8-letter words containing a, l, d, e, r
- 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.
- leewards — towards the lee side
- leftward — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- 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.
- librated — Simple past tense and past participle of librate.
- lip-read — to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lodestar — a star that shows the way.
- lysander — died 395 b.c, Spartan naval commander and statesman.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandrels — Plural form of mandrel.
- markedly — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
- marveled — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
- medullar — Medullary.
- moreland — Archaic form of moorland.
- muralled — decorated with a mural or murals
- 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.
- overclad — wearing too many clothes
- overglad — too glad
- overlade — to overload (usually used in past participle overladen): a table overladen with rich food.
- overlaid — simple past tense of overlie.
- overland — by land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea.
- overlard — to cover with lard
- overload — to load to excess; overburden: Don't overload the raft or it will sink.
- pale dry — light in color and not sweet
- pale-dry — light-colored and medium-sweet: pale-dry ginger ale.
- panderly — in the manner of a pander
- parceled — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- parlayed — to bet or gamble (an original amount and its winnings) on a subsequent race, contest, etc.
- pearland — a town in SE Texas.
- pedalcar — a four-wheeled vehicle that is operated by pedals, usually a child's toy
- pedalfer — a soil rich in alumina and iron, with few or no carbonates.
- pedalier — the pedal-board of an organ, piano, etc
- pedaller — a person who pedals
- pendular — of or relating to a pendulum.
- peridial — of or pertaining to the peridium
- pillared — an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument: Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
- poleward — Also, polewards. toward a pole of the earth; toward the North or South Pole.
- ponderal — relating to weight
- praedial — of, relating to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
- preadult — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
- predella — the base of an altarpiece, often decorated with small paintings or reliefs.
- radiable — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
- raggedly — clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
- railhead — the farthest point to which the rails of a railroad have been laid.
- ravelled — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- raw deal — unjust treatment
- read law — to study to become a lawyer