8-letter words starting with da
- datapost — an express service offered by the Royal Mail that ensures a parcel reaches its destination either on the day of postage or the following morning
- datasets — Plural form of dataset.
- dateable — a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen: July 4, 1776 was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- datebook — a notebook in which a person keeps a personal record of daily events, appointments, etc
- dateless — likely to remain fashionable, relevant, or interesting regardless of age; timeless
- dateline — the date and location of a story, placed at the top of an article
- datepalm — Alternative spelling of date palm.
- datolite — a colourless mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium and boron in monoclinic crystalline form, occurring in cavities in igneous rocks. Formula: CaBSiO4(OH)
- daturine — a poisonous substance found in plants belonging to the Solanaceae family
- daubigny — Charles François (ʃarl frɑ̃swa). 1817–78, French landscape painter associated with the Barbizon School
- daughter — Someone's daughter is their female child.
- daunting — Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- dauphine — the wife of a dauphin
- davenant — Sir William. 1606–68, English dramatist and poet: poet laureate (1638–68). His plays include Love and Honour (1634)
- daventry — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)
- david ii — 1324–71, king of Scotland (1329–71): he was forced into exile in France (1334–41) by Edward de Baliol; captured following the battle of Neville's Cross (1346), and imprisoned by the English (1346–57)
- davidson — Jo(seph)1883-1952; U.S. sculptor
- davisson — Clinton Joseph. 1881–1958, US physicist, noted for his discovery of electron diffraction; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1937
- dawdlers — Plural form of dawdler.
- dawdling — proceeding at a slow pace
- dawnings — Plural form of dawning.
- dawnlike — the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.
- day camp — a camp for children providing no sleeping facilities and attended only during the day on weekdays.
- day care — Day care is care that is provided during the day for people who cannot look after themselves, such as small children, old people, or people who are ill. Day care is provided by paid workers.
- day case — a patient or case that comes into hospital for a surgical procedure and is dealt with and released in the course of one day
- day girl — a girl who attends a boarding school daily, but returns home each evening
- day lily — any widely cultivated Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Hemerocallis, having large yellow, orange, or red lily-like flowers, which typically last for only one day and are immediately succeeded by others
- day mode — phase
- day name — a name indicating a person's day of birth
- day pass — a ticket that, once bought, enables you to use, travel on or access something free for one day
- day room — A day room is a room in a hospital where patients can sit and relax during the day.
- day trip — A day trip is a journey to a place and back again on the same day, usually for pleasure.
- day-care — of, relating to, or providing day care: day-care center; day-care program.
- day-trip — to travel as a day-tripper.
- daybooks — Plural form of daybook.
- daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
- daydream — A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen.
- dayflies — Plural form of dayfly.
- daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
- daypacks — Plural form of daypack.
- dayshell — a thistle
- daysides — Plural form of dayside.
- daytaler — a worker who is appointed and paid on a daily basis
- daytimes — Plural form of daytime.
- dazzlers — Plural form of dazzler.
- dazzling — Something that is dazzling is very impressive or beautiful.