8 Letter Words Starting With D
All 1555 8-letter words that start with D, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- daughter/ˈdɔtɝ/a female human offspring
- decision/dɪˈsɪʒən/the act of making up your mind about something
- drinking/ˈdɹɪŋkɪŋ/the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
- director/daɪˈɹɛktɝ/the person who leads a musical group
- distance/ˈdɪstəns/the property created by the space between two objects or points
- dramatic/dɹəˈmætɪk/suitable to or characteristic of drama
- directly/daɪˈɹɛkɫi/without delay or hesitation
- darkness/ˈdɑɹknəs/a swarthy complexion
- district/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
- disaster/dɪˈzæstɝ/an act that has disastrous consequences
- delivery/dɪˈɫɪvɝi/the act of delivering a child
- designed/dɪˈzaɪnd/done or made or performed with purpose and intent
- deserves/dɪˈzɝvz/
- dreaming/ˈdɹimɪŋ/a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
- describe/dɪsˈkɹaɪb/identify as in botany or biology, for example
- division/dɪˈvɪʒən/the act or process of dividing
- divorced/dɪˈvɔɹst/of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved
- doorbell/ˈdɔɹˌbɛɫ/a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
- dropping/ˈdɹɑpɪŋ/coming down freely under the influence of gravity
- downtown/ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn/the central area or commercial center of a town or city
- diamonds/ˈdaɪməndz/
- discover/dɪˈskəvɝ/get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- dressing/ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/the act of applying a bandage
- delicate/ˈdɛɫəkət/exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing
- deserved/dɪˈzɝvd/properly deserved
- directed/daɪˈɹɛktɪd/manageable by a supervising agent
- document/ˈdɑkjəmɛnt/anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
- defeated/dɪˈfitəd/people who are defeated
- designer/dɪˈzaɪnɝ/someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
- daylight/ˈdeɪˌɫaɪt/light during the daytime
- disagree/dɪsəˈɡɹi/be of different opinions
- deceased/dɪˈsist/someone who is no longer alive
- disgrace/dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/a state of dishonor
- domestic/dəˈmɛstɪk/a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
- dreadful/ˈdɹɛdfəɫ/extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
- dialogue/ˈdaɪəˌɫɔɡ/a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
- disguise/dɪsˈɡaɪz/the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
- declared/dɪˈkɫɛɹd/made known or openly avowed
- drowning/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/
- distress/dɪˈstɹɛs/the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
- dynamite/ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt/an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
- disorder/dɪˈsɔɹdɝ/a disturbance of the peace or of public order
- dragging/ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
- database/ˈdætəˌbeɪs/an organized body of related information
- deserted/dɪˈzɝtɪd/forsaken by owner or inhabitants
- discount/ˈdɪskaʊnt/the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
- distract/dɪˈstɹækt/disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- dispatch/dɪˈspætʃ/the act of sending off something
- disposal/dɪˈspoʊzəɫ/the act or means of getting rid of something
- deadline/ˈdɛdˌɫaɪn/the point in time at which something must be completed
- destined/ˈdɛstɪnd/(usually followed by `to') governed by fate
- diseases/dɪˈzizəz/
- discreet/dɪsˈkɹit/marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
- dinosaur/ˈdaɪnəˌsɔɹ/any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
- drawings/ˈdɹɔɪŋz/
- detailed/dɪˈteɪɫd/developed or executed with care and in minute detail
- definite/ˈdɛfənət/known for certain
- deceived/dɪˈsivd/
- disabled/dɪˈseɪbəɫd/people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
- donation/doʊˈneɪʃən/act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
- detected/dɪˈtɛktəd/perceived with the mind
- driveway/ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/a road leading up to a private house
- devotion/dɪˈvoʊʃən/(usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
- demanded/dɪˈmændəd/
- doorstep/ˈdɔɹˌstɛp/the sill of a door
- dripping/ˈdɹɪpɪŋ/the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
- dolphins/ˈdɑɫfənz/
- deciding/ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ/the cognitive process of reaching a decision
- download/ˈdaʊnˌɫoʊd/transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
- detector/dɪˈtɛktɝ/any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
- defended/dɪˈfɛndəd/
- drilling/ˈdɹɪɫɪŋ/the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
- drifting/ˈdɹɪftɪŋ/aimless wandering from place to place
- diabetes/ˌdaɪəˈbitiz/a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood
- distinct/dɪˈstɪŋkt/clearly or sharply defined to the mind
- dedicate/ˈdɛdəˌkeɪt/set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
- departed/dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/someone who is no longer alive
- destroys/dɪˈstɹɔɪz/
- detained/dɪˈteɪnd/
- deported/dɪˈpɔɹtəd/
- downhill/ˈdaʊnˈhɪɫ/a ski race down a trail
- doughnut/ˈdoʊˌnət/a small ring-shaped friedcake
- duration/ˈdʊˈɹeɪʃən/continuance in time
- dominant/ˈdɑmənənt/an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
- decisive/dɪˈsaɪsɪv/forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
- defender/dɪˈfɛndɝ/a person who cares for persons or property
- decorate/ˈdɛkɝˌeɪt/provide with decoration
- dominate/ˈdɑməˌneɪt/have dominance or the power to defeat over
- deposits/dəˈpɑzɪts/
- diarrhea/ˌdaɪɝˈiə/frequent and watery bowel movements
- disciple/dɪˈsaɪpəɫ/someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
- deployed/dɪˈpɫɔɪd/
- declined/dɪˈkɫaɪnd/
- defenses/dɪˈfɛnsəz/
- dictator/ˈdɪkteɪtɝ/a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
- deprived/dɪˈpɹaɪvd/marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
- detonate/ˈdɛtəˌneɪt/burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
- dealings/ˈdiɫɪŋz/social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')
- disclose/dɪˈskɫoʊz/make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- delivers/dɪˈɫɪvɝz/
8-letter words starting with D
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How many 8 letter words start with D?
There are 1555 8-letter words starting with D in our dictionary.