8-Letter Words Starting With DO
Here's the list of all the 266 8-Letter Words Starting With DO in the English Language.
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| download | 1. transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location More Definitions → |
| document | 1. writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) 2. anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks More Definitions → |
| domestic | 1. of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation 2. of or relating to the home More Definitions → |
| downtown | 1. of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center 2. toward or in the lower or central part of town More Definitions → |
| donation | 1. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause 2. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity More Definitions → |
| dominant | 1. (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale 2. an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different More Definitions → |
| doctrine | 1. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school More Definitions → |
| doctoral | 1. of or relating to a doctor or doctorate More Definitions → |
| dominion | 1. dominance or power through legal authority 2. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes More Definitions → |
| dominate | 1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance 2. be in control More Definitions → |
| downward | 1. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place 2. on or toward a surface regarded as a base More Definitions → |
| downhill | 1. the downward slope of a hill 2. a ski race down a trail More Definitions → |
| downtime | 1. a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions) More Definitions → |
| doubtful | 1. open to doubt or suspicion 2. fraught with uncertainty or doubt More Definitions → |
| doubling | 1. increase by a factor of two 2. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 More Definitions → |
| dopamine | 1. a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension More Definitions → |
| downside | 1. a negative aspect of something that is generally positive More Definitions → |
| doorstep | 1. the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway More Definitions → |
| downfall | 1. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation 2. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) More Definitions → |
| downturn | 1. a worsening of business or economic activity More Definitions → |
| domicile | 1. make one's home in a particular place or community 2. (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time More Definitions → |
| dominoes | 1. any of several games played with small rectangular blocks 2. a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume More Definitions → |
| doomsday | 1. (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives 2. an unpleasant or disastrous destiny More Definitions → |
| doorbell | 1. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed More Definitions → |
| doubting | 1. marked by or given to doubt More Definitions → |
| dogmatic | 1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative 2. relating to or involving dogma More Definitions → |
| dolomite | 1. a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate 2. a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer More Definitions → |
| doghouse | 1. outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog 2. an idiomatic term for being in disfavor More Definitions → |
| doughnut | 1. a toroidal shape 2. a small ring-shaped friedcake More Definitions → |
| downwind | 1. towards the side away from the wind 2. with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing More Definitions → |
| dovetail | 1. fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail 2. a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises More Definitions → |
| downbeat | 1. the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward) More Definitions → |
| dockside | 1. the region adjacent to a boat dock More Definitions → |
| downplay | 1. represent as less significant or important 2. understate the importance or quality of More Definitions → |
| dormancy | 1. a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction 2. quiet and inactive restfulness More Definitions → |
| downpour | 1. a heavy rain More Definitions → |
| doldrums | 1. a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) 2. a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific More Definitions → |
| dockyard | 1. an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired More Definitions → |
| downsize | 1. dismiss from work 2. design or manufacture in a smaller size More Definitions → |
| downcast | 1. directed downward 2. filled with melancholy and despondency More Definitions → |
| doorknob | 1. a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) More Definitions → |
| dogfight | 1. a fiercely disputed contest 2. disorderly fighting More Definitions → |
| doughboy | 1. an American infantryman in World War I 2. a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread More Definitions → |