8-letter words containing a, u, d
- pauldron — a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the uppermost part of the arm, often overlapping the adjacent parts of the chest and back.
- paunched — a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- pauropod — a member of the Pauropoda, a class of minute myriapods less than 2 mm (1⁄20 in.) in size, having 8 to 10 pairs of legs and branched antennae
- paysandu — a city in W Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- pendular — of or relating to a pendulum.
- persuade — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- phaedrus — flourished a.d. c40, Roman writer of fables.
- plaudite — a request for applause following a show or production
- plaudits — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
- podargus — a bird of South East Asia and Australia
- poundage — confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.
- preadult — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
- preaudit — an examination of vouchers, contracts, etc., in order to substantiate a transaction or a series of transactions before they are paid for and recorded.
- pub date — publication date.
- pushcard — punchboard.
- quaalude — methaqualone
- quadbike — Alternative form of quad bike.
- quadcore — (computing, of a microprocessor) Composed of four cores.
- quadding — Also called quadrat. a piece of type metal of less height than the lettered types, serving to cause a blank in printed matter, used for spacing.
- quadplex — fourfold; quadruple.
- quadrans — a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the fourth part of an as.
- quadrant — a quarter of a circle; an arc of 90°.
- quadrate — square or rectangular.
- quadrats — Plural form of quadrat.
- quadriad — a group of four, especially a group of four persons with an interest or task in common.
- quadrics — Plural form of quadric.
- quadriga — a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast.
- quadroon — a person having one-fourth black ancestry, with one black grandparent; the offspring of a mulatto and a white person.
- quadword — (computing) A numerical value of four times the magnitude of a word, thus typically 64 bits.
- quandary — a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.
- quandong — an Australian tree, Fusanus acuminatus, bearing a fruit with an edible, nutlike seed.
- quarried — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- quavered — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- quayside — the area bordering and around a quay or quays.
- quebrada — Southwestern U.S. a ravine.
- quiddany — a type of quince jelly
- radiatus — (of a cloud) having bands that appear to converge toward a point on the horizon.
- radiguet — Raymond (rɛmɔ̃). 1903–23, French novelist; the author of The Devil in the Flesh (1923) and Count d'Orgel (1924)
- radium a — a substance, formed by decay of radon, that gives rise to radium B.
- radium b — an isotope of lead, formed by decay of radium A, that gives rise to radium C, which is an isotope of bismuth, from which radium D, radium E, and radium F, or polonium 210, are derived.
- radium f — an isotope of polonium: polonium 210.
- radiuses — a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface: The radius of a circle is half the diameter.
- raptured — (especially of saints) experiencing religious ecstasy as a result of one's faith.
- re-audit — an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- read out — an act or instance of reading: Give the agreement a careful read before you sign it.
- read-out — an act or instance of reading: Give the agreement a careful read before you sign it.
- readjust — to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
- redargue — to prove wrong or invalid; disprove; refute.
- reduzate — a sediment that has not undergone oxidation, as of coal, oil, sulfur, and sulfides.
- rehauled — to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.