8-letter words starting with di
- 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.
- dimmable — Able to be dimmed; able to have illumination decreased in brightness.
- dimpling — a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- dinarchy — duarchy.
- dine out — to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
- dinettes — Plural form of dinette.
- dingbats — Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- dingdong — Alternative spelling of ding-dong.
- dinghies — Plural form of dinghy.
- dingiest — Superlative form of dingy.
- dinguses — Plural form of dingus.
- dinitro- — (of a chemical) containing two nitrogen groups in place of two hydrogen atoms
- dinkiest — Superlative form of dinky.
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
- dioceses — Plural form of diocese.
- dioecism — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- diogenes — 412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- diogenic — 412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- diolefin — diene.
- diomedes — a Greek hero in the Trojan War.
- dionysia — The orgiastic Ancient Greek festivals seasonally held in honor of Dionysus, which evolved into Greek comedy and tragedy.
- dionysus — the god of fertility, wine, and drama; Bacchus.
- diopside — a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, calcium magnesium silicate, CaMg(SiO 3) 2 , occurring in various colors, usually in crystals.
- dioptase — a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- diopters — Plural form of diopter.
- dioptres — Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- dioptric — Optics. pertaining to dioptrics: dioptric images.
- dioramas — Plural form of diorama.
- dioramic — a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- diorites — Plural form of diorite.
- dioritic — Containing diorite.
- dioscuri — the Greek name for Castor and Pollux, when considered together
- diosmose — osmose.
- dioxides — Plural form of dioxide.
- dioxygen — (chemistry) the normal allotrope of oxygen having two atoms per molecule.
- dip into — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- dipchick — Alternative form of dabchick.
- diphasic — having two phases; two-phase.
- diphenyl — biphenyl.
- diphonia — diplophonia.
- diplegia — paralysis of the identical part on both sides of the body.
- diplegic — paralysis of the identical part on both sides of the body.
- diplexer — a device that can split and combine audio and video signals, permitting two transmitters to share the same antenna.
- diploidy — (genetics) The state of being diploid.
- diplomas — Plural form of diploma.
- diplomat — a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
- diplopia — a pathological condition of vision in which a single object appears double (opposed to haplopia).
- diplopod — belonging or pertaining to the class Diplopoda.