8-letter words containing d, a, n, t
- radicant — rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- raindate — an alternative date proposed in case of rain
- rationed — a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.
- recanted — to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- retained — to keep possession of.
- rodentia — the order comprising the rodents.
- saltando — (of a performance with a stringed instrument) playing each note staccato by bouncing the bow on the strings.
- sand rat — gerbil.
- sand-lot — a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- sandwort — any plant belonging to the genus Arenaria, of the pink family, having narrow leaves and clusters of usually white flowers, many of which grow in sandy soil.
- satinpod — either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
- scandent — climbing, as a plant.
- scotland — a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- sedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- shetland — Shetland Islands.
- snatched — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- stand by — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- stand in — a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- stand on — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- stand to — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- stand up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- stand-by — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- stand-in — a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- stand-up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- standing — rank or status, especially with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.: He had little standing in the community.
- standish — Burt L. pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
- standoff — a standing off or apart; aloofness.
- standout — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
- standpat — standpatter.
- stanford — (Amasa) Leland, 1824–93, U.S. railroad developer, politician, and philanthropist: governor of California 1861–63; senator 1885–93.
- steading — the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute: The nephew of the queen came in her stead.
- stendhal — (Marie Henri Beyle) 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.
- stinkard — a despicable person; stinker.
- strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
- strand88 — A commercial implementation of Strand from Strand Software Technologies Ltd., UK and Strand Software, Beaverton, OR, USA. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- stranded — composed of a specified number or kind of strands (usually used in combination): a five-stranded rope.
- strander — a person who strands
- stunkard — sulky
- sudation — sweating; sweat
- tachinid — any of numerous flies belonging to the family Tachinidae
- taenioid — ribbon-like in structure
- 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).
- takedown — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- talented — having talent or special ability; gifted.
- tamandua — a tree-dwelling, tropical American anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, having a prehensile tail, four-clawed forelimbs, and coarse, tan hair with black markings on the trunk.
- tamarind — the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- tandoori — baked or cooked in a tandoor: tandoori chicken.