8-letter words containing a, u, d
- headfuck — an experience that is wildly exciting or impressive
- headhunt — a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt.
- headrush — A sudden feeling of euphoria, especially as a result of taking drugs.
- heads-up — first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal: a head official.
- hindutva — (in India) a political movement advocating Hindu nationalism and the establishment of a Hindu state
- honduran — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- honduras — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- humanoid — having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.
- hump day — Wednesday
- hurrahed — Simple past tense and past participle of hurrah.
- hurrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of hurray.
- husbands — Plural form of husband.
- ibn saud — Abdul-Aziz [ahb-doo l-ah-zeez] /ɑbˈdʊl ɑˈziz/ (Show IPA), 1880–1953, king of Saudi Arabia 1932–53 (father of Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz).
- ibn-saud — Abdul-Aziz (æbˈdʊlæˈziːz). 1880–1953, first king of Saudi Arabia (1932–53)
- induciae — the time limit given for a defendant to appear in court after first receiving a citation to appear
- indurain — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), born 1964, Spanish cyclist: first with five consecutive victories (1991–95) in the Tour de France.
- indurate — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- indusial — Of, pertaining to, or containing the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects.
- induviae — withered leaves which decay on the tree instead of falling off; also, parts of petals (corolla) or sepals (calyx) with the same behaviour
- induvial — (of a leaf, petal, or sepal) acting as induviae, decaying on the plant instead of falling off
- inradius — the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
- inundant — flooding or overflowing.
- inundate — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- j'adoube — an expression of an intention to touch a piece in order to adjust its placement rather than to make a move
- jacquard — Joseph Marie [zhoh-zef ma-ree] /ʒoʊˈzɛf ma ri/ (Show IPA), 1752–1834, French inventor.
- jaloused — Simple past tense and past participle of jalouse.
- jaundice — Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
- judahite — a member of the tribe of Judah or of the kingdom of Judah.
- judicare — a federally funded program providing free or low-cost legal services to the poor.
- judicial — pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
- jug band — a small group of performers who play chiefly blues or folk music on makeshift or very simple instruments, as washboards, harmonicas, kazoos, and empty jugs, the latter being played by blowing across the openings.
- jumada i — the fifth month of the Muslim year
- junagadh — a town in India, in Gujarat: noted for its Buddhist caves and temples. Pop: 168 686 (2001)
- junk dna — DNA that consists of repeated sequences of nucleotide and has no apparent function
- junkhead — (slang) a junkie, drug addict.
- junkyard — a yard for the collection, storage, and resale of junk.
- katmandu — a city in and the capital of Nepal, in the central part.
- kedushah — a liturgical prayer of varying form that is incorporated into the third blessing of the Amidah during the repetition of this prayer by the cantor.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- labdanum — a resinous juice that exudes from various rockroses of the genus Cistus: used in perfumery, fumigating substances, etc.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- ladleful — the amount that fills a ladle.
- ladybugs — Plural form of ladybug.
- laid out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- landshut — a city in SE Germany, in Bavaria: Trausnitz castle (13th century); manufacturing centre for machinery and chemicals. Pop: 60 282 (2003 est)
- larruped — Simple past tense and past participle of larrup.
- latitude — Geography. the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point. a place or region as marked by this distance.
- laudable — deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
- laudably — deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
- laudanum — a tincture of opium.