8-letter words containing d, a, l, r, i
- hardline — an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- hardtail — blue runner.
- harold i — ("Harefoot") died 1040, king of England 1035–40 (son of Canute).
- havildar — A military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.
- headrail — a railing on a sailing vessel, extending forward from abaft the bow to the back of the figurehead.
- 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.
- hilliard — Nicholas, 1547–1619, English goldsmith and miniaturist painter.
- hrdlicka — Aleš [ah-lesh] /ˈɑ lɛʃ/ (Show IPA), 1869–1943, U.S. anthropologist, born in Austria-Hungary.
- hydrilla — a submerged aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata, native to the Old World, that has become a pest weed in U.S. lakes and waterways.
- idolater — Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- idolator — Alternative spelling of idolater.
- idolatry — the religious worship of idols.
- igdrasil — Ygdrasil
- inlander — a person living inland.
- inlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of inlarge.
- inwardly — in or on, or with reference to, the inside or inner part; internally.
- ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- islander — a native or inhabitant of an island.
- jailbird — a person who is or has been confined in jail; convict or ex-convict.
- kailyard — a kitchen garden.
- killadar — a fort commander or governor
- kirkland — Jack, 1901–69, U.S. writer and playwright.
- lacertid — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- ladybird — any of numerous small, round, often brightly colored and spotted beetles of the family Coccinellidae, feeding chiefly on aphids and other small insects, but including several forms that feed on plants.
- lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
- landrail — The corncrake, Crex crex.
- laniards — Plural form of laniard.
- lapidary — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lard oil — a colorless or yellowish oil expressed from lard, used chiefly as a lubricant for cutting tools.
- lard pig — a large type of pig used principally for lard
- lariated — Simple past tense and past participle of lariat.
- leafbird — any of several greenish, passerine birds of the genus Chloropsis, of Asia, related to the bulbuls, and often kept as pets.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- librated — Simple past tense and past participle of librate.
- lip-read — to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- londrina — a city in E Brazil.
- madrigal — a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation, popular especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandrill — a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
- marigold — any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
- milliard — one thousand millions; equivalent to U.S. billion.
- modiolar — relating to the modiolus
- ordalian — relating to trial by ordeal
- ordinals — Plural form of ordinal.
- overlaid — simple past tense of overlie.
- paillard — a scallop, especially of veal or chicken, that is pounded flat and grilled or sautéed quickly.
- palliard — an expert beggar; an unsavoury character