8-letter words containing a, l, d, r
- colorado — a state of the central US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rockies in the west; drained chiefly by the Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte, and Rio Grande Rivers. Capital: Denver. Pop: 4 550 688 (2003 est). Area: 269 998 sq km (104 247 sq miles)
- condylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- conelrad — a US defence and information system used between 1951 and 1963 in the event of air attack
- cordelia — a feminine name
- cordials — Plural form of cordial.
- cornland — the type of land that is suitable for growing corn or grain
- cortland — a variety of large, dark-red apple
- courland — a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border
- cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
- crackled — Simple past tense and past participle of crackle.
- cradling — a framework of iron or wood, esp as used in the construction of a ceiling
- crandall — Prudence, 1803–90, U.S. educator and civil-rights activist.
- cropland — an area of land on which crops are grown
- crosland — Anthony. 1918–77, British Labour politician and socialist theorist, author of The Future of Socialism (1957)
- crunodal — of or relating to a crunode
- d'albert — Eugen [German oi-geyn] /German ɔɪˈgeɪn/ (Show IPA), or Eugène [French œ-zhen] /French œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), Francis Charles, 1864–1932, German-French pianist and composer, born in Scotland.
- d'arblay — Madame Frances, Burney, Frances.
- dabblers — Plural form of dabbler.
- dactylar — of or pertaining to a dactyl
- dahlgren — John Adelphus Bernard, 1809–70, U.S. naval officer and inventor.
- daladier — Édouard (edwar). 1884–1970, French radical socialist statesman; premier of France (1933; 1934; 1938–40) and signatory of the Munich Pact (1938)
- dalcroze — Jaques-Dalcroze.
- dalriada — a former Gaelic kingdom (5th century ad–9th century ad) comprising Argyll, parts of the Inner Hebrides, and parts of modern Antrim
- dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
- danglers — to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze.
- dapperly — neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
- daringly — In a daring manner; boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.
- darioles — Plural form of dariole.
- darkling — in the dark or night
- darlings — Plural form of darling.
- dataller — a worker paid by the day
- dawdlers — Plural form of dawdler.
- day girl — a girl who attends a boarding school daily, but returns home each evening
- daytaler — a worker who is appointed and paid on a daily basis
- dazzlers — Plural form of dazzler.
- deadlier — causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal: a deadly poison.
- dearnful — gloomy or heavy-hearted
- declared — stated openly, officially, or formally
- declarer — a person who declares
- declares — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declare.
- decretal — a papal edict on doctrine or church law
- deferral — Deferral means the same as deferment.
- deflater — a person or device that causes deflation
- deflator — (economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
- defrayal — payment of some or all charges or expenses.
- delaware — a member of a North American Indian people formerly living near the Delaware River
- delayers — Plural form of delayer.
- delsarte — François [fran-swah;; French frahn-swa] /frænˈswɑ;; French frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1811–71, French musician and teacher.
- demersal — living or occurring on the bottom of a sea or a lake
- demurral — the act or an instance of demurring