8-letter words containing c, e, d, a
- gadhelic — Also called Q-Celtic. the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw -sound remained a velar. Irish and Scottish Gaelic belong to Goidelic.
- gladbeck — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, W central Germany.
- grimaced — a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- guidance — the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
- hachured — one of a series of short parallel lines drawn on a map to indicate topographic relief.
- hacienda — a large landed estate, especially one used for farming or ranching.
- hardcase — a container that has a rigid structure
- hardcore — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- hardface — an uncompromising person
- haunched — the hip.
- headache — a pain located in the head, as over the eyes, at the temples, or at the base of the skull.
- headachy — having a headache.
- headcase — (informal) A mentally unbalanced, unpredictable person, especially one who displays aggressive behavior.
- headfuck — an experience that is wildly exciting or impressive
- headlice — Alternative form of head lice.
- headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
- headrace — the race, flume, or channel leading to a water wheel or the like.
- helladic — of or relating to the Bronze Age culture on the mainland of ancient Greece c2900–1100 b.c.
- hendeca- — eleven
- heraclid — a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heraldic — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
- hijacked — Illegally seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes.
- ice road — a temporary winter road built across ice or frozen ground
- iced tea — chilled black tea, often sweetened and flavoured with lemon juice
- idocrase — vesuvianite.
- impacted — tightly or immovably wedged in.
- inarched — Simple past tense and past participle of inarch.
- incanted — Simple past tense and past participle of incant.
- indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- induciae — the time limit given for a defendant to appear in court after first receiving a citation to appear
- jacketed — Encased or enclosed inside a jacket.
- 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.
- judicare — a federally funded program providing free or low-cost legal services to the poor.
- key card — a plastic card, similar to a credit card, containing data on an embedded magnetized strip that can electronically unlock a door, activate a machine, etc.
- keycards — Plural form of keycard.
- lacertid — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- lacewood — the quartersawed wood of the sycamore tree.
- lactated — Simple past tense and past participle of lactate.
- laicized — Simple past tense and past participle of laicize.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- lanceted — having lancet-headed openings.
- landrace — one of several widely distributed strains of large, white, lop-eared swine of northern European origin.
- laodicea — ancient name of Latakia.
- lapdance — Alternative spelling of lap dance.
- latticed — having a lattice or latticework.
- launched — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
- macbride — Seán [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1904–88, Irish politician and diplomat, born in France: Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- machined — Simple past tense and past participle of machine.
- macramed — an elaborately patterned lacelike webbing made of hand-knotted cord, yarn, or the like, and used for wall decorations, hanging baskets, garments, accessories, etc.