8-letter words containing a, h, r, d
- rhagades — linear cracks or scars found in the skin at the angles of the nose and mouth which are one of the later signs of congenital syphilis
- rhapsode — in ancient Greece, a person who recited rhapsodies, esp. one who recited epic poems as a profession
- rhapsody — Music. an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation.
- rhodanic — of or relating to thiocyanic acid
- rhodesia — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- richards — a male given name.
- richland — a city in SE Washington, on the Columbia River: residential and administrative quarters for the Hanford Works. Compare Hanford (def 2).
- road hog — a driver who obstructs traffic by occupying parts of two lanes.
- roadshow — travelling entertainment
- rochdale — a borough of Greater Manchester, in N England: site of one of the earliest cooperative societies 1844.
- rondache — a small, round shield
- sargodha — a city in NE Pakistan.
- searched — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- semihard — partly hard; not completely hard
- sephardi — a Jew of Spanish, Portuguese, or North African descent
- shadower — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shadrach — a companion of Daniel who, with Meshach and Abednego, was thrown into the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar and came out unharmed. Dan. 3:12–30.
- shardana — a member of an ancient people of the eastern Mediterranean who served as mercenaries in the Egyptian army and may have settled in Sardinia and Sicily.
- sheppard — Jack. 1702–24, English criminal, whose daring escapes from prison were celebrated in many contemporary ballads and plays
- sheridan — Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
- shipyard — a yard or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.
- showyard — a yard where cattle and machinery are displayed
- shraddha — one of several funeral rites performed at intervals after a death.
- sorehead — a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser: Don't be such a sorehead, they won fair and square.
- starched — a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 1 0 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- swanherd — a person who tends swans.
- 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.
- toadrush — an annual rush growing in damp lowlands
- tracheid — an elongated, tapering xylem cell having lignified, pitted, intact walls, adapted for conduction and support. Compare vessel (def 5).
- tranched — Finance. one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment: The loan will be repaid in three tranches. a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering: The second tranche of the bond issue has a five-year maturity.
- unarched — (of a structure) not arched; lacking arches
- unharmed — physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.
- unshared — not shared
- unthread — to draw out or take out the thread from: to unthread a sewing machine.
- verandah — Also, verandah. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery.
- waldhorn — an organ reed stop
- wardship — guardianship; custody.