8-letter words containing d, a, s
- escalade — The scaling of fortified walls using ladders, as a form of military attack.
- escapade — An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure.
- escapado — an escaped criminal
- escarped — Simple past tense and past participle of escarp.
- estacade — a defensive arrangement of stakes
- extrados — The upper or outer curve of an arch.
- exudates — Plural form of exudate.
- eyeshade — A translucent visor used to protect the eyes from strong light.
- facadism — the principle or practice of preserving the fronts of buildings that have elegant architectural designs; the construction of a modern building behind its old or original front.
- factoids — Plural form of factoid.
- fadeless — not fading or diminishing; unfading.
- falshood — Obsolete spelling of falsehood.
- famished — extremely hungry: to be famished after a hike; famished, homeless multitudes.
- faradise — /far'*-di:z/ [US Geological Survey] To start any hyper-addictive process or trend, or to continue adding current to such a trend. Telling one user about a new octo-tetris game you compiled would be a faradising act - in two weeks you might find your entire department playing the faradic game.
- faradism — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- fast day — a day on which fasting is observed, especially such a day appointed by some ecclesiastical or civil authority.
- fastened — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- fatheads — Plural form of fathead.
- federals — Plural form of federal.
- feedbags — Plural form of feedbag.
- feldspar — any of a group of minerals, principally aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium, characterized by two cleavages at nearly right angles: one of the most important constituents of igneous rocks.
- fenlands — Plural form of fenland.
- firdausi — (Abul Qasim Mansu or Hasan) 932–1020, Persian poet.
- flagstad — Kirsten Marie [kur-stuh n muh-ree;; Norwegian khish-tuh n mah-ree-uh,, khir-stuh n] /ˈkɜr stən məˈri;; Norwegian ˈxɪʃ tən mɑˈri ə,, ˈxɪr stən/ (Show IPA), 1895–1962, Norwegian operatic soprano.
- flanders — a medieval country in W Europe, extending along the North Sea from the Strait of Dover to the Scheldt River: the corresponding modern regions include the provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders in W Belgium, and the adjacent parts of N France and SW Netherlands.
- flatbeds — Plural form of flatbed.
- flaxseed — the seed of flax, yielding linseed oil; linseed.
- fondants — Plural form of fondant.
- foodways — the customs and traditions relating to food and its preparation
- footpads — Plural form of footpad.
- foresaid — aforementioned; aforesaid.
- forstand — (transitive) To stand against; oppose; withstand.
- forwards — forward.
- foulards — Plural form of foulard.
- frescade — a shaded walkway
- fud wars — /fuhd worz/ Political posturing, intended to create FUD, engaged in by hardware and software vendors ostensibly committed to standardisation but actually willing to fragment the market to protect their own shares. The Unix International vs. OSF conflict is but one outstanding example.
- gadflies — Plural form of gadfly.
- gadroons — Plural form of gadroon.
- gadwalls — Plural form of gadwall.
- gadzooks — An exclamation of surprise or annoyance.
- gainsaid — to deny, dispute, or contradict.
- gajdusek — D(aniel) Carleton [kahrl-tuh n] /ˈkɑrl tən/ (Show IPA), 1923–2008, U.S. medical researcher, especially on viral diseases: Nobel Prize 1976.
- gallused — held up by galluses; having galluses
- galoshed — Wearing galoshes.
- gambades — Plural form of gambade.
- gapeseed — a daydream or reverie.
- garlands — Plural form of garland.
- gasfield — a subterranean area where natural gas is found
- gasified — Simple past tense and past participle of gasify.
- gassendi — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1592–1655, French philosopher and scientist.