L.G.W.U. 1932–66.
- duckpins — Plural form of duckpin.
- dudishly — In a dudish manner.
- duelists — Plural form of duelist.
- duellist — a person who participates in a duel.
- duisburg — a city in W Germany, at the junction of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers: the largest river port in Europe; formed 1929 from the cities of Duisburg and Hamborn.
- dukeship — the position or status of a duke
- dumbshit — (vulgar, pejorative, colloquial) A stupid person or someone who makes or has just made a significant mistake.
- dumbsize — (informal) To reduce the number of employees in a business without regard to organizational efficiency, such that its operations become unprofitable or inefficient.
- dumfries — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- dumosity — the condition of being filled with bushes
- dumpings — Plural form of dumping.
- dumpsite — dump (def 17).
- dustbins — Plural form of dustbin.
- dustiest — Superlative form of dusty.
- dustings — Plural form of dusting.
- dustlike — Resembling dust.
- dutiless — Without duties.
- duumvirs — Plural form of duumvir.
- ebullism — (physiology) The formation of bubbles of gas in biological fluids due to reduced environmental pressure.
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- edulious — (obsolete) edible.
- effusing — Present participle of effuse.
- effusion — the act of effusing or pouring forth.
- effusive — unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
- emeritus — (of the former holder of an office, esp. a college professor) Having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor.
- emulsify — Make into or become an emulsion.
- emulsion — A fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible.
- emulsive — That yields an emulsion (or a milk-like substance).
- emulsoid — a sol with a liquid disperse phase
- en suite — bathroom: adjoining room
- enginous — ingenious or clever
- enquires — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enquire.
- ensuites — Plural form of ensuite.
- ensuring — Present participle of ensure.
- enuresis — Involuntary urination, especially by children at night.