8-letter words containing a, r, i, d
- cadherin — (protein) Any of a class of transmembrane proteins important in maintaining tissue structure.
- cagebird — A bird kept in a cage.
- caldaria — Plural form of caldarium.
- camisard — any French Protestant, living in the region of the Cévennes Mountains, who carried on a revolt against Louis XIV in the early part of the 18th century.
- cancroid — resembling a cancerous growth
- carabids — Plural form of carabid.
- carangid — any marine percoid fish of the family Carangidae, having a compressed body and deeply forked tail. The group includes the jacks, horse mackerel, pompano, and pilot fish
- cardigan — A cardigan is a knitted woollen sweater that you can fasten at the front with buttons or a zip.
- cardinal — A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
- cardioid — a heart-shaped curve generated by a fixed point on a circle as it rolls around another fixed circle of equal radius, a. Equation: r = a(1 – cos φ), where r is the radius vector and φ is the polar angle
- carditic — relating to carditis
- carditis — inflammation of the heart
- carducci — Giosuè (dʒozuˈɛ). 1835–1907, Italian poet: Nobel prize for literature 1906
- carotids — Plural form of carotid.
- caryatid — a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure
- catbirds — Plural form of catbird.
- cb radio — a device that transmits and receives radio signals only within a designated band of frequencies. Compare Citizens Band.
- ceramide — any of a class of biologically important compounds used as moisturizers in skin-care preparations
- ceratoid — having the shape or texture of animal horn
- chadarim — plural of cheder.
- chaordic — (of a system, organization, or natural process) governed by or combining elements of both chaos and order
- characid — (zoology) Any member of the Characidae.
- charidee — a jocular spelling of charity, as pronounced in a mid-Atlantic accent
- chokidar — (in India) a warden, custodian, or gatekeeper
- chondria — a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- citrated — treated with a citrate
- cityward — towards a city
- clarinda — a female given name, form of Clara.
- clorinda — a female given name.
- cnidaria — an alternative name for the invertebrate phylum Coelenterata, giving emphasis to the stinging structures as characteristic of the phylum.
- coadmire — to admire together
- conrad i — died a.d. 918, king of Germany 911–918.
- coracoid — a paired ventral bone of the pectoral girdle in vertebrates. In mammals it is reduced to a peg (the coracoid process) on the scapula
- cordelia — a feminine name
- cordials — Plural form of cordial.
- cordwain — cordovan leather
- corridas — Plural form of corrida.
- cradling — a framework of iron or wood, esp as used in the construction of a ceiling
- crannied — full of crannies or chinks
- cressida — (in medieval adaptations of the story of Troy) a woman who deserts her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek Diomedes
- daintier — Comparative form of dainty.
- daiquiri — A daiquiri is a drink made with rum, lime or lemon juice, sugar, and ice.
- dairying — the business of producing, processing, and selling dairy products
- dairyman — a man who works in a dairy or deals in dairy products
- dairymen — Plural form of dairyman.
- daladier — Édouard (edwar). 1884–1970, French radical socialist statesman; premier of France (1933; 1934; 1938–40) and signatory of the Munich Pact (1938)
- dalriada — a former Gaelic kingdom (5th century ad–9th century ad) comprising Argyll, parts of the Inner Hebrides, and parts of modern Antrim
- dandriff — Archaic spelling of dandruff.
- darbyite — a member of the Plymouth Brethren.
- daringly — In a daring manner; boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.