8-letter words containing d, e, a, s
- squawked — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- stampede — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- starched — a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 1 0 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- startled — to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
- statedly — fixed or settled: a stated price.
- statured — of or having a stature of a certain kind (usually used in combination): the short-statured inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula.
- steadily — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- steading — the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute: The nephew of the queen came in her stead.
- stedfast — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- stemhead — the head of the stem of a vessel
- stendhal — (Marie Henri Beyle) 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.
- stepdame — a stepmother.
- stephead — dropline.
- stockade — Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
- straddle — to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride.
- strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
- stranded — composed of a specified number or kind of strands (usually used in combination): a five-stranded rope.
- strander — a person who strands
- strapped — needy; wanting: The company is rather strapped for funds.
- striated — striated.
- subgrade — the prepared earth surface on which a pavement or the ballast of a railroad track is placed or upon which the foundation of a structure is built.
- sudanese — a native or inhabitant of Sudan.
- summated — to add together; total; sum up.
- sunbaked — baked by exposure to the sun, as bricks.
- sunshade — something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
- superadd — to add over and above; join as a further addition; add besides.
- superbad — exceptionally bad
- surbased — having a surbase.
- surfaced — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- swaddler — a blanket in which to swaddle a baby
- swadeshi — a political movement in British India that encouraged domestic production and the boycott of foreign, especially British, goods as a step toward home rule.
- swanherd — a person who tends swans.
- t-shaped — having the shape of a letter T
- tameside — a unitary authority of NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 213 400 (2003 est). Area: 103 sq km (40 sq miles)
- tarsiped — a generic term for marsupials of the genus Tarsipes
- tasseled — a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- teasdale — Sara, 1884–1933, U.S. poet.
- teasmade — an automatic tea-making machine
- thaddeus — one of the twelve apostles. Matt. 10:3.
- thrashed — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
- tidesman — a Customs official at a port
- toadless — having no toads
- transude — to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.
- tuesdays — every Tuesday; on Tuesdays: Tuesdays I work at home.
- u-shaped — being in the form of a U .
- unabased — (of a charge) lower on an escutcheon than is usual: a bend abased.
- unabused — not abused or mistreated physically or verbally
- unamused — pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.
- unbasted — (of a garment) not basted; not sewn loosely together
- unbiased — not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.