8-letter words containing a, d, l, n
- conelrad — a US defence and information system used between 1951 and 1963 in the event of air attack
- conidial — of or like conidia
- conoidal — Having the shape of a conoid; having a roughly conical shape.
- cornland — the type of land that is suitable for growing corn or grain
- cortland — a variety of large, dark-red apple
- coupland — Douglas. born 1961, Canadian novelist and journalist; novels include Generation X (1991), Girlfriend in a Coma (1998), and City of Glass (2000)
- courland — a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border
- cradling — a framework of iron or wood, esp as used in the construction of a ceiling
- crandall — Prudence, 1803–90, U.S. educator and civil-rights activist.
- cropland — an area of land on which crops are grown
- crosland — Anthony. 1918–77, British Labour politician and socialist theorist, author of The Future of Socialism (1957)
- crunodal — of or relating to a crunode
- dabbling — the fact of being involved in an activity in a frivolous or superficial way
- daddling — Present participle of daddle.
- daggling — Present participle of daggle.
- dahlgren — John Adelphus Bernard, 1809–70, U.S. naval officer and inventor.
- daintily — of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.
- dalesman — a person living in a dale, esp in the dales of N England
- dalesmen — Plural form of dalesman.
- daliance — Obsolete spelling of dalliance.
- dallying — Present participle of dally.
- daltonic — color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.
- damn all — absolutely nothing
- damnable — You use damnable to emphasize that you dislike or disapprove of something a great deal.
- damnably — in a detestable manner
- damnfool — (informal) Contemptibly foolish.
- dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
- dancical — a type of dance show in which choreographed performers dance to pop songs
- dandling — Present participle of dandle.
- danegeld — the tax first levied in the late 9th century in Anglo-Saxon England to provide protection money for or to finance forces to oppose Viking invaders
- danglers — to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze.
- dangling — to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze.
- danielle — a feminine name
- danilova — Alexandra [al-ig-zan-druh,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-druh] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə/ (Show IPA), 1904?–97, Russian ballet dancer.
- danville — city in S Va., near the N.C. border: pop. 48,000
- dappling — Present participle of dapple.
- daringly — In a daring manner; boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.
- darkling — in the dark or night
- darlings — Plural form of darling.
- dateline — the date and location of a story, placed at the top of an article
- dawdling — proceeding at a slow pace
- dawnlike — the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.
- dazzling — Something that is dazzling is very impressive or beautiful.
- de plano — without argument.
- deadline — A deadline is a time or date before which a particular task must be finished or a particular thing must be done.
- dealings — Someone's dealings with a person or organization are the relations that they have with them or the business that they do with them.
- dearnful — gloomy or heavy-hearted
- decaling — a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- declinal — the action of politely refusing or declining
- dedalian — relating to Daedalus