8-letter words containing a, d, m, i
- inseamed — Simple past tense and past participle of inseam.
- jeremiad — a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.
- jihadism — a jihadi.
- jim dash — a dash, often three ems long, used within a headline, between the headline and the main body of printed matter, between items in a single column, or between related but different material within a story.
- jimdandy — (dated, slang) A fine or excellent person; a crackerjack.
- jumada i — the fifth month of the Muslim year
- lambdoid — having the shape of the Greek capital lambda.
- lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
- landmine — an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
- laodamia — a daughter of Acastus who committed suicide so that she could join her husband, Protesilaus, in the underworld.
- like mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- limavady — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 33 571 (2003 est). Area: 586 sq km (226 sq miles)
- limnaeid — any snail of the family Limnaeidae
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- macbride — Seán [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1904–88, Irish politician and diplomat, born in France: Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- machilid — jumping bristletail.
- machined — Simple past tense and past participle of machine.
- madaline — A structure of many ADALINE units.
- madbrain — (archaic) A rash or hotheaded person.
- madefied — Simple past tense and past participle of madefy.
- madeline — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- maderise — become reddish
- maderize — (wine) oxidize.
- madisons — Plural form of madison.
- madrigal — a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation, popular especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- maenadic — (Greek mythology) Of, or pertaining to the maenad.
- magendie — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1783–1855, French physiologist.
- maggidim — Plural form of maggid.
- magicked — Simple past tense and past participle of magic.
- mahanadi — a river in central India, flowing N and E to the Bay of Bengal. 550 miles (885 km) long.
- maidanek — a Nazi concentration camp in eastern Poland, near Lublin.
- maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
- maidhood — maidenhood.
- maidless — Without a maid (female servant).
- mailclad — Protected by a coat of mail; clad in armour.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- maindoor — a door giving access to a house from the street
- mainland — the largest of the Shetland Islands. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).
- mainyard — (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung.
- maitland — Frederic William, 1850–1906, English jurist and legal historian.
- maladies — any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- malaised — Experiencing malaise.
- maldives — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
- maledict — accursed.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- manchild — a male child; boy; son.
- mandalic — Of, or pertaining to, a mandala.
- mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.