8-letter words containing mi
- demireps — Plural form of demirep.
- demising — death or decease.
- demissly — in a demiss manner
- demisted — Simple past tense and past participle of demist.
- demister — A demister is the same as a defogger.
- demitint — (arts) That part of a painting, engraving, etc. which is neither in full darkness nor full light.
- demitted — to put in or send to a lower place.
- demiurge — (in the philosophy of Plato) the creator of the universe
- demivolt — a half turn on the hind legs
- demixing — Demixing is the unintended separation of the substances in a mixture.
- desmitis — inflammation of a ligament.
- determin — Obsolete form of determine.
- diatomic — containing two atoms
- didymium — a mixture of the metallic rare earths neodymium and praseodymium, once thought to be an element
- dilemmic — a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- dimitrov — Georgi [ge-awr-gi] /gɛˈɔr gɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Bulgarian political leader: premier 1946–49.
- dioramic — a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- do-re-mi — money.
- dochmiac — resembling a dochmius in form or structure
- dochmius — a five-syllable foot, characteristic of ancient Greek dramas
- dolomite — a very common mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO 3) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses.
- domicile — a place of residence; abode; house or home.
- dominant — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
- domineer — Assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.
- dominica — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- dominick — Animal Husbandry. Dominique.
- dominion — the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
- dominium — complete power to use, to enjoy, and to dispose of property at will.
- dominoes — a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- domitian — (Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- dopamine — Biochemistry. a catecholamine neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, retina, and sympathetic ganglia, acting within the brain to help regulate movement and emotion: its depletion may cause Parkinson's disease. Compare dopa.
- dormient — sleeping; dormant.
- dramming — Measurements. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- dreamier — Comparative form of dreamy.
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreaming — (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
- drumming — The act of beating a drum.
- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- dynamise — Alternative spelling of dynamize.
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- dynamist — A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- dynamite — A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
- dynamize — Give power or energy to; make dynamic.
- dysosmia — an impairment of the sense of smell.
- economic — of or relating to the science of economics.
- eglomise — the technique of gilding the back of a sheet of glass
- el minya — a city in central Egypt, on the Nile. Pop: 225 000 (2005 est)