8-letter words containing d, i, s, a, l
- islander — a native or inhabitant of an island.
- isolated — compact
- jadishly — In a jadish manner.
- kalidasa — flourished 5th century a.d, Hindu dramatist and poet.
- ladyfish — a game fish, Elops saurus, of warm seas, closely related to but smaller than the tarpon.
- 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).
- lakeside — located on the side of a lake: a lakeside resort.
- landings — Plural form of landing.
- 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.
- lapidist — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lavished — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- leadings — Plural form of leading.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- maidless — Without a maid (female servant).
- maladies — any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- malaised — Experiencing malaise.
- maldives — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
- medalist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- medicals — Plural form of medical.
- midlands — a city in W Texas.
- midscale — (business) Neither downscale nor upscale.
- miladies — Plural form of milady.
- milldams — Plural form of milldam.
- misleads — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mislead.
- misplead — To plead amiss or in a wrong manner; err in pleading.
- modalise — Alternative spelling of modalize.
- modalism — a Christian doctrine that states that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are one being exhibited in three different ways rather than three separate entities
- modalist — an adherent of modalism
- oil sand — a sand or sandstone containing oil or tarry residue in the pore spaces.
- oilsands — Plural form of oilsand.
- ordinals — Plural form of ordinal.
- palisade — a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.
- paludism — malaria.
- plasmoid — a section of a plasma having a characteristic shape
- plaudits — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
- pleiades — any of the Pleiades.
- realised — to grasp or understand clearly.
- residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- rosalind — a female given name.
- ruisdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- saddling — a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- sailyard — a yard for a sail.
- salading — the ingredients for a salad
- salaried — receiving a salary: a salaried employee.
- salified — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- salmonid — belonging or pertaining to the family Salmonidae, including the salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefishes.