8-letter words starting with di
- didrachm — (in ancient Greece) a silver coin worth two drachmas
- didymium — a mixture of the metallic rare earths neodymium and praseodymium, once thought to be an element
- didymous — in pairs or in two parts
- didynamy — (of stamens) the condition of being in two pairs of unequal length
- die away — If a sound dies away, it gradually becomes weaker or fainter and finally disappears completely.
- die back — If a plant dies back, its leaves die but its roots remain alive.
- die down — If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
- die game — to die bravely and still fighting
- die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
- die stem — the South African national anthem until 1991, when part of it was incorporated into the current anthem, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
- die-cast — formed by die casting.
- die-hard — a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
- diecious — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- diegesis — the telling of a story by a narrator who summarizes events in the plot and comments on the conversations, thoughts, etc., of the characters.
- diegetic — the telling of a story by a narrator who summarizes events in the plot and comments on the conversations, thoughts, etc., of the characters.
- diehards — Plural form of diehard.
- dieldrin — a light tan, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , used as an insecticide: manufacture and use have been discontinued in the U.S.
- dielytra — a member of a genus of flowering herbaceous plants including bleeding heart
- diemaker — someone who makes dies
- diereses — Plural form of dieresis.
- dieresis — the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
- dieretic — the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
- dies non — a day on which no courts can be held.
- diestock — a frame for holding a number of standard threaded dies for cutting screw threads.
- diestrus — (in female mammals) an interval of sexual inactivity between periods of estrus.
- dietetic — pertaining to diet or to regulation of the use of food.
- dietrich — Marlene [mahr-ley-nuh] /mɑrˈleɪ nə/ (Show IPA), 1904–92, U.S. actress and singer, born in Germany.
- differed — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- diffract — to break up or bend by diffraction.
- diffused — Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- diffuser — a person or thing that diffuses.
- diffuses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diffuse.
- diffusor — a person or thing that diffuses.
- dig deep — find sufficient money
- dig into — to penetrate by or as by digging
- dig over — If you dig over an area of soil, you dig it thoroughly, so that the soil becomes looser and free from lumps.
- digerati — People with expertise or professional involvement in information technology.
- digested — Simple past tense and past participle of digest.
- digester — a person or thing that digests.
- digestif — a drink of brandy, liqueur, etc., taken after a meal to aid the digestion.
- digestor — digester (def 2).
- diggable — capable of being dug
- diggings — (usually used with a singular verb) a place where digging is carried on.
- dighting — Present participle of dight.
- digicams — Plural form of digicam.
- digicash — (company) A company, started in April 1990, which aims to develop and license products to support electronic payment methods including chip card, software only, and hybrid.
- digipack — a cardboard package for a compact disc or DVD
- digirati — digerati
- digitals — Plural form of digital.
- digitate — Zoology. having digits or digitlike processes.