8-letter words containing a, d, l
- annulled — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- anodally — in an anodal manner
- anticold — preventing or treating the common cold
- antlered — having antlers
- appalled — If you are appalled by something, you are shocked or disgusted because it is so bad or unpleasant.
- appealed — Simple past tense and past participle of appeal.
- applauds — to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc.: They applauded wildly at the end of the opera.
- araldite — a strong epoxy resin best known as a glue
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- aridisol — a soil type common to the world's deserts, poor in organic matter and rich in salts.
- arillode — a false aril, developing from an opening in the covering of the ovule instead of from its stalk
- arilloid — relating to or resembling an aril
- armidale — a town in Australia, in NE New South Wales: a centre for tourism. Pop: 20 271 (2001)
- arteveld — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1290?–1345, Flemish statesman.
- articled — In Britain, someone who is articled to a firm of lawyers or accountants is employed by the firm and is training to become qualified.
- 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.
- assoiled — Simple past tense and past participle of assoil.
- atheldom — (rare) The state or condition of being athel or noble; nobility.
- auckland — the chief port of New Zealand, in the northern part of North Island: former capital of New Zealand (1840–65). Pop: 450 300 (2010 est)
- audhumla — a cow, owned by Ymir and born like him from drops of the melting primeval ice: its licking of a mass of salty ice exposed the first god, Buri.
- audibled — Simple past tense and past participle of audible.
- audibles — Plural form of audible.
- aumildar — a manager or agent.
- auricled — (botany) auriculate.
- autodial — a telephone device that makes possible a service feature (au·to-dial) whereby a call is automatically made in response to a brief input signal from the user, as the pressing of a button.
- autoload — to load automatically
- avowedly — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- babeldom — a state of noisy confusion resembling that at Babel
- babydoll — a short sleeveless nightgown or dress with a loose skirt
- backland — undeveloped land behind a developed property
- backload — a load carried by a lorry on a return journey
- backslid — Simple past tense and past participle of backslide.
- backveld — (in South Africa) a remote, sparsely populated, and often primitive area
- bad luck — You can say 'Bad luck', or 'Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them.
- badalona — a port in NE Spain: an industrial suburb of Barcelona. Pop: 214 440 (2003 est)
- badgerly — resembling a badger
- badlands — any deeply eroded barren area
- badoglio — Pietro (ˈpjetro). 1871–1956, Italian marshal; premier (1943–44) following Mussolini's downfall: arranged an armistice with the Allies (1943)
- bag lady — A bag lady is a homeless woman who carries her possessions in shopping bags.
- bailbond — a document in which a prisoner and one or more sureties guarantee that the prisoner will attend the court hearing of the charge against him if he is released on bail
- baladine — a theatrical dancer or stage buffoon
- balanced — A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way.
- balanoid — shaped like an acorn.
- baldhead — a person with a bald head
- baldness — having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.
- baldpate — a person with a bald head
- baldrick — a belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip, supporting a sword, horn, etc.
- baldrics — Plural form of baldric.
- ballader — A writer of ballads.