8-letter words containing u, d, c
- datacube — Alternative spelling of data cube.
- debouche — an outlet, as for troops to debouch through
- debounce — To remove the small ripple of current that forms when a mechanical switch is pushed in an electrical circuit and makes a series of short contacts.
- deciduae — Plural form of decidua.
- decidual — the endometrium of a pregnant uterus that in many of the higher mammals is cast off at parturition.
- deck out — If a person or thing is decked out with or in something, they are decorated with it or wearing it, usually for a special occasion.
- declutch — to disengage the clutch of a motor vehicle
- decolour — to deprive of colour, as by bleaching
- decorous — Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
- decorums — Plural form of decorum.
- decouple — If two countries, organizations, or ideas that were connected in some way are decoupled, the connection between them is ended.
- decretum — the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- decupled — Simple past tense and past participle of decuple.
- decuples — Plural form of decuple.
- decuplet — (physics) A collection of spin-3/2 baryons described in the eightfold way.
- decurion — a local councillor
- decurved — bent or curved downwards
- deducing — Present participle of deduce.
- deducted — to take away, as from a sum or amount: Once you deduct your expenses, there is nothing left.
- deductor — One who deducts tax.
- delbruck — Max. 1906–81, US molecular biologist, born in Germany. Noted for his work on bacteriophages, he shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1969
- delectus — (obsolete) An elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.
- denounce — If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
- destruct — to destroy (one's own missile or rocket) for safety
- deucedly — devilishly; damnably.
- deuteric — of, pertaining to, or resulting from the metasomatic changes taking place in igneous rock or magma as it solidifies
- dice cup — a container, usually cylindrical and open at the top, in which dice are shaken to give them a random position and from which they are then thrown or rolled.
- diecious — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- dioscuri — the Greek name for Castor and Pollux, when considered together
- disclude — (nonstandard) To disclose, make known.
- discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- discoure — Obsolete form of discover.
- discured — Simple past tense and past participle of discure.
- discuses — Plural form of discus.
- disjunct — disjoined; separated.
- disvouch — to dissociate oneself from
- diuretic — increasing the volume of the urine excreted, as by a medicinal substance.
- dochmius — a five-syllable foot, characteristic of ancient Greek dramas
- document — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- docusoap — a television series that chronicles the purportedly real lives of an interconnected group of people, often in a melodramatic way.
- douceurs — Plural form of douceur.
- douching — Present participle of douche.
- drucilla — a female given name.
- drummock — drammock.
- ducatoon — a former silver coin of the Netherlands, used through the 17th and 18th centuries: equal to three gulden.
- duchesse — a daybed having a rounded, partially enclosed head and usually a similar foot, sometimes made in two or three pieces able to be used separately (duchesse brisée)
- duck out — leave secretly
- duck-egg — duck1 (def 7).
- duckbill — platypus.
- duckface — Informal. a facial expression in which the lips are pressed together and pushed forward, especially in a photograph.