8-letter words containing a, d, r, t
- tapiroid — of or resembling a tapir
- tar sand — bituminous sand or sandstone from which asphalt can be obtained.
- targeted — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- tarsioid — a fossil of the suborder Tarsioidea
- tarsiped — a generic term for marsupials of the genus Tarsipes
- tattered — torn to tatters; ragged: a tattered flag.
- teaboard — a tea tray
- teabread — a loaf-shaped cake that contains dried fruit which has been steeped in cold tea before baking: served sliced and buttered
- teardown — a taking apart; disassembly.
- teardrop — a tear or something suggesting a tear: A single teardrop rolled down her face.
- teratoid — resembling a monster.
- term day — a fixed or appointed day, as for the payment of money due; a quarter day.
- terraced — a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- tetracid — a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
- tetradic — relating to something that has a group of four
- tetrapod — any vertebrate having four limbs or, as in the snake and whale, having had four-limbed ancestors.
- the bard — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
- the road — all the cities and towns visited by touring theatrical companies, musicians, etc.
- the yard — Scotland Yard
- theodora — a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
- thraldom — the state of being a thrall; bondage; slavery; servitude.
- thralled — a person who is in bondage; slave.
- thrashed — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
- thraward — contrary, stubborn or obstinate
- threaded — interwoven or ornamented with threads: silk threaded with gold.
- threaden — relating to something that is composed of or made of thread
- threated — a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace: He confessed under the threat of imprisonment.
- thridace — a sedative made from lettuce juice
- throated — having a throat of a specified kind (usually used in combination): a yellow-throated warbler.
- thursday — the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday. Abbreviation: Th., Thur., Thurs.
- tidemark — the point that something or someone has reached, receded below, or risen above: He has reached the tidemark of his prosperity.
- tigridia — any plant of the bulbous genus Tigridia, native to subtropical and tropical America, esp T. pavonia, the tiger flower or peacock tiger flower, grown for its large strikingly marked red, white, or yellow concave flowers: family Iridaceae
- tiltyard — a courtyard or other area for tilting.
- timecard — a card for recording the time at which an employee arrives at and departs from a job.
- titograd — former name (1945–92) of Podgorica.
- toadrush — an annual rush growing in damp lowlands
- toreador — a bullfighter; torero.
- tornadic — a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris. Compare waterspout (def 3).
- toroidal — of or relating to a toroid.
- towardly — apt to learn; promising.
- tracheid — an elongated, tapering xylem cell having lignified, pitted, intact walls, adapted for conduction and support. Compare vessel (def 5).
- trackbed — the foundation on which railway tracks are laid
- trackpad — touchpad.
- tradable — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- trade in — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- trade on — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- trade up — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- trade-in — goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase: We used our old car as a trade-in for the new one.
- trade-up — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- tradeful — (of shops etc) full of trade