8-letter words containing a, d, l, n
- bidental — a sacred place where lightning has struck
- bilander — a small two-masted cargo ship
- bindable — capable of being tied by a rope
- blanched — to force back or to one side; head off, as a deer or other quarry.
- blandest — pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.
- blandish — to seek to persuade or influence by mild flattery; coax
- blazoned — to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim: The pickets blazoned their grievances on placards.
- blindage — (esp formerly) a protective screen or structure, as over a trench
- blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- blinkard — an idiot or stupid person
- bodleian — the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library
- bondable — able to be bonded, fastened, or secured
- bookland — an area of common land given to a private owner
- buckland — William. 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages
- bundwall — a concrete or earth wall surrounding a storage tank containing crude oil or its refined product, designed to hold the contents of the tank in the event of a rupture or leak
- bushland — uncultivated land (esp in Australia) that is covered with trees, shrubs, or other natural vegetation
- c++linda — (language)
- calandra — A large Eurasian lark with a stout bill and a black patch on each side of the neck.
- calcined — to convert into calx by heating or burning.
- caldrons — Plural form of caldron (Alternative spelling of cauldrons).
- calendal — relating to the calends
- calendar — A calendar is a chart or device which displays the date and the day of the week, and often the whole of a particular year divided up into months, weeks, and days.
- calender — a machine in which paper or cloth is glazed or smoothed by passing between rollers
- calendry — a place where calendering is carried out
- canceled — to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation.
- candelas — Plural form of candela.
- candidal — relating to candida
- candidly — frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.
- candling — a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- candolle — Augustin Pyrame de. 1778–1841, Swiss botanist; his Théorie élémentaire de la botanique (1813) introduced a new system of plant classification
- canfield — a gambling game adapted from a type of patience
- canoodle — If two people are canoodling, they are kissing and holding each other a lot.
- cardenal — Ernesto (ˈɜːnɛstaʊ). born 1925, Nicaraguan poet, revolutionary, and Roman Catholic priest; an influential figure in the Sandinista movement
- cardinal — A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
- cartland — Dame Barbara (Hamilton). 1901–2000, British novelist, noted for her prolific output of popular romantic fiction
- caudling — Present participle of caudle.
- cauldron — A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells.
- chaldean — a member of an ancient Semitic people who controlled S Babylonia from the late 8th to the late 7th century bc
- chaldron — a unit of capacity equal to 36 bushels. Formerly used in the US for the measurement of solids, being equivalent to 1.268 cubic metres. Used in Britain for both solids and liquids, it is equivalent to 1.309 cubic metres
- chandler — a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise
- chondral — of or relating to cartilage
- cladding — Cladding is a covering of tiles, wooden boards, or other material that is fixed to the outside of a building to protect it against bad weather or to make it look more attractive.
- clarinda — a female given name, form of Clara.
- claudine — a female given name, form of Claudia.
- cleansed — Simple past tense and past participle of cleanse.
- clorinda — a female given name.
- clubhand — congenital deformity of the hand
- clubland — A city's clubland is the area that contains all the best nightclubs.
- colander — A colander is a container in the shape of a bowl with holes in it which you wash or drain food in.
- condylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.