7-letter words containing t, d, i
- detinue — an action brought by a plaintiff to recover goods wrongfully detained
- detrain — to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc
- detrite — (obsolete) worn out.
- detroit — a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River: a major Great Lakes port; once the largest car-manufacturing centre in the world. Pop: 911 402 (2003 est)
- deutzia — any saxifragaceous shrub of the genus Deutzia: cultivated for their clusters of white or pink spring-blooming flowers
- deviant — Deviant behaviour or thinking is different from what people normally consider to be acceptable.
- deviate — To deviate from something means to start doing something different or not planned, especially in a way that causes problems for others.
- devilet — a young or small devil
- dextrin — any of a group of sticky substances that are intermediate products in the conversion of starch to maltose: used as thickening agents in foods and as gums
- dhootie — Alternative form of dhoti.
- dialect — A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area.
- dialist — a person who makes (sun)dials
- diarist — A diarist is a person who records things in a diary which is later published.
- diastem — a minor interruption in the deposition of sedimentary material
- diaster — the stage in cell division at which the chromosomes are in two groups at the poles of the spindle before forming daughter nuclei
- diatoms — Plural form of diatom.
- diatron — an electrical circuit that uses diodes
- dibatag — a small gazelle, Ammodorcas clarkei, of Somaliland, having a long neck: now rare.
- dibutyl — (of a substance) that contains two butyl groups per molecule
- dickite — a polymorph of kaolinite.
- dictate — If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
- dictier — high-class or stylish.
- diction — Someone's diction is how clearly they speak or sing.
- dictums — Plural form of dictum.
- diderot — Denis (dəni). 1713–84, French philosopher, noted particularly for his direction (1745–72) of the great French Encyclopédie
- die out — If something dies out, it becomes less and less common and eventually disappears completely.
- diester — an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- dietary — of or relating to diet: a dietary cure.
- dieters — Plural form of dieter.
- diether — an organic chemical compound that contains two ether groups
- diethyl — (organic chemistry) Two ethyl groups attached to the same molecule.
- dietine — a minor or low-ranking diet or assembly
- dieting — Present participle of diet.
- dig out — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- digests — Plural form of digest.
- dighted — Simple past tense and past participle of dight.
- digital — of, relating to, or using numerical calculations.
- digiti- — of the fingers or toes
- digitus — An Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately 0.73 inches.
- dignity — bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation.
- diktats — Plural form of diktat.
- dilated — Simple past tense and past participle of dilate.
- dilater — One who, or that which, dilates, expands, or enlarges.
- dilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dilate.
- dilator — Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- dilbert — (humour) A cartoon computer worker drawn by Scott Adams <[email protected]>, who works in Silicon Valley. The cartoon became so popular he left his day job. The cartoon satirises typical corporate life, especially that which revolves around computers. See also: BOFH.
- dilthey — Wilhelm1833-1911; Ger. philosopher
- diluent — serving to dilute; diluting.
- diluted — to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
- diluter — (chemistry) A device that adds a measured amount of sample to a measured amount of diluent.