8-letter words containing w, d, o
- downvote — such an unfavorable vote.
- downward — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
- downwash — a deflection of air downward relative to an airfoil that causes the deflection.
- downwind — in the direction toward which the wind is blowing: We coasted downwind.
- downzone — to change the zoning designation on (property) to restrict high-density development.
- dowsabel — sweetheart.
- draw off — 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 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.
- drawbore — a hole in a tenon made eccentric with the corresponding holes to the mortise so that the two pieces being joined will be forced tightly together when the pin (drawbore pin) is hammered into place.
- drawdown — a lowering of water surface level, as in a well.
- drawhole — a funnel-shaped vertical opening cut at the bottom of a stope, which permits the loading of ore into conveyances in the passageways below.
- dropdown — (computing, GUI, of a widget) Dropping down from above; being a specific type of selection control that hides its contents until activated.
- dropwise — in the form of a drop
- dropwort — a European plant, Filipendula vulgaris, of the rose family, bearing small, scentless, white or reddish flowers.
- drownded — Simple past tense and past participle of drownd.
- drowning — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- drowsier — Comparative form of drowsy.
- drowsily — half-asleep; sleepy.
- drowsing — Present participle of drowse.
- ductwork — a system of ducts used for a particular purpose, as in a ventilation or heating system.
- dumbshow — Gestures used to convey a meaning or message without speech; mime.
- dustbowl — An area which abounds in dust and which is very dry.
- dwell on — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- dyeworks — a factory producing dyes
- eastwood — Clint, born 1930, U.S. actor and director.
- edgewood — a city in NE Maryland, near Baltimore.
- endowers — Plural form of endower.
- endowing — Present participle of endow.
- escrowed — Simple past tense and past participle of escrow.
- facedown — with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table.
- farrowed — Simple past tense and past participle of farrow.
- fidonews — (messaging, history) The weekly official on-line newsletter of FidoNet, also known as "'Snooz". As the editorial policy of Fidonews was "anything that arrives, we print", there were often large articles completely unrelated to FidoNet, which in turn tend to elicit flamage in subsequent issues.
- firewood — wood suitable for fuel.
- floodway — the channel and adjacent shore areas under water during a flood, especially as determined for a flood of a given height.
- flowered — having flowers.
- foldaway — designed to be folded out of the way when not in use: a foldaway bed.
- followed — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- food web — a series of organisms related by predator-prey and consumer-resource interactions; the entirety of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.
- foodways — the customs and traditions relating to food and its preparation
- foreward — (obsolete) An advance group; the vanguard.
- forewind — a favourable wind
- foreword — a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author.
- forwards — forward.
- frowsted — Simple past tense and past participle of frowst.
- fuelwood — any wood used as a fuel; firewood
- furrowed — a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- fuzzword — A term that is deliberately vague or euphemistic in meaning.
- get down — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- giltwood — made of wood and gilded