8-letter words containing d, a, l, n
- sand-fly — any of several small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans.
- sand-lot — a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- sandable — the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- sandaled — a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
- sandhill — a hill of sand, esp a dune on the seashore
- sandless — having no sand
- sandling — a sand eel
- sandpile — a pile of sand, esp one for children to play on
- sandwell — a unitary authority in central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 285 000 (2003 est). Area: 86 sq km (33 sq miles)
- scabland — rough, barren, volcanic topography with thin soils and little vegetation.
- scalding — to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
- scaldino — an Italian earthen brazier
- scotland — a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- seladang — the gaur.
- sendable — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- shetland — Shetland Islands.
- sialidan — relating to alderflies
- signaled — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- sjælland — Zealand
- slobland — an area of muddy or alluvial ground
- snowland — an area that is covered by snow
- soapland — a Japanese bathhouse and brothel
- solander — a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- spaldeen — a smooth, pink rubber ball used in playing catch, stickball, etc.
- spalding — Albert, 1888–1953, U.S. violinist.
- spandrel — Architecture. an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
- spangled — Something that is spangled is covered with small shiny objects.
- spendall — a spendthrift
- stendhal — (Marie Henri Beyle) 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.
- subnodal — below the level of a node
- 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.
- sunscald — injury to the leaves, bark, or underlying tissues of woody plants due to the combined effects of heat, humidity, and intense sunshine.
- syndical — of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade.
- tail end — the hinder or rear part of anything.
- tailband — a band sewn or glued to the tail of a book. Compare headband (def 3).
- tailwind — a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to headwind).
- talented — having talent or special ability; gifted.
- thailand — Formerly Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939–45 and since 1949. 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Capital: Bangkok.
- thinclad — a runner on a track team
- tideland — land alternately exposed and covered by the ordinary ebb and flow of the tide.
- togoland — a former German protectorate in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: E part is now the Republic of Togo; W part, a British mandate 1922–46 and trusteeship 1946–57, is now part of Ghana.
- townland — a division of land of various sizes
- trinodal — having three nodes or joints.
- ulan ude — an automomous republic in the Russian Federation in Asia, E of Lake Baikal. About 35,650 sq. mi. (351,300 sq. km). Capital: Ulan Ude.
- ulan-ude — an automomous republic in the Russian Federation in Asia, E of Lake Baikal. About 35,650 sq. mi. (351,300 sq. km). Capital: Ulan Ude.
- unallied — not allied; having no ally or alliance
- unaneled — not having received extreme unction.
- unblamed — not blamed or censured; free from being blamed
- uncalled — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- unclawed — not mauled, scratched, or otherwise damaged by claws