8-letter words containing a, n, d, o
- shandong — a maritime province in E China. 59,189 sq. mi. (153,299 sq. km). Capital: Jinan.
- sidonian — a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- slobland — an area of muddy or alluvial ground
- snow day — a day on which public schools or other institutions are closed due to heavy snow.
- snowland — an area that is covered by snow
- soapland — a Japanese bathhouse and brothel
- sogdiana — a province of the ancient Persian Empire between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers: now in Uzbekistan. Capital: Samarkand.
- solander — a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- soundman — a sound recorder in a television crew
- spadroon — a type of sword
- spondaic — of or relating to a spondee.
- squadron — a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
- stand on — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- stand to — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- standoff — a standing off or apart; aloofness.
- standout — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
- stanford — (Amasa) Leland, 1824–93, U.S. railroad developer, politician, and philanthropist: governor of California 1861–63; senator 1885–93.
- subnodal — below the level of a node
- sudation — sweating; sweat
- swordman — swordsman.
- taenioid — ribbon-like in structure
- takedown — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- tandoori — baked or cooked in a tandoor: tandoori chicken.
- teardown — a taking apart; disassembly.
- tetanoid — Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw. Compare lockjaw.
- thanedom — something that belongs to or lies within the jurisdiction of a thane
- thousand — a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
- toadying — an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- togoland — a former German protectorate in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: E part is now the Republic of Togo; W part, a British mandate 1922–46 and trusteeship 1946–57, is now part of Ghana.
- top hand — a person who is highly skilled in some activity, esp a ranch worker
- tornadic — a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris. Compare waterspout (def 3).
- townland — a division of land of various sizes
- trade on — 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.
- trinodal — having three nodes or joints.
- unadored — not adored, revered, or worshipped
- unatoned — to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually followed by for): to atone for one's sins.
- unavowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- uncoated — not covered with a coating
- undoable — to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone.
- unimodal — (of a distribution) having a single mode.
- unloaded — (of a gun) that does not have a bullet in it
- unmoaned — not lamented
- unshadow — to remove a shadow from
- unsoaked — not soaked
- unsoaped — unwashed; not rubbed with soap
- untoward — unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.
- urodelan — of, like, or relating to urodeles
- vagabond — wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: a vagabond tribe.
- vanadous — containing divalent or trivalent vanadium.
- vindaloo — a very hot Indian curry made with meat or poultry, flavored with tamarind, vinegar, and garlic.