8-letter words containing a, r, d
- answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
- ant bird — any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
- antbirds — Plural form of antbird.
- antidrug — (of a person, group or initiative) discouraging illegal drug use
- antlered — having antlers
- appeared — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- appender — (computing) A software component that appends data to a computer file.
- apprised — appraise.
- apprized — Simple past tense and past participle of apprize.
- approved — An approved method or course of action is officially accepted as appropriate in a particular situation.
- aquarids — either of two collections of meteors comprising meteor showers having their apparent origin in the constellation Aquarius and visible either in early May (Eta Aquarids) or late July (Delta Aquarids)
- aquitard — A semipermeable layer along an aquifer.
- arachnid — any terrestrial chelicerate arthropod of the class Arachnida, characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs. The group includes the spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and harvestmen
- araldite — a strong epoxy resin best known as a glue
- aranrhod — the daughter of the goddess Dôn and the mother of Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
- arboured — situated in, or as if in, an arbour
- arcadian — of or relating to Arcadia or its inhabitants, esp the idealized Arcadia of pastoral poetry
- arcading — An arrangement of arcades.
- arch dam — a dam that is curved in the horizontal plane and usually built of concrete, in which the horizontal thrust is taken by abutments in the sides of a valley. Arch dams must be built on solid rock, as a yielding material would cause a failure
- archduke — a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty
- archived — Simple past tense and past participle of archive.
- arctiids — Plural form of arctiid.
- arcuated — Alternative form of arcuate.
- ardennes — a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- argufied — Simple past tense and past participle of argufy.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- aridisol — a soil type common to the world's deserts, poor in organic matter and rich in salts.
- aridness — The state or quality of being arid.
- arillode — a false aril, developing from an opening in the covering of the ovule instead of from its stalk
- arilloid — relating to or resembling an aril
- aristide — Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- armbands — Plural form of armband.
- armguard — a band of leather or other material worn about the wrist or lower part of the arm for protection and support.
- armidale — a town in Australia, in NE New South Wales: a centre for tourism. Pop: 20 271 (2001)
- armoured — Armoured vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.
- arointed — Simple past tense and past participle of aroint.
- arranged — If you say how things are arranged, you are talking about their position in relation to each other or to something else.
- arrested — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- arsenide — a compound in which arsenic is the most electronegative element
- art deco — Art Deco is a style of decoration and architecture that was common in the 1920s and 30s. It uses simple, bold designs on materials such as plastic and glass.
- arteveld — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1290?–1345, Flemish statesman.
- articled — In Britain, someone who is articled to a firm of lawyers or accountants is employed by the firm and is training to become qualified.
- ascarids — Plural form of ascarid.
- ascender — the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letter
- ascribed — Simple past tense and past participle of ascribe.
- aspersed — Simple past tense and past participle of asperse.
- asserted — resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.