8-letter words containing a, r, i, d
- keratoid — resembling horn; horny.
- kidnaper — Alternative spelling of kidnapper.
- killadar — a fort commander or governor
- kirkland — Jack, 1901–69, U.S. writer and playwright.
- kirkward — towards the church
- kirkyard — (chiefly Scotland) A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
- lacertid — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- ladybird — any of numerous small, round, often brightly colored and spotted beetles of the family Coccinellidae, feeding chiefly on aphids and other small insects, but including several forms that feed on plants.
- lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
- landrail — The corncrake, Crex crex.
- laniards — Plural form of laniard.
- lapidary — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lard oil — a colorless or yellowish oil expressed from lard, used chiefly as a lubricant for cutting tools.
- lard pig — a large type of pig used principally for lard
- lariated — Simple past tense and past participle of lariat.
- leafbird — any of several greenish, passerine birds of the genus Chloropsis, of Asia, related to the bulbuls, and often kept as pets.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- librated — Simple past tense and past participle of librate.
- lip-read — to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- londrina — a city in E Brazil.
- macbride — Seán [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1904–88, Irish politician and diplomat, born in France: Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- madbrain — (archaic) A rash or hotheaded person.
- maderise — become reddish
- maderize — (wine) oxidize.
- madrigal — a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation, popular especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- maindoor — a door giving access to a house from the street
- mainyard — (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung.
- mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandrill — a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
- manrider — a train used to carry miners into a coal mine
- maravedi — a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
- margined — Having a margin.
- marigold — any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
- marinade — a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- marrieds — Plural form of married.
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- medicare — (sometimes lowercase) a U.S. government program of hospitalization insurance and voluntary medical insurance for persons aged 65 and over and for certain disabled persons under 65. Compare Medicaid.
- meridian — a city in E Mississippi.
- merienda — a light meal esp. in the late afternoon
- mermaids — Plural form of mermaid.
- mid-year — the middle of the year.
- midbrain — the middle of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue; mesencephalon.
- midrange — of, relating to, or occupying the middle audio frequencies: a midrange frequency.
- midwater — The part of a body of water near neither the bottom nor the surface.
- midyears — Plural form of midyear.
- migrated — to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
- milliard — one thousand millions; equivalent to U.S. billion.