8-letter words containing u, d, o
- downrush — (intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.
- downturn — an act or instance of turning down or the state of being turned down: the downturn of a lower lip in a permanent pout.
- 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.
- 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).
- drop out — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- dropouts — Plural form of dropout.
- droughts — Plural form of drought.
- droughty — dry.
- druglord — the head of an organization or network involved in illegal drug trafficking.
- drum out — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- drummock — drammock.
- drummond — Henry, 1851–97, Scottish clergyman and writer.
- drumroll — a roll on a drum.
- drymouth — a condition of insufficient saliva, known medically as xerostomia
- du quoin — a town in SW Illinois: site of the Hambletonian.
- duathlon — An athletic contest consisting of running and cycling.
- dubonnet — (lowercase) a deep purple-red color.
- ducatoon — a former silver coin of the Netherlands, used through the 17th and 18th centuries: equal to three gulden.
- duck out — leave secretly
- ducommun — Élie [ey-lee] /eɪˈli/ (Show IPA), 1833–1906, Swiss author: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.
- ductwork — a system of ducts used for a particular purpose, as in a ventilation or heating system.
- dudgeons — Plural form of dudgeon.
- duecento — the 13th century, with reference to Italy, especially to its art or literature.
- duelsome — having a propensity for duelling
- duettino — a duet that is brief and to the point
- dukhobor — Doukhobor.
- dulbecco — Renato [ruh-nah-toh;; Italian re-nah-taw] /rəˈnɑ toʊ;; Italian rɛˈnɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1914–2012, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
- dulcitol — a water-soluble sugar alcohol, C 6 H 14 O 6 , isomeric with sorbitol, that is found in many plant species and is prepared in the laboratory by galactose reduction.
- dumbshow — Gestures used to convey a meaning or message without speech; mime.
- dumetose — (botany) dumose.
- dumfound — To confuse and bewilder.
- dummkopf — a stupid person; dumbbell; blockhead.
- dumosity — the condition of being filled with bushes
- duncedom — the characteristic behaviour or the realm of a dunce or a dullard
- dungeons — Plural form of dungeon.
- duntroon — a suburb of Canberra: seat of the Royal Military College of Australia
- duo-tang — a type of folder with flexible metal fasteners
- duodenal — of or relating to the duodenum.
- duodenum — the first portion of the small intestine, from the stomach to the jejunum.
- duologue — a conversation between two persons; dialogue.
- duopsony — the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers.
- dup loop — (messaging) /d[y]oop loop/ (also "dupe loop") [FidoNet] An infinite stream of duplicated, near-identical messages on a FidoNet echo, the only difference being unique or mangled identification information applied by a faulty or incorrectly configured system or network gateway, thus rendering dup killers ineffective. If such a duplicate message eventually reaches a system through which it has already passed (with the original identification information), all systems passed on the way back to that system are said to be involved in a dup loop.
- duration — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- duressor — a person who subjects another to duress.
- durocher — Leo Ernest ("The Lip") 1905–91, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- dust off — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- dust-mop — to clean with a dust mop.
- dustbowl — An area which abounds in dust and which is very dry.
- dustcoat — a loose lightweight coat worn for early open motor-car riding