8-letter words containing a, d, e, s
- aedeagus — the phallus of a male insect.
- agedness — the property of being aged
- agendums — matters to be attended to, as at a meeting of a committee
- agonised — Simple past tense and past participle of agonise.
- aidoneus — a king of Thesprotia.
- airdates — Plural form of airdate.
- airdries — a city in central Scotland, near Glasgow.
- airheads — Plural form of airhead.
- airspeed — An aircraft's airspeed is the speed at which it travels through the air.
- al desko — (of a meal, esp lunch) at one's desk at one's place of work
- alcaides — Plural form of alcaide.
- aldolase — an enzyme present in the body that breaks down fructose into triose sugars
- alidades — Plural form of alidade.
- alledges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alledge.
- amadises — a knight-errant, model of the chivalric hero.
- ambushed — Simple past tense and past participle of ambush.
- amundsen — Roald (ˈrɔald). 1872–1928, Norwegian explorer and navigator, who was the first man to reach the South Pole (1911)
- amusedly — in a way that shows one is amused
- analysed — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- andersen — Hans Christian. 1805–75, Danish author of fairy tales, including The Ugly Duckling, The Tin Soldier, and The Snow Queen
- anderson — a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles)
- andesine — a feldspar mineral of the plagioclase series consisting of an aluminium silicate of sodium and calcium. Formula: NaAlSi3O8.CaAl2Si2O8
- andesite — a fine-grained tan or grey volcanic rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, esp andesine, amphibole, and pyroxene
- andrewes — Lancelot. 1555–1626, English bishop and theologian
- annelids — Plural form of annelid.
- anodynes — Plural form of anodyne.
- answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
- apodoses — Plural form of apodosis.
- appeased — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- apprised — appraise.
- ardennes — a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- aridness — The state or quality of being arid.
- aristide — Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- arrested — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- arsenide — a compound in which arsenic is the most electronegative element
- ascended — to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise: The airplane ascended into the clouds.
- ascender — the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letter
- ascribed — Simple past tense and past participle of ascribe.
- asfetida — asafetida.
- ashmedai — (tool) A symbolic mathematics package by Michael Levine <[email protected]> that influenced SMP and FORM. There are versions for the Univac 1108 and VAX/VMS.
- asmodeus — (in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
- aspected — (astrology, obsolete) Subject to a particular planetary aspect.
- aspersed — Simple past tense and past participle of asperse.
- asphodel — any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers
- assailed — Simple past tense and past participle of assail.
- assented — to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to): to assent to a statement.
- asserted — resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.
- assessed — Simple past tense and past participle of assess.
- assidean — a member of a sect, characterized by its religious zeal and piety, that flourished in the 2nd century b.c. during the time of the Maccabees and vigorously resisted the Hellenization of Jewish culture and religion.