8-letter words containing a, o, d
- old adam — (in Christian theology) human nature lacking in grace; humans in their unredeemed state.
- old chap — (used in informal direct address to a man of any age).
- old days — a past era
- old face — a type style that originated in the 18th century, characterized by little contrast between thick and thin strokes
- old fart — fart (def 2).
- old goat — an elderly man who is disliked, especially for being mean to or disapproving of younger people.
- old hand — a person who is experienced in or familiar with a subject, area, procedure, etc.: The guide you just hired is an old hand at leading safaris.
- old lady — a mother, usually one's own.
- old maid — Disparaging and Offensive. an elderly or confirmed spinster.
- old stoa — the earliest phase of Stoicism, lasting from the latter part of the 4th century to the early part of the 3rd century b.c.
- old talk — (chat) The old implementations of talk. See "ntalk" for details.
- oldspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) standard English, in contrast to English that is overly technical, politically correct, euphemistic, etc. Compare newspeak.
- oldsquaw — A marine diving duck that breeds in Arctic Eurasia and North America, the male having very long tail feathers and mainly white plumage in winter.
- 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.
- olympiad — a period of four years reckoned from one celebration of the Olympic Games to the next, by which the Greeks computed time from 776 b.c.
- omadhaun — a foolish man or boy
- omdurman — a city in central Sudan, on the White Nile opposite Khartoum: British victory 1898.
- on board — provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle: among the ship's many onboard services.
- on draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- on guard — prepared, at the ready
- on-board — provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle: among the ship's many onboard services.
- ondaatje — Michael. born 1943, Sri Lankan-born Canadian writer: his works include the poetry collection There's a Trick with a Knife I'm Learning to Do (1979), the Booker-prizewinning novel The English Patient (1992, filmed 1997), Anil's Ghost (2000), and Divisadero (2007)
- ondogram — The recording produced by an ondograph.
- onondaga — a member of a tribe of Iroquoian Indians formerly inhabiting the region of Onondaga Lake.
- onwardly — moving forward; advancing
- opalized — made into an opal
- open day — An open day is a day on which members of the public are encouraged to visit a particular school, university, or other institution to see what it is like.
- operands — Plural form of operand.
- operated — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- ophidian — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Ophidia (Serpentes), comprising the snakes.
- oppidans — Plural form of oppidan.
- orcadian — a native or inhabitant of Orkney
- orchards — Plural form of orchard.
- ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- ordainee — a person who has been recently ordained as a new member of the clergy.
- ordainer — A person (usually a clergyman) who ordains.
- ordalian — relating to trial by ordeal
- ordinals — Plural form of ordinal.
- ordinand — Ecclesiastical. a candidate for ordination.
- ordinant — a line parallel to the y-axis or a distance of one point from the x-axis
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- ordinate — Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- ordnance — cannon or artillery.
- organdie — a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
- organoid — Resembling an organ of the body.
- orgasmed — Simple past tense and past participle of orgasm.
- oribatid — a mite of the family Oribatoidea
- orphaned — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- osmundas — Plural form of osmunda.
- ostracod — seed shrimp.