8-letter words starting with di
- disbands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disband.
- disbench — to remove (a barrister or judge) from the membership of the governing body of one of the Inns of Court
- disbosom — to reveal; confess.
- disbound — (of a book) having the binding torn or loose.
- disbowel — (rare) To disembowel.
- disburse — to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
- discandy — to melt or dissolve
- discants — Plural form of discant.
- discards — Plural form of discard.
- discased — to take the case or covering from; uncase.
- discerns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discern.
- discinct — (archaic) ungirded; loosely dressed.
- disciple — Religion. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
- disclaim — to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation.
- disclame — (obsolete) To disclaim; to expel.
- disclike — resembling a disc
- disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- disclude — (nonstandard) To disclose, make known.
- discolor — to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.
- discords — Plural form of discord.
- discotic — (chemistry) Describing disc-shaped liquid crystals.
- discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- discoure — Obsolete form of discover.
- discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discreet — judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- discrete — apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts.
- discrown — to deprive of a crown; dethrone; depose.
- discured — Simple past tense and past participle of discure.
- discuses — Plural form of discus.
- disdaine — Obsolete spelling of disdain.
- disdains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disdain.
- diseased — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- diseases — Plural form of disease.
- disembed — (transitive) To remove (something) from what it is embedded in.
- disendow — to deprive (a church, school, etc.) of endowment.
- disenrol — to remove from a register
- disenter — Obsolete form of disinter.
- disfavor — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disflesh — (obsolete, transitive) To reduce the flesh or obesity of.
- disfrock — to unfrock.
- disgavel — to free from the tenure of gavelkind: to disgavel an estate.
- disgests — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disgest.
- disgorge — to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth.
- disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- disgrade — (obsolete) To degrade.
- disguise — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- disgusts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disgust.
- dish out — an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- dish top — a circular table top upturned at the edge.
- dishabit — to dislodge