8-letter words containing a, d, l
- spadille — the highest trump in certain card games, as the queen of clubs in omber.
- spaldeen — a smooth, pink rubber ball used in playing catch, stickball, etc.
- spalding — Albert, 1888–1953, U.S. violinist.
- spandrel — Architecture. an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
- spangled — Something that is spangled is covered with small shiny objects.
- spaulder — a pauldron, especially one for protecting only a shoulder.
- spendall — a spendthrift
- spraddle — to straddle.
- sprawled — to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- squaloid — of, relating to, or like a shark, or specifically the dogfish (Squalidae) family of sharks
- startled — to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
- statedly — fixed or settled: a stated price.
- steadily — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- stendhal — (Marie Henri Beyle) 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.
- straddle — to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride.
- subadult — having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant.
- subdural — of or relating to the dura mater.
- subnodal — below the level of a node
- subtidal — of or relating to, inhabiting or existing in the region below the level of low tide, that is always underwater
- suicidal — pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide.
- sulindac — a yellow crystalline substance, C 2 0 H 1 7 FO 3 S, that is used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory in the treatment of certain rheumatic diseases.
- sunscald — injury to the leaves, bark, or underlying tissues of woody plants due to the combined effects of heat, humidity, and intense sunshine.
- svalbard — Norwegian name of Spitsbergen.
- swaddler — a blanket in which to swaddle a baby
- syndical — of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade.
- tabloidy — characteristic of a tabloid newspaper; trashy
- tail end — the hinder or rear part of anything.
- tailband — a band sewn or glued to the tail of a book. Compare headband (def 3).
- tailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- tailskid — a runner under the tail of an airplane.
- tailwind — a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to headwind).
- talented — having talent or special ability; gifted.
- talmudic — of or relating to the Talmud.
- talukdar — a person in charge of a taluk
- tasseled — a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- tcol.ada — CMU, 1980. An intermediate representation for Ada, was merged with AIDA to form Diana. "TCOL.Ada: Revised Report on an Intermediate Representation for the DOD Standard Programming Language", J.M. Newcomer et al, CMU-CS-79-128 (June 1979).
- tea lady — a woman employed in a factory, office, etc to make tea during a tea break
- tea lead — hard, stiff sheet lead, originally used as a lining for tea chests.
- teasdale — Sara, 1884–1933, U.S. poet.
- thailand — Formerly Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939–45 and since 1949. 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Capital: Bangkok.
- thalloid — resembling or consisting of a thallus.
- theobald — Lewis, 1688–1744, English author.
- thinclad — a runner on a track team
- thraldom — the state of being a thrall; bondage; slavery; servitude.
- thralled — a person who is in bondage; slave.
- tideland — land alternately exposed and covered by the ordinary ebb and flow of the tide.
- tiltyard — a courtyard or other area for tilting.
- toadflax — a common European plant, Linaria vulgaris, of the figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy yellow-and-orange flowers, naturalized as a weed in the U.S.
- toadless — having no toads
- togoland — a former German protectorate in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: E part is now the Republic of Togo; W part, a British mandate 1922–46 and trusteeship 1946–57, is now part of Ghana.