8-letter words containing a, s, d, i
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- subaudio — (of a sound) low frequency
- subtidal — of or relating to, inhabiting or existing in the region below the level of low tide, that is always underwater
- sudarium — (in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
- sudation — sweating; sweat
- suicidal — pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide.
- sulindac — a yellow crystalline substance, C 2 0 H 1 7 FO 3 S, that is used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory in the treatment of certain rheumatic diseases.
- swadeshi — a political movement in British India that encouraged domestic production and the boycott of foreign, especially British, goods as a step toward home rule.
- swanndri — an all-weather heavy woollen shirt
- sympodia — an axis or stem that simulates a simple stem but is made up of the bases of a number of axes that arise successively as branches, one from another, as in the grapevine.
- synapsid — a fossil reptile (of the subclass Synapsida) that exhibits some mammal-like characteristics of the skull
- syndical — of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade.
- sysadmin — a computer system administrator
- tailskid — a runner under the tail of an airplane.
- tameside — a unitary authority of NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 213 400 (2003 est). Area: 103 sq km (40 sq miles)
- tarsioid — a fossil of the suborder Tarsioidea
- tarsiped — a generic term for marsupials of the genus Tarsipes
- tax disc — In Britain, a tax disc is a small round piece of paper displayed on cars and motorcycles which proves that the owner has paid road tax.
- tidesman — a Customs official at a port
- toadfish — any of several thick-headed, wide-mouthed fishes of the family Batrachoididae, as Opsanus tau (oyster toadfish) ranging along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- toadyism — an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- triadist — someone who composes triads
- unbiased — not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
- unraised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- unsailed — not sailed
- unsained — not blessed
- upraised — If your hand or an object is upraised, you are holding it up in the air.
- vanessid — a butterfly belonging to any of several brightly coloured species, including admirals, tortoiseshells, and the Camberwell beauty, which with the fritillaries comprise the Nymphalidae
- vanished — to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- visegrad — a town in N Hungary, NW of Budapest on the Danube: site of summit in 1991 of the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland.
- wardship — guardianship; custody.
- waysides — Plural form of wayside.
- weakside — the side of the court away from the ball
- wildcats — Plural form of wildcat.
- windages — Plural form of windage.
- windbags — Plural form of windbag.
- windlass — a device for raising or hauling objects, usually consisting of a horizontal cylinder or barrel turned by a crank, lever, motor, or the like, upon which a cable, rope, or chain winds, the outer end of the cable being attached directly or indirectly to the weight to be raised or the thing to be hauled or pulled; winch.
- windsail — a sail rigged over a hatchway, ventilator, or the like, to divert moving air downward into the vessel.
- ygdrasil — the great ash tree whose roots and branches hold together the universe
- ziusudra — a legendary Sumerian king who built a boat in which to escape the Deluge.