8-letter words containing t, o, a, d
- dioptase — a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- diplomat — a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
- distopia — Misspelling of dystopia.
- doctoral — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- dog star — the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major.
- dog tags — a small disk or strip attached to a dog's harness or collar stating owner, home, etc.
- dogcarts — Plural form of dogcart.
- dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- dogpatch — a poor rural community in the U.S., especially in the South, whose inhabitants are unsophisticated and have little education: He acts like he's been raised in a Dogpatch.
- dogwatch — Nautical. either of two two-hour watches, the first from 4 to 6 p.m., the latter from 6 to 8 p.m.
- domatium — a plant cavity inhabited by commensal insects or mites or, occasionally, microorganisms
- dominant — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
- domitian — (Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- donatary — the recipient of a donation
- donating — Present participle of donate.
- donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- donatism — (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
- donatist — a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- donative — a gift or donation.
- 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.
- donatory — a donee of the king, especially one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
- doormats — Plural form of doormat.
- dorothea — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift of God.”.
- dot ball — a ball from which a run is not scored
- dotation — an endowment.
- dovetail — a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- downbeat — the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure.
- downcast — directed downward, as the eyes.
- downrate — to lower the rate of: to downrate the speed of an economic recovery.
- downtake — a pipe or passage for conducting smoke, a current of air, or the like downward from a furnace, opening, etc.
- doxastic — Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
- drag out — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- drag-out — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- dragonet — any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- draw out — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- draw top — a tabletop that can be extended by drawing out and raising leaves suspended from either end.
- duathlon — An athletic contest consisting of running and cycling.
- ducatoon — a former silver coin of the Netherlands, used through the 17th and 18th centuries: equal to three gulden.
- duo-tang — a type of folder with flexible metal fasteners
- duration — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- dustcoat — a loose lightweight coat worn for early open motor-car riding
- dynatron — an electron tube, usually a tetrode, that produces an oscillating current at certain frequencies
- dystocia — Difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
- dystonia — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dystopia — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- eastwood — Clint, born 1930, U.S. actor and director.
- educator — a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- endostea — Plural form of endosteum.
- ergatoid — a wingless, worker-like ant with sexual capability