8-letter words containing d, i, s, l
- sclereid — a short, thickened plant cell of the sclerenchyma, typically containing branched pits.
- scleroid — hard or indurated.
- scofield — (David) Paul. (1922–2008), English stage and film actor
- scolding — a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- scolecid — a variety of worm
- scolytid — any of various dark-coloured cylinder-shaped beetles, including the bark and ambrosia beetles
- sedulity — sedulous quality, application, or activity; diligence.
- seedling — a plant or tree grown from a seed.
- selenide — any compound in which bivalent selenium is combined with a positive element, as potassium selenide, K 2 Se, or with a group.
- seleucid — a member of a Macedonian dynasty, 312–64 b.c., that ruled an empire that included much of Asia Minor, Syria, Persia, Bactria, and Babylonia.
- semibald — partly bald
- semibold — denoting a weight of typeface between medium and bold face
- semimild — somewhat mild; quite mild
- semiwild — not fully domesticated; partially tamed or cultivated; having some characteristics of the wild
- semiwild — not fully domesticated; partially tamed or cultivated; having some characteristics of the wild
- sepaloid — resembling a sepal.
- serpulid — a marine polychaete worm of the family Serpulidae, which constructs and lives in a calcareous tube attached to stones or seaweed and has a crown of ciliated tentacles
- shingled — a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
- shipload — a full load for a ship.
- shitload — a lot of something; a large amount.
- shoddily — of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase.
- shrilled — high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry.
- sialidan — relating to alderflies
- sicklied — not strong; unhealthy; ailing.
- sidalcea — any plant of the mostly perennial N American genus Sidalcea, related to and resembling mallow, esp S. malvaeflora, grown for its spikes of lilac, pink, or red flowers: family Malvaceae
- sidehill — a hillside.
- sideline — a line at the side of something.
- sideling — sidelong or sideways; obliquely.
- sideload — to transfer software, data, etc., from one local system or device to another, typically from one's computer to a mobile device.
- sidelock — earlock.
- sidelong — directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
- sidereal — determined by or from the stars: sidereal time.
- sideslip — to slip to one side.
- sidewalk — a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
- sidewall — the part of a pneumatic tire between the edge of the tread and the rim of the wheel.
- signaled — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- silenced — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- silicide — a compound of two elements, one of which is silicon.
- siliwood — (jargon) (Or "Hollywired") The coming convergence of film, interactive TV and computers.
- silkweed — any milkweed, the pods of which contain a silky down.
- silladar — an Indian irregular cavalryman
- siluroid — a freshwater fish of the family Siluridae
- silvered — consisting of, made of, or plated with silver.
- sleazoid — a sleazy person
- sledding — a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sledging — the activity of travelling across snow on a sledge
- sliddery — slippery
- slideway — an inclined surface along which something can slide.
- slighted — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- slimdown — instance of an organization cutting staff