8-letter words containing a, l, d, r
- rosedale — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- ruisdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- ruysdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- saarland — a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2569 sq. km). Capital: Saarbrücken.
- sacredly — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- saddlery — saddles, harnesses, and other equipment for horses.
- sailyard — a yard for a sail.
- salaried — receiving a salary: a salaried employee.
- saleyard — an area with pens for holding animals before auction
- salvador — a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.
- sardelle — a small fish, Clupea or Sardinella aurita, similar to the sardine
- scrawled — to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner: He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard.
- sea lord — (in Britain) either of the two serving naval officers (First and Second Sea Lords) who sit on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
- selfward — in the direction of or toward oneself: a selfward-moving gesture.
- sidereal — determined by or from the stars: sidereal time.
- silladar — an Indian irregular cavalryman
- sluggard — a person who is habitually inactive or lazy.
- solander — a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- solidare — an old coin
- solidary — characterized by or involving community of responsibilities and interests.
- soredial — pertaining to or resembling a soredium.
- spandrel — Architecture. an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
- spaulder — a pauldron, especially one for protecting only a shoulder.
- spraddle — to straddle.
- sprawled — to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- startled — to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
- straddle — to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride.
- subdural — of or relating to the dura mater.
- svalbard — Norwegian name of Spitsbergen.
- swaddler — a blanket in which to swaddle a baby
- tailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- talukdar — a person in charge of a taluk
- thraldom — the state of being a thrall; bondage; slavery; servitude.
- thralled — a person who is in bondage; slave.
- tiltyard — a courtyard or other area for tilting.
- toroidal — of or relating to a toroid.
- towardly — apt to learn; promising.
- 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.
- tradeful — (of shops etc) full of trade
- tramadol — an opioid analgesic, C 16 H 25 NO 2 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.
- trampled — to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
- traveled — used or designed for use while traveling: a travel alarm clock.
- trimodal — (of a distribution) having three modes.
- trinodal — having three nodes or joints.
- tripedal — having three feet.
- tripodal — pertaining to or having the form of a tripod.
- twaddler — trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing.
- ultradry — capable of keeping something or someone extremely dry
- ultrared — (not in technical use) infrared.
- underlap — to extend partly under.