8-letter words containing a, d, l
- modulate — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- moldable — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- moldavia — a region in NE Romania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Romania. Capital: Jassy.
- moldovan — official name of Moldavia (def 2).
- moldwarp — the common European mole, Talpa europaea.
- moorland — an area of moors, especially country abounding in heather.
- moreland — Archaic form of moorland.
- mossland — a land covered in peat
- muckland — fertile farmland characterized by soil (muck soil) that contains a high percentage (between 20 percent and 50 percent) of organic matter.
- mucoidal — Of or pertaining to mucus; mucoid.
- mud flap — Also called mud flap. splash guard.
- mud flat — the muddy, nearly level bed of a dry lake.
- mud-flap — Also called mud flap. splash guard.
- mudflaps — Plural form of mudflap.
- mudflats — Plural form of mudflat.
- mudlarks — Plural form of mudlark.
- multiday — lasting for more than one day
- muralled — decorated with a mural or murals
- muscadel — muscatel.
- nagaland — a state in NE India. 6366 sq. mi. (16,488 sq. km). Capital: Kohima.
- nail bed — the dermis and epidermis under a fingernail or toenail.
- nailfold — the fold of skin at the base of the fingernail
- nailhead — the enlarged top of a nail, usually flattened but sometimes rounded.
- napalmed — Simple past tense and past participle of napalm.
- new deal — the principles of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, especially those advocated under the leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt for economic recovery and social reforms.
- newlands — John Alexander. 1838–98, British chemist: classified the elements in order of their atomic weight, noticing similarities in every eighth and thus discovering his law of octaves
- newslady — A newswoman.
- nodality — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- nodalize — to make something nodal or concentrated at a point
- nonadult — a person who is not an adult
- nonideal — (of a gas or solution) differing in behavior from that of an ideal gas or solution.
- nonmodal — not modal
- nontidal — Not tidal.
- nonvalid — not valid; invalid
- nordland — a county in N Norway. 14,797 sq. mi. (38,325 sq. km). County seat: Bodö.
- nudicaul — having leafless stems.
- nundinal — any of the letters of the alphabet from A to H that related to the days of the ancient Roman week
- oberland — a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- obwalden — one of the two divisions of the canton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 189 sq. mi. (490 sq. km). Capital: Sarnen.
- oddballs — Plural form of oddball.
- odically — In terms of the hypothetical force called od.
- oeillade — an amorous glance; ogle.
- off-load — to get rid of (something unpleasant or burdensome), as by delegation to another
- offloads — Plural form of offload.
- oil sand — a sand or sandstone containing oil or tarry residue in the pore spaces.
- oilsands — Plural form of oilsand.
- old adam — (in Christian theology) human nature lacking in grace; humans in their unredeemed state.
- old chap — (used in informal direct address to a man of any age).
- old days — a past era
- old face — a type style that originated in the 18th century, characterized by little contrast between thick and thin strokes