8-letter words containing s, o, r, d
- diaspora — the dispersion of the Jews after the Babylonian and Roman conquests of Palestine
- diaspore — a white, yellowish, or grey mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form, found in bauxite and corundum. Formula: AlO(OH)
- diffusor — a person or thing that diffuses.
- digestor — digester (def 2).
- dilators — Plural form of dilator.
- dimerous — consisting of or divided into two parts.
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- diopters — Plural form of diopter.
- dioptres — Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- dioramas — Plural form of diorama.
- diorites — Plural form of diorite.
- dioscuri — the Greek name for Castor and Pollux, when considered together
- dipteros — (in ancient Greece) a building with a double colonnade on all sides
- disadorn — To deprive of ornaments.
- discolor — to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.
- discords — Plural form of discord.
- discoure — Obsolete form of discover.
- discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discrown — to deprive of a crown; dethrone; depose.
- disenrol — to remove from a register
- disfavor — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disfrock — to unfrock.
- disgorge — to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth.
- dishoard — to put previously withheld (money) into circulation
- dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- dishorse — (archaic, intransitive) To dismount from a horse.
- disorbed — thrown out of orbit
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disponer — someone who dispones
- disports — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disport.
- disposer — a person or thing that disposes.
- disproof — the act of disproving.
- disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- disrobed — Simple past tense and past participle of disrobe.
- disrobes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrobe.
- distorts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distort.
- divisors — Plural form of divisor.
- divorces — Plural form of divorce.
- dog rose — an Old World wild rose, Rosa canina, having pink or white flowers.
- dog star — the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major.
- dogcarts — Plural form of dogcart.
- dogshore — any of several shores for holding the hull of a small or moderate-sized vessel in place after keel blocks and other shores are removed and until the vessel is launched.
- dogtrots — Plural form of dogtrot.
- doldrums — A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks – so called by sailors.
- doloroso — plaintive, as if expressing sorrow (used as a musical direction).
- dolorous — full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news.
- donators — to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause: to donate used clothes to the Salvation Army.
- doomster — a doomsayer.
- doorcase — the finish frame of a doorway.
- doorless — a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.