8-letter words containing u, d, o
- dismount — to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
- disodium — (chemistry, in combination) two atoms of sodium in a compound.
- disunion — a severance of union; separation; disjunction.
- disvouch — to dissociate oneself from
- ditokous — producing two young or laying two eggs at a time.
- dizygous — Dizygotic.
- djibouti — Formerly French Somaliland, French Territory of the Afars and Issas. a republic in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden: a former overseas territory of France; gained independence 1977. 8492 sq. mi. (21,994 sq. km). Capital: Djibouti.
- 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.
- doghouse — a small shelter for a dog.
- 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.
- dole out — distribute
- dolefull — Obsolete spelling of doleful.
- dollfuss — Engelbert [eng-uh l-bert] /ˈɛŋ əlˌbɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1892–1934, Austrian statesman: premier 1932–34.
- dolorous — full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news.
- domatium — a plant cavity inhabited by commensal insects or mites or, occasionally, microorganisms
- dominium — complete power to use, to enjoy, and to dispose of property at will.
- don juan — a legendary Spanish nobleman famous for his many seductions and dissolute life.
- doofuses — Plural form of doofus.
- dope out — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- doped up — If someone is doped up, they are in a state where they cannot think clearly because they are under the influence of drugs.
- dormeuse — mobcap.
- dormouse — any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
- dortmund — a city in W Germany.
- douanier — a customs officer or official.
- double x — James Emory ("Jimmie"; "Double X"; "The Beast") 1907–67, U.S. baseball player.
- double-o — careful scrutiny or close inspection.
- double-u — the letter w.
- doublers — Plural form of doubler.
- doublets — Plural form of doublet.
- doubling — anything that is twofold in size or amount or twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.
- doubloon — a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, originally equal to two escudos but fluctuating in value.
- doublure — an ornamental lining of a book cover.
- doubters — Plural form of doubter.
- doubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
- doubting — Present participle of doubt.
- douceurs — Plural form of douceur.
- douching — Present participle of douche.
- doughboy — Informal. an American infantryman, especially in World War I.
- doughnut — a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball.
- douglass — Frederick, 1817–95, U.S. ex-slave, abolitionist, and orator.
- dounreay — the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has also operated at the site
- doupioni — an irregular silk thread reeled from two or more entangled cocoons and producing a coarse yarn generally used in fabrics such as shantung or pongee.
- dourness — sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
- douzaine — a bet in roulette on 12 numbers simultaneously so as to share in any that win.
- douzeper — a member of the douzepers
- douzieme — (in Swiss watchmaking) the 12th part of a ligne, used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- downhaul — any of various lines for pulling down a sail or a yard, as for securing in a lowered position when not in use.
- downpour — a heavy, drenching rain.