8-letter words containing a, e, r, o, d
- keyboard — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- leadwork — work involving lead, such as maintenance work on lead pipes
- leadwort — any plant or shrub of the genus Plumbago, having spikes of blue, white, or red flowers.
- leeboard — either of two broad, flat objects attached to the sides of a sailing ship amidships, the one on the lee side being lowered into the water to prevent the ship from making leeway.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- leopards — Plural form of leopard.
- leotards — A close-fitting one-piece garment, made of a stretchy fabric, which covers a person's body from the shoulders to the top of the thighs and typically the arms, worn by dancers or people exercising indoors.
- lodestar — a star that shows the way.
- marooned — to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers.
- matadore — Dated form of matador.
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- merodach — Marduk.
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- moderato — moderate; in moderate time.
- moorhead — a city in W Minnesota.
- mordecai — the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
- moreland — Archaic form of moorland.
- mortared — a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
- namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.
- narrowed — Simple past tense and past participle of narrow.
- nonrated — not rated
- normande — a breed of cattle originating in Normandy
- notecard — A paper card on which notes are written, or which is intended for such use.
- obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- oberland — a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- oleander — a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- operands — Plural form of operand.
- operated — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- ordainee — a person who has been recently ordained as a new member of the clergy.
- ordainer — A person (usually a clergyman) who ordains.
- ordinate — Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- ordnance — cannon or artillery.
- organdie — a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
- orgasmed — Simple past tense and past participle of orgasm.
- orphaned — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- outdream — to exceed in dreaming
- outraced — Simple past tense and past participle of outrace.
- outraged — Simple past tense and past participle of outrage.
- outtrade — to outdo in trading; get the better of in a trade.
- overaged — Aged too much.
- overawed — Impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited.
- overclad — wearing too many clothes
- overdare — to dare too much
- overdate — a coin stamped from a die altered to show a year subsequent to that for which it was cut.
- overdear — too costly or expensive
- overdraw — to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal: It was the first time he had ever overdrawn his account.
- overglad — too glad