8-letter words containing d, a, u
- adrastus — a king of Argos and leader of the Seven against Thebes, of whom he was the sole survivor
- adularia — a white or colourless glassy variety of orthoclase in the form of prismatic crystals. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is a minor gemstone. Formula: KAlSi3O8
- adulated — Simple past tense and past participle of adulate.
- adulator — to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
- adultery — If a married person commits adultery, they have sex with someone that they are not married to.
- adultism — A predisposition towards adults (or a bias against children).
- adumbral — shadowy
- aduncate — curved or hooked, as a parrot's beak
- aduncity — the quality of being hooked or curved inward
- advoutry — adultery
- aecidium — an aecium
- aedeagus — the phallus of a male insect.
- aedicula — aedicule.
- aedicule — an opening such as a door or a window, framed by columns on either side, and a pediment above
- aeroduct — an air duct
- agendums — matters to be attended to, as at a meeting of a committee
- agueweed — a North American gentianaceous plant, Gentiana quinquefolia, that has clusters of pale blue-violet or white flowers
- aidoneus — a king of Thesprotia.
- air duct — a pipe or channel permitting air to travel through a system, building, or other structure, such as a mine
- airbound — supported by air
- allodium — lands held in absolute ownership, free from such obligations as rent or services due to an overlord
- alluding — Present participle of allude.
- altitude — If something is at a particular altitude, it is at that height above sea level.
- amaduvad — Alternative form of avadavat.
- ambushed — Simple past tense and past participle of ambush.
- amounted — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amundsen — Roald (ˈrɔald). 1872–1928, Norwegian explorer and navigator, who was the first man to reach the South Pole (1911)
- amusedly — in a way that shows one is amused
- amygdule — a small gas pocket, usually found in volcanic rock, partly or completely filled with a mineral, esp. a zeolite, calcite, or quartz
- an nafud — Nefud Desert.
- angledug — an earthworm
- anguiped — having snakes for feet or legs
- annulled — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- antidrug — (of a person, group or initiative) discouraging illegal drug use
- antidune — a sand hill or inclined bedding plane that forms a steep slope against the direction of a fast-flowing current
- antiqued — An antiqued object is modern but has been made to look like an antique.
- applauds — to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc.: They applauded wildly at the end of the opera.
- aptitude — Someone's aptitude for a particular kind of work or activity is their ability to learn it quickly and to do it well.
- aquacade — an aquatic exhibition or entertainment consisting of swimming, diving, etc., often to music
- aquaduct — Misspelling of aqueduct.
- aquarids — either of two collections of meteors comprising meteor showers having their apparent origin in the constellation Aquarius and visible either in early May (Eta Aquarids) or late July (Delta Aquarids)
- aqueduct — An aqueduct is a long bridge with many arches, which carries a water supply or a canal over a valley.
- aquitard — A semipermeable layer along an aquifer.
- aquitted — Misspelling of acquitted.
- arboured — situated in, or as if in, an arbour
- archduke — a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty
- arcuated — Alternative form of arcuate.
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- argufied — Simple past tense and past participle of argufy.