8-letter words containing l, d, o
- downhill — down the slope of a hill; downward.
- downhold — the act of keeping spending, expenses, losses, inflation, etc., as low as possible or advisable.
- downhole — a hole dug or drilled downward, as in a mine or a petroleum or gas well.
- downland — An area of rolling downs, often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone.
- downless — the soft, first plumage of many young birds.
- downlike — having the quality or characteristics of feathers or down
- downline — Alternative spelling of down line.
- downlink — a transmission path for data or other signals from a communications satellite or airborne platform to an earth station.
- download — to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.
- downplay — to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, etc.: The press has downplayed the president's role in the negotiations.
- dowsabel — sweetheart.
- doxology — a hymn or form of words containing an ascription of praise to God.
- drawhole — a funnel-shaped vertical opening cut at the bottom of a stope, which permits the loading of ore into conveyances in the passageways below.
- drollery — something whimsically amusing or funny.
- drollest — amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
- drolling — amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
- drollish — somewhat droll
- dronklap — a drunkard
- drooling — to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel.
- dropable — (US) Alternative form of droppable.
- dropleaf — A flat section of a table that can be extended or collapsed.
- droplets — Plural form of droplet.
- dropline — a headline or bank consisting of a top line set flush with the left margin, with each succeeding line indented on the left, and the final line flush with the right margin.
- droplock — a variable-rate bank loan used on international markets that is automatically replaced by a fixed-rate long-term bond if the long-term interest rates fall to a specified level; it thus combines the advantages of a bank loan with those of a bond
- dropsley — a dish of very small dumplings made from a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning dropped in small pieces into broth.
- drowsily — half-asleep; sleepy.
- druglord — the head of an organization or network involved in illegal drug trafficking.
- drumroll — a roll on a drum.
- dry hole — any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be commercially profitable.
- duathlon — An athletic contest consisting of running and cycling.
- duelsome — having a propensity for duelling
- dulbecco — Renato [ruh-nah-toh;; Italian re-nah-taw] /rəˈnɑ toʊ;; Italian rɛˈnɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1914–2012, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
- dulcitol — a water-soluble sugar alcohol, C 6 H 14 O 6 , isomeric with sorbitol, that is found in many plant species and is prepared in the laboratory by galactose reduction.
- duodenal — of or relating to the duodenum.
- duologue — a conversation between two persons; dialogue.
- dup loop — (messaging) /d[y]oop loop/ (also "dupe loop") [FidoNet] An infinite stream of duplicated, near-identical messages on a FidoNet echo, the only difference being unique or mangled identification information applied by a faulty or incorrectly configured system or network gateway, thus rendering dup killers ineffective. If such a duplicate message eventually reaches a system through which it has already passed (with the original identification information), all systems passed on the way back to that system are said to be involved in a dup loop.
- dustbowl — An area which abounds in dust and which is very dry.
- dwell on — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- dyslogia — inability to express ideas because of faulty reasoning or speech, due to a mental disorder.
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- ecocidal — the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- ecolodge — A building designed to house ecotourists, typically built and supported by local labour and with respect for the environment.
- edulious — (obsolete) edible.
- eidolons — Plural form of eidolon.
- el obeid — a city in the central Sudan, in Kordofan province: scene of the defeat of a British and Egyptian army by the Mahdi (1883). Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)
- elitedom — The realm or sphere of the elite.
- elkhound — A large hunting dog of a Scandinavian breed with a shaggy gray coat.
- elytroid — like an elytron
- embolden — Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way.
- emplored — Simple past tense and past participle of implore.