8-Letter Nouns Starting With DO
Here's the list of all the 183 8-Letter Nouns Starting With DO in the English Language.
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| 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. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household More Definitions → |
| downtown | 1. the central area or commercial center of a town or city 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 → |
| dominion | 1. dominance or power through legal authority 2. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes 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 | 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. (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 2. housing that someone is living in 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 | 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 → |
| dovetail | 1. 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 → |
| 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 → |
| downcast | 1. a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine 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 → |