8-letter words containing d, i, l
- killdeer — an American plover, Charadrius vociferus, having two black bands around the upper breast.
- kiln-dry — to dry in a kiln.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- kilopond — the force exerted by one kilogram in standard gravity
- kindless — lacking kindness; unkind; unsympathetic.
- kindlier — Comparative form of kindly.
- kindlily — in a kindly manner
- kindling — a litter of kittens, rabbits, etc.
- kirkland — Jack, 1901–69, U.S. writer and playwright.
- kiyoodle — a worthless dog; mongrel.
- klaipeda — a seaport in NW Lithuania, on the Baltic.
- klondike — a region of the Yukon territory in NW Canada: gold rush 1897–98.
- kludging — Simple past tense and past participle of kludge.
- kool-aid — a drink made from this mix.
- l-driver — a learner-driver: a person who is learning to drive, has not yet passed the official driving test, and must be accompanied by a qualified driver and display L-plates on the car
- la-di-da — affected; pretentious; foppish: a la-di-da manner.
- labiated — having a lip or lips
- 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.
- ladyfied — Simple past tense and past participle of ladyfy.
- ladyfish — a game fish, Elops saurus, of warm seas, closely related to but smaller than the tarpon.
- ladylike — like a lady.
- ladyship — (often initial capital letter) the form used in speaking of or to a woman having the title of Lady (usually preceded by her or your).
- laicized — Simple past tense and past participle of laicize.
- laid out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- laid-off — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- laidback — Alternative spelling of laid-back.
- lakeside — located on the side of a lake: a lakeside resort.
- lambdoid — having the shape of the Greek capital lambda.
- lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
- landfill — a low area of land that is built up from deposits of solid refuse in layers covered by soil.
- landings — Plural form of landing.
- landline — a circuit of wire or cable connecting two ground locations.
- landmine — an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
- landrail — The corncrake, Crex crex.
- landside — the part of a plow consisting of a sidepiece opposite the moldboard, for guiding the plow and resisting the side pressure caused by the turning of the furrow.
- landskip — landscape.
- landslip — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- laniards — Plural form of laniard.
- laodamia — a daughter of Acastus who committed suicide so that she could join her husband, Protesilaus, in the underworld.
- laodicea — ancient name of Latakia.
- lapidary — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lapidate — to pelt with stones.
- lapidify — To become stone or stony.
- lapidist — 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.
- latitude — Geography. the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point. a place or region as marked by this distance.
- latticed — having a lattice or latticework.